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Bombay High Court Allows Amendment of Appeal in Property Dispute — Petitioner Challenges Order Allowing Amendment of Counter Claim Grounds. Court Holds That Amendment Seeking to Add Grounds Regarding Dismissal of Counter Claims Does Not Introduce New Cause of Action and Is Permissible Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC....

The petitioner, Shankar Masu Dokare, was the original plaintiff in Special Civil Suit No.110 of 2005, seeking a declaration of ownership and cancellation of a sale deed executed by his daughter (defen...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Murder Based on Dying Declaration in Bride Burning Case. Dying declaration found reliable and voluntary, corroborated by medical evidence and motive, leading to confirmation of life sentence under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Venkatesh Ramling Kaulge, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad, for the murder of his wife Radha under Section 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. The prose...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition of APMC President Seeking to Attend State Marketing Board Meetings After Term Expiry. The court held that the petitioner ceased to be a member of the Board upon expiration of his 20-month term as President, and no provision allows a past President to continue as a Board member....

The petitioner, Shiva Kumar S/o Siddanagowda Patil, was elected as a member of the Mundargi Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) on 11.5.2011 and subsequently elected as its President for a te...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Against Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Order in Service Matter — Limitation Bar Upheld. Tribunal's decision to dismiss original applications as time-barred and also decide on merits held not erroneous as it was a composite order....

The petitioners, employees of the Irrigation Department of Maharashtra, filed original applications before the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal challenging certain service matters. The Tribunal dis...

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Bombay High Court Partly Allows Petition by Public Corporation Against State Information Commission's Order Directing Departmental Enquiry Under RTI Act. Commission Exceeded Its Powers Under Section 18 of Right to Information Act, 2005 by Ordering Enquiry Into Delay, Which Is Not Permitted Under the Act....

The petitioner, Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, a Government of Maharashtra undertaking, challenged an order passed by the State Information Commission (respondent No.2) on...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Partition Appeal Due to Lack of Evidence of Joint Family Property. The court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove that the suit property was ancestral or joint family property, and the suit was barred by limitation under Article 65 of the Limitation Act, 1963....

The appellants (plaintiffs) filed a suit for partition of property claiming it was ancestral/joint family property. The trial court dismissed the suit. The High Court upheld the dismissal, finding tha...

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Bombay High Court Allows Promotion Claim of Special Teacher in Visually Handicapped School — Training Completion Within Extended Period Considered Valid. The court held that the time limit for completing training should be relaxed when the course was introduced after appointment, and seniority should be reckoned from initial appointment....

The petitioner, Chandrakant Baburao Gondhali, was appointed as a Special Teacher on 1 October 1987 for visually handicapped students. At the time of appointment, he was a graduate. The State of Mahara...

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Bombay High Court Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiffs in Leave and License Dispute — Defendant's Unconditional Appearance Precludes Leave to Defend. The Court held that the Defendant failed to raise any triable issues and was not entitled to leave to defend under Order XXXVII CPC....

The Plaintiffs, M/s. Mangla International Pvt. Ltd. and others, filed a Summary Suit under Order XXXVII Rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against the Defendant, Next Media Works Ltd. (forme...

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Bombay High Court Allows Wife's Appeal Against Dismissal of Petition and Striking Out of Defence Under Order XXXIX Rule 11 CPC. Non-Compliance with Access Orders Disputed; Video Evidence and Counsellor Report Considered....

The appellant wife filed Family Court Appeal No.20 of 2013 challenging the order dated 8th November 2012 passed by the Family Court at Mumbai. By that order, the Family Court dismissed the wife's Peti...

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High Court of Bombay Adjudicates Appeal by Accused in Murder Case — Court Frames Issues on Circumstantial Evidence, Delay in FIR, and Homicidal Nature of Death....

This criminal appeal arose from the judgment of the Sessions Judge, Parbhani in Sessions Trial No. 52 of 2011 convicting the appellant under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sen...