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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Last Seen Evidence and Doubtful Recovery. Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt Under Section 302 IPC....

The appellant, Sudhir Kanulna, was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) by the Additional Sessions Judge (2), South Goa, at Margao in Sessions Case No. 8/2008, and sentenced to l...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction Under Section 174A IPC for Non-Appearance After Proclamation — Offence Not Applicable to Proceedings Prior to 2006 Amendment. Section 174A IPC is prospective and cannot apply to proclamations issued under Section 82 CrPC before its commencement on 23.6.2006....

The petitioner, Ishrat Hussain, was prosecuted in RCC No. 649/2008 for an offence under Section 174A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The allegation was that he failed to appear before the trial court ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Reclassification from OBC Handicapped to Open Physically Handicapped Category After Termination Due to Invalid Caste Certificate. Petitioner cannot change category after appointment and termination; no vested right to be considered in a different category....

The petitioner, Savankumar Jagdishchandra Mandwal, was appointed in the Other Backward Classes (OBC) handicapped category by the Zilla Parishad, Hingoli. After a couple of years, his OBC certificate w...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses Challenge to Promotion of Deputy Director of Health Services — Seniority and Eligibility Criteria Upheld. The court held that the promotion based on seniority-cum-merit was valid and the petitioner failed to establish any arbitrariness or violation of rules....

The judgment concerns two writ petitions filed by Dr. Prakash Nachinolkar and Dr. Ruando E.J. J. De Sa challenging the promotion of Dr. Sanjiv Dalvi as Deputy Director of Health Services, Government o...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Development Permission for Construction Allegedly Encroaching on Public Right of Way. Court finds no violation of licence conditions and holds that petitioners failed to establish any public right of way over the property....

The petitioners, a village group and its president, filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Bombay High Court at Goa challenging development permissions dated 09.09.2010 and 22.06.2012, and a constr...

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Bombay High Court Allows Impleadment of Subsequent Purchaser in Suit for Specific Performance and Injunction — Applicant Claiming Title Through Subsequent Agreement Must Be Heard Before Final Orders....

The judgment arises from a chamber summons filed by Mugwort Land Holdings Pvt. Ltd. seeking impleadment as a party defendant in Suit No. 2823 of 2006, which was filed by Phoenix Tower Cooperative Hous...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Challenge to Validity of Asset Declaration Rule for Panchayat Members. Petitioners Seek Declaration that Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 4 of Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Declaration of Assets by Elected Members of Taluka and Zilla Panchayats) Rules, 2010 is Ultra Vires Section 175-A of Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993....

The petitioners, elected members of Taluka and Zilla Panchayats from various districts in Karnataka, filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking a declaration that sub-...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Auction Notice in KSFC Recovery Proceedings — Petitioner's Property Not Mortgaged to KSFC. The court held that the Karnataka State Financial Corporation cannot auction property that was not mortgaged to it, and the petitioner's father's debt cannot be enforced against the petitioner's separate property....

The petitioner, Smt. Shruti Shetty, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorari to quash a paper publication dated 26.12.2012 (Annexure-G...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal in SC/ST Act Case — Sets Aside Caste Certificate Cancellation Order for Lack of Application of Mind. Special Deputy Commissioner's Order Quashed as Authorities Failed to Consider Relevant Material and Violated Principles of Natural Justice....

The appellant, Smt. Earamma @ Muni Veeramma (since deceased, represented by her legal heir Abbanna), filed a writ appeal before the Karnataka High Court challenging the order of a learned Single Judge...