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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Private Complaint Against Former Chief Minister for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 19 PC Act. Sanction for prosecution of public servants is mandatory and absence of valid sanction renders complaint not maintainable....

The petitioner, a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, sought quashing of a private complaint filed by the respondent before the XXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore, in Spl.C.C.No...

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High Court Allows Correction of Property Description in Execution Proceedings — Correction of inadvertent errors in property boundaries permitted to further substantial justice....

The dispute arose from a writ petition filed by  Petitioner against the order of the Executing Court rejecting its application for correction of the description of mortgaged property boundaries. ...

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High Court of Bombay Quashes Transfer of Panchayat Funds to State Department in Violation of Constitutional Panchayat Raj Provisions. Funds Allocated for Local Development Under Seventy-Third Amendment Cannot Be Diverted on Request of MLA, Orders Chief Executive Officer to Maintain Funds with Zilla Parishad....

The case arose from a writ petition filed by a woman member of Zilla Parishad, Washim, challenging the unconstitutional diversion of funds from Panchayat Samitee, Karanja, to the Minor Irrigation Divi...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Considers Challenge to Goa University Ordinances on Entitlement Marks for Sports in Grading System. Student Seeks Direction to Add Sports Merit Marks to Failed Subject, Arguing Arbitrary Exclusion of Grading Exams from Grace Marks Scheme....

This writ petition arose from a dispute over the allocation of sports entitlement marks under the ordinances of Goa University. The petitioner, a student of Fr. Agnel College enrolled in the Bachelor ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Conviction for Murder — Multiple Dying Declarations Found Reliable Despite Initial Contradictory Statement. Later Dying Declarations, Being Voluntary and True, Explained by Threat, Conviction Under Sections 302, 504, 506 IPC Upheld....

The case arose from a criminal appeal before the Bombay High Court against the conviction of the appellant for the murder of his neighbour, Smt. Kamal Mahadev Buwa. The Sessions Court had convicted th...

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Bombay High Court Adjudicates Section 34 Petition Against Arbitral Award on Termination and Repudiation of Master Asset Purchase Agreement. Arbitrator's Finding of Repudiation by Purchaser and Direction for Refund of Consideration under MAPA Considered....

The dispute arose from a Master Asset Purchase Agreement (MAPA) dated 31st March 2005 between Siddhivinayak Realties Pvt. Ltd. as purchaser and V Hotels Limited, along with its associate entities and ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Step-father for Murder of Step-son Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC sustained as prosecution established motive, last seen, recovery of incriminating articles, and medical evidence....

The appellant, Sikandar alias Raju Vajir Inamdar, was convicted by the II Ad-hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, for the murder of his step-son Jaykumar under Section 302 IPC and for causing disappea...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal Against Vacation of Vessel Arrest in Maritime Claim for Necessaries and Hire. Court holds that under the Admiralty Act, 2017, a demise charterer is not the owner for the purpose of arrest, and a claim for necessaries does not give rise to an action in rem against a vessel owned by a third party....

The appellant, Sunil B. Naik, filed an appeal against the order of the learned Single Judge dated 17 April 2013 vacating the arrest of the vessel Geowave Commander (GC). The appellant had filed an adm...