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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Application for Adverse Inference and Denial of Cross-Examination in Commercial Suit. Trial Court's Discretion Upheld as No Perversity or Arbitrariness Shown Under Article 227 of Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Sivagami N., was the first defendant in a commercial suit (Com.OS 64/2022) pending before the LXXXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru. The suit was filed by the respo...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Civil Revision Petition in Suit Dismissal Dispute — Rejects Trial Court's Refusal to Permit Withdrawal of Suit as Not Pressed. Plaintiff's right to withdraw suit under Order XXIII Rule 1 CPC upheld; mere filing of written statement or framing of issues does not bar withdrawal....

The plaintiff, since deceased represented by her legal representatives, filed a Civil Revision Petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging an order dated 21.03.2024 pa...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Contract Driver in Corruption Case — No Demand of Bribe by Non-Public Servant. Petitioner, a contract driver of BESCOM, was not a public servant under Section 7(a) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, and no demand of bribe was made by him....

The petitioner, Mr. Murali Krishna R., was a contract driver employed at the BESCOM Corporate Office in Bengaluru. He was arraigned as accused No.2 in Crime No.53/2023 registered by the Karnataka Loka...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Decree-Holder's Petition Under Article 227 in Execution Proceedings — Order XXI Rule 41 CPC Mandates Judgment-Debtor to File Affidavit of Assets. The Court held that the Commercial Court erred in dismissing the application for asset disclosure without considering the mandatory nature of Order XXI Rule 41 CPC....

The petitioner, Ms. Sumita Abhishek Sundaram, is the decree-holder in a commercial execution proceeding (Com. Ex. 541 of 2024) pending before the LXXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Comm...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows ESI Corporation's Appeal in Part, Remands Contribution Demand for Recalculation. ESI Court's Reduction of Demand Under Section 45-A of ESI Act Set Aside for Lack of Proper Reasoning....

The Employees State Insurance Corporation (appellant) filed an appeal under Section 82(2) of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 against the order dated 29.02.2016 passed by the ESI Court, Bengalu...

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Bombay High Court Holds Arbitral Tribunal Can Compute Stamp Duty under Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958 without Waiting for Collector of Stamps; Section 27 Arbitration Act Petition Considered. Under Sections 33, 32A and 34 of Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958, Arbitral Tribunal has duty to impound instruments and may admit them on payment of duty and penalty computed by Tribunal....

The Commercial Arbitration Petition arose before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay under its Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction. The petitioners, Sachin Corporation and another, filed the petit...

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Bombay High Court Examines Challenge to Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal Orders in Service Law Dispute. Writ Petition Under Article 226 Seeks Condonation of Break in Service and Benefit of Past Service Under Maharashtra Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1982....

Background: The writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenged orders passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal. The petitioner, formerly an Assistant Registrar at Yas...

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Bombay High Court Examines Challenge to Cancellation of Highest Bidder's Plot Allotment. Court Considers Whether Requiring Bidder to Match Higher Bid for Adjacent Plot Was Arbitrary and Violative of Tender Conditions....

By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, a partnership firm engaged in real estate in Navi Mumbai, challenged three communications issued by the res...