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Bombay High Court Reviews Custody Order in Guardians and Wards Act Case Concerning Minor Child. Court Evaluated Welfare of Minor, Muslim Personal Law on Hizanat and Father's Guardianship Under Section 17 and Section 6 of Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, and Noted Child's Disinclination to Stay with Father....

The litigation arose from a custody dispute between Muslim parents over their minor son, Akib, born on 27 October 2015. The respondent, the father, filed Civil M.A. No.1 of 2021 under Section 7 of the...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Vehicle Accident Case — Tractor and Trailer Used for Transporting Labourers Constitutes 'Use of Vehicle' Under MV Act. The court held that the insurer is liable to pay compensation as the accident arose out of the use of the tractor and trailer, and the deceased was a third party....

The appeal was filed by the Insurance Company challenging the judgment and award dated 07.03.2012 passed in MVC No.61/2011 by the Senior Civil Judge and Additional MACT, Haveri. The facts of the case ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Bank's Appeal in Disciplinary Matter — Upholds Single Judge's Order Quashing Penalty on Grounds of Violation of Natural Justice and Bias. The Court held that the disciplinary proceedings were vitiated due to the failure to supply relevant documents and the presence of a biased inquiry officer....

The case pertains to a writ appeal filed by the Bank of India (appellant) challenging the judgment of a learned Single Judge dated 13.10.2023 in Writ Petition No.4550/2022. The respondent, Sri G. Rama...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal for Rectification of Mother's Name in Death Certificate — Trial Court Erred in Dismissing Suit as Not Maintainable Without Considering Merits. Civil Suit for Declaration and Direction Held Maintainable Despite Availability of Remedy Under Section 17 of Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969....

The appellant, Suhas L., filed a Regular First Appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging the judgment and decree dated 01.10.2022 passed by the VII Additional City Civi...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench Considered Writ Petitions Challenging Trial Court's Rejection of Withdrawal of Insurance Policy Amounts in Succession Dispute. Section 39(7) of Insurance Act, 1938 and Applicability of Hindu Succession Act, 1956 to Nominees' Claims Were Examined....

The writ petitions arose from Special Civil Suit No. 2 of 2022 filed by the widow and son of deceased Pravin Maloo seeking partition of suit properties, including maturity amounts of life insurance po...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Hindu Joint Family Property Dispute Due to Absence of Substantial Question of Law. Court Affirmed Concurrent Findings That Karta's Sale of Ancestral Property Without Legal Necessity Was Not Binding and Suit Was Within Limitation Under Article 59 of Limitation Act, 1963....

This second appeal arose from a dispute over ancestral property in Pune, where the original plaintiffs (Respondent Nos.1 to 6) and the original defendant no.2 were members of a Hindu joint family clai...

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Bombay High Court Considers Whether Allottee's Withdrawal Right Under RERA Section 18 Is Unqualified After Possession with OC Was Offered; Questions If Such Possession Must Be Litigation-Free Under Section 19(10)...

The dispute arose under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 between a common developer and four sets of allottees for flats in project Aaryavarta at Mahale Farm, Off Mumbai-Agra Roa...

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Bombay High Court Allows Criminal Revision in Income Tax Prosecution and Quashes Sessions Court Order Adding Partners as Accused Without Sanction Under Section 279 of Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 319 CrPC Application Fails as Prior Order Treating Partners as Representatives Was Final and Partnership Facts Were Already Known to Income Tax Department....

The matter arose from three criminal revision applications before the Bombay High Court challenging an order of the Sessions Court dated 18 November 2011. The common order disposed of all applications...

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High Court of Bombay Upholds Municipal Commissioner's Duty to Act Against Illegal Occupation in Redevelopment Building; Directs Departmental Action Against Officers. Occupation Without Certificate Under Section 353A of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 Held Gross Illegality, and Municipal Officers Found Derelict in Duty....

The High Court of Bombay, in a batch of writ petitions, addressed serious illegalities concerning a skeleton structure of ten floors in Dadar, Mumbai. The building, under redevelopment, had twelve gro...