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High Court Allows Refund of Court Fees in DRT Proceedings When Main Petition Becomes Infructuous — Court Fees Act, 1870 Section 13. The Debt Recovery Tribunal has inherent power to order refund of court fees under Section 13 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 when the main petition is disposed of as infructuous....

The petitioners, Sri Narayana Murthy H M and Smt. Chandrakala R., filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 08.08.2022 passed by the Debt...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Supervisor Held to be Workman Under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. The court upheld the Commissioner's finding that the deceased was a loader (manual worker) and thus a 'workman' under the Act, rejecting the insurance company's contention that a supervisor is excluded....

The case involves an appeal filed by the Oriental Insurance Company under Section 30(1) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, challenging the award dated 13.11.2012 passed by the Commissioner for W...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Refund of Court Fees in DRT Proceedings When Main Petition Becomes Infructuous — Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870 Applicable. The court held that the DRT erred in rejecting the refund application without considering Section 16 of the Court Fees Act, 1870, which provides for refund when a case becomes infructuous....

The petitioners, Sri Narayana Murthy H M and Smt. Chandrakala R., filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. They so...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Supervisor Held to be Workman Under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. Deceased working as loader in goods lorry is a 'workman' under Section 2(1)(n) of the Act, and the employer-employee relationship was established....

The case involves an appeal filed by the Oriental Insurance Company against an award of compensation by the Commissioner for Workmen's Compensation, Udupi, in favor of the claimant, Smt. Gauri, the wi...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses HPCL's Revision Against Eviction Decree in Lease Renewal Dispute. HPCL's Claim of Statutory Right to Renew Lease Under Section 7(3) of Caltex Act Rejected as Lease Was Not Renewed Before Expiry of Original Term....

The case involves a dispute between Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), the revision applicant, and the legal heirs of Mansukhlal Doshi, the respondents, over possession of a plot of land ...

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Bombay High Court Directs Statewide Integration of Building Plan Management System with MahaRERA to Prevent Fraudulent Real Estate Registrations. Court Emphasizes Need for Coordinated Verification of Commencement and Occupation Certificates Under RERA Act....

The petitioner, Sandeep Pandurang Patil, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court seeking a writ of mandamus to enforce statutory ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR and Chapter Proceedings Against Airline Security Manager in Section 354 IPC Case — No Intent to Outrage Modesty Found. Mere Holding of Hand to Retrieve Misidentified Baggage Does Not Constitute Assault or Criminal Force with Intent to Outrage Modesty Under Section 354 IPC....

The petitioner, Manoj Suryakant Dalvi, was employed as Assistant Security Manager with IndiGo Airlines. On 12 January 2016, while on duty at Mumbai Airport, an incident occurred involving the complain...