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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Wife's Revision in Succession Certificate Dispute. Second Marriage During Subsistence of First Marriage Held Void Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Entitling First Wife to Family Pension....

The case involves a dispute between two widows of the deceased Gangadhar Hiremath regarding entitlement to a succession certificate and family pension. The first wife, Nirmala, married Gangadhar in 19...

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Bombay High Court Appoints Court Receiver as Administrator Pendente Lite in Testamentary Suit Due to Executor's Incarceration and Risk to Estate. The court held that under Section 247 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, an administrator pendente lite can be appointed when the executor is unable to act, to preserve the estate pending determination of the suit....

The dispute arises from the estate of Timothy D'Souza, who died on 7 April 2003. The plaintiff, Lalit D'Souza, propounded a Will dated 14 March 2003 appointing himself as sole executor, while the defe...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Criminal Appeals Against Conviction for Murder Under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC. Accused persons challenged their conviction arguing that the prosecution relied on interested witnesses and contradictory evidence....

The two criminal appeals before the High Court of Karnataka arose from the same occurrence and challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the IV Additional Sessions Judge, V...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Challenge to GST Notification Extending Time Limit for Show Cause Notice. Notification No. 09/2023 held valid under Section 168A of CGST Act, 2017 as a legislative act not amenable to certiorari....

The petitioner, M/s Sahaj Construction, a registered dealer under the GST laws, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalabu...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Penalty of Dismissal Substituted by Compulsory Retirement in Disciplinary Proceeding — State Challenges Tribunal's Modification of Punishment for Misconduct by Typist....

The State of Karnataka and its authorities filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 04.01.2018 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Trib...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Transfer Order of Undertrial Prisoner in Murder Case — Holds Magistrate Applied Blanket Transfer Without Assessing Individual Role. The Court Held That the Transfer of the Petitioner, Who Was Not Involved in Prison Misconduct, Violated Procedural Fairness and Set Aside the Impugned Order Under Sections 302, 201 IPC....

The writ petition challenged an order passed by the XXIV Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bengaluru, directing the transfer of the petitioner, an undertrial prisoner accused in Crime No. 250 of 2...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case Due to Delayed Notice Beyond 30 Days Under Section 138 NI Act. Notice Posted on 31st Day from Bank Intimation Fails to Meet Mandatory Requirement of 'Giving Notice' Within 30 Days....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by the accused, Shivnath Suryoba Gaonkar, challenging his conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) for dish...

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Bombay High Court Awards Compensation for Illegal Arrest in Electricity Theft Case Despite Full Payment of Dues. Petitioner's Arrest Violated Article 21 as Police Failed to Verify Payment from Complainant Before Arrest Under Sections 135 and 150 of Indian Electricity Act, 1886....

The petitioner, Alex Isaac, filed a criminal writ petition seeking a direction for legal action against persons responsible for his illegal arrest and detention, and compensation of Rs. 50 crores for ...

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Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Son in Brutal Matricide Case — Gruesome Murder of 60-Year-Old Mother with Evisceration of Body Parts. Court Upholds Conviction Under Section 302 IPC and Death Penalty, Finding No Mitigating Circumstances and Rejecting Defenses of Insanity and Intoxication....

The Bombay High Court confirmed the death sentence of Sunil Rama Kuchkoravi for the brutal murder of his 60-year-old mother, Yallava, on 28 August 2017 at Makadwala Vasahat, Kolhapur. The convict, an ...