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Bombay High Court Dismisses Cross Revision Applications by Tenant and Landlord in Mesne Profits Dispute. Court Upholds Small Causes Court's Fixation of Mesne Profits and 9% Interest Rate Under Section 34 CPC....

The judgment involves cross civil revision applications filed by the tenant, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), and the landlord, M/s. Forbes Gokak Ltd. and others, arising from a dispute ov...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Sole Eyewitness Testimony. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as the sole eyewitness's evidence was found untrustworthy and the recovery of weapon was not sufficiently corroborated....

The appellant, Hira Lohar, was convicted under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Bishnath Mehar. The prosecution case relied heavily on the sole testimony of PW-11, Amit Dungdung, an alleged eyewitnes...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Husband in Dowry Death Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations and Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC Set Aside as Dying Declarations Were Undated, Not Read Over, and Recorded in Marathi While Deceased Knew Only Urdu....

The appellant, Mohammad Ejaz, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Aurangabad, for offences under Sections 498-A (cruelty by husband) and 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code,...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petitions Challenging Condonation of Delay and Setting Aside of Abatement in Civil Suit Kept Sine Die Pending Tenancy Issue. Legal Heirs Brought on Record in Connected Tenancy Proceedings Sufficient to Keep Suit Alive Under Section 58(2) of Goa Tenancy Act, 1964....

The petitioners, legal heirs of the original defendant Anand Visvambora Bandodkar, challenged the order of the First Appellate Authority dated 31.3.2022 which allowed the respondents' appeals, condone...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Election Petitions Challenging Returned Candidate's Scheduled Caste Status in Latur Parliamentary Constituency. Court holds that caste validity certificate issued by Scrutiny Committee is conclusive and cannot be collaterally challenged in election petition under Section 100 of Representation of the People Act, 1951....

The judgment concerns two election petitions filed under Section 80 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, challenging the election of Dr. Shivaji Bandappa Kalge from the 41-Latur (SC) Parliam...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Widowed Daughter-in-Law's Petition for Compassionate Appointment Due to Exclusion from Definition of 'Family' Under Service Rules. Rule 2(b)(ii) of Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996 does not include widowed daughter-in-law, and Court cannot expand definition by judicial interpretation....

The petitioner, Smt. Priyanka Halamani, widowed daughter-in-law of a deceased government employee, sought compassionate appointment under the Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Gro...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Attempt to Murder and Causing Disappearance of Evidence in Domestic Assault Case. Appellant convicted under Sections 307 and 201 IPC for stabbing his wife multiple times with a knife, causing grievous injuries....

The appellant, Arvind S/o Kanjibhai Rajpopat, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge-6, Nagpur, for offences under Sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Invalidation of 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe Claim Due to Pre-Constitutional Entries of 'Mani', 'Mane', and 'Mani Kunbi'. Court Holds That Entries Must Be Read as They Are and That 'Mana' Cannot Be Treated as an Umbrella Term....

The petitioner, Sakshi Narnaware, challenged the order of the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur, which invalidated her claim of belonging to the 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe. She ...