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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Assault Case Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence and Civil Nature of Dispute. FIR under Sections 323, 324, 341, 427, 504, 506 IPC quashed as allegations were vague and the dispute was civil....

The petitioners, C. Ganesh Narayan and Vidya Nataraj, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeki...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Accused for Abetment to Suicide Under Section 306 IPC Due to Lack of Instigation. Statement 'Go Hang Yourself' by Husband Upon Discovering Wife's Affair with Deceased Priest Held Not to Constitute Abetment Without Proximate Live Link to Suicide....

The petitioner, David D’Souza, sought quashing of criminal proceedings pending against him for abetment to suicide following the death of Father Mahesh D’Souza, a priest who had allegedly had an i...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Railway Appeal in Compensation Claim for Passenger Death. Death of a bona fide passenger from a moving train due to sudden jerk constitutes an 'untoward incident' under Section 123(c) of the Railways Act, 1989, and the Railway Claims Tribunal correctly awarded compensation under Section 16 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987....

The case involves an appeal filed by the Union of India (the Railway) under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987, challenging the judgment and order dated 01.04.2010 passed by the Railw...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening Notice Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Lack of Valid Reason to Believe. Notice Issued Beyond Four-Year Limit Without Allegation of Failure to Disclose Material Facts Held Invalid....

The petitioner, a partnership firm engaged in government contracts for water supply schemes, filed its return of income for Assessment Year 2016-17 on 12 September 2016, declaring a total income of Rs...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Summary Suit for Recovery of Balance Consideration Under Agreement for Sale. Court holds that leave to defend cannot be granted on the basis of vague and unsubstantiated allegations of payment in cash, and that the defendant failed to raise a triable issue....

The appellant-defendant, Vikram Trimbak Pawar, entered into an Agreement for Sale dated 23 November 2016 with the respondent-plaintiff, Technocrat Construction, for the purchase of Flat No.302 in Balr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Order Proceeding as Undefended in Commercial Suit After Defendant Failed to File Written Statement Within 120 Days. Mandatory 120-Day Limitation for Written Statement Under Order VIII Rule 1 CPC as Amended by Commercial Courts Act, 2015 Bars Condonation of Delay and Validates Service at Policy Address....

This matter arose from an interim application filed by the defendant insurer in a commercial suit pending before the Bombay High Court. The plaintiff, a biscuit company, filed a commercial suit agains...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim Case — Death of Passenger Due to Untoward Incident Entitled to Compensation Under Section 124-A of Indian Railways Act, 1989. The Court held that the deceased was a bona fide passenger and the incident of falling from a train is an untoward incident, reversing the Tribunal's dismissal....

The appellants, legal representatives of the deceased Jayamma, filed an appeal against the judgment of the Railway Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru, dated 28.04.2016, which dismissed their application for c...