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High Court Quashes Forgery Case Against Doctor Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Forgery or Use of Forged Document. Employment Dispute Over Resignation Letter Does Not Attract Sections 465 and 471 IPC....

The petitioner, Dr. Somashekar S.P., an oncologist, joined Manipal Hospital in August 2003 and worked there until September 1, 2022, in various capacities. He received an employment offer from Aster D...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR Against School Authorities Accused Under POCSO Act. Court Holds that Statutory Duty to Report Child Sexual Abuse Overrides Institutional Silence and Upholds Investigation for Failure to Report Under Section 21....

The judgment arises from a criminal petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR registered as Crime No.94 of 2026 by the Moodabidre Polic...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Partition Decree, Rejects Exclusive Ownership Claim Based on Tenancy Order. Civil Court Has Jurisdiction to Determine Whether Section 32G Order Was Obtained for Joint Family or Individual Capacity....

The dispute arose from a partition suit filed by respondent no.1, Maruti Laxman Shelar, claiming a 1/5th share in ancestral joint family properties. The parties were the sons of Laxman, who had inheri...

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Bombay High Court Allows Adult Woman's Petition for Protection Against Parental Coercion to Return Home or Marry Against Her Will. Court Directs Police to Not Investigate Missing Person Complaint and to Provide Protection to the Petitioner, Upholding Her Right to Life and Personal Liberty Under Article 21 of the Constitution....

The petitioner, Safia Sultana, a 21-year-old woman, filed a criminal writ petition seeking protection from her parents and police coercion to return to her parental home. She voluntarily left her home...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal by Depository Against Arbitral Award for Lost Shares Due to Third-Party Fraud. Court Holds That Depository Not Liable Absent Negligence or Breach of Contract Under Section 12(1-A) of SEBI Act, 1992....

The case involves an appeal by Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. (CDSL) against a judgment of a learned Single Judge dated 01/12/2025, which upheld an arbitral award dated 30/01/2024. The award...

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Bombay High Court Grants Interim Relief Under Section 9 of Arbitration Act in Support of LMAA Arbitration — Respondent Directed to Furnish Bank Guarantee for Admitted Demurrage Liability. The court held that where liability is admitted and payment is defaulted, the petitioner is entitled to security pending arbitration....

The petitioner, Norvic Shipping Asia PTE Limited, filed a petition under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking interim protection in support of arbitration proceedings pendi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Arbitration Application Under Section 11 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — Appointment of Arbitrator for Partnership Dispute. Court finds existence of arbitration clause in partnership deed and refers parties to arbitration despite dispute over dissolution....

The applicant, Mr. Palwinder Singh Samra, filed an application under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, seeking appointment of an arbitrator to resolve disputes arising out of a...

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Bombay High Court Considers Whether Official Assignee Can Adjudicate Claims Without a Pre-existing Decree Under Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909. Legal Question Framed for Determination Concerning the Scope of the Official Assignee's Adjudicatory Powers Under Sections 6, 46, and 48 of the Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909....

The matter arose out of two insolvency petitions where a creditor lodged a claim with the official assignee. The official assignee took the position that only a claim adjudicated by a court or compete...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Condonation of Delay in Consumer Complaint Under Article 227 — Liberal Approach Required When Complaint Was Filed Before Wrong Forum Due to Jurisdictional Error. The court held that the period spent before the wrong forum must be excluded and a liberal approach is warranted in consumer matters....

The petitioner, Godrej Projects Development Ltd., challenged an order of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Maharashtra, which dismissed its revision petition against the District Commi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Externment Order Against Political Party Secretary for Lack of Subjective Satisfaction. Section 56 Maharashtra Police Act Externment Cannot Be Used to Suppress Political Dissent Without Evidence of Threat to Public Order....

The petitioner, Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary, is the Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), a political party registered under Section 29A of the Representation of the People A...