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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Government Order Declining Enquiry Entrustment to Lokayukta in Corruption Case. Section 14(3) of Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984 Mandates Entrustment of Enquiry Once Complaint is Made Against Public Servant.

The petitioner, the Registrar of Karnataka Lokayukta, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging a Government Or...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Judgment Setting Aside Appellate Authority Order Under Madhya Pradesh Shops & Establishments Act, 1958. The Court affirmed that clubs not being residential clubs are exempt from the Act under Section 3(j), rendering the Appellate Authority's reinstatement order invalid.

The dispute arose from the termination of services of the appellants, who were employees at a club run by the respondents. The appellants filed a comp...

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Supreme Court Allows Union of India's Appeal Against Armed Forces Tribunal's Interference with Censure Punishment. The Court Held That the Tribunal Cannot Substitute Its Own Discretion for That of the Competent Authority in Awarding Censure Merely Because Different Forms of Censure Exist.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal filed by the Union of India against the judgment of the Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi. The re...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Against Termination by District Central Cooperative Bank, Holding It Not a State Under Article 12. Cooperative Bank Employee's Challenge to Dismissal Fails as DCC Bank Is Not an Instrumentality of the State and No Violation of Natural Justice Established.

The petitioner, Kiran Rangnath Kale, was employed as a Manager at the Beed District Central Cooperative Bank (respondent No. 3). He was initially appo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition Against Shareholders for Alleged Scandalous Allegations in Legal Proceedings. Filing of false cases does not constitute criminal contempt unless it scandalizes the court or impedes administration of justice under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The petitioner, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC), filed a contempt petition against respondent shareholders Sureshchandra V. Par...

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Bombay High Court Permits Official Liquidator to File Criminal Complaint Under Section 454 of Companies Act, 1956 Against Ex-Directors for Non-Filing of Statement of Affairs. Court Directs Ex-Directors to Deposit Rs. 11,30,743/- as Estimated Cost of Investigation.

The Bombay High Court considered an Official Liquidator's Report (OLR No. 5 of 2013) in the winding up of Phoenix Alchemy Pvt. Ltd. The company was or...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Private Complaint Against Former Chief Minister for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 19 PC Act. Sanction for prosecution of public servants is mandatory and absence of valid sanction renders complaint not maintainable.

The petitioner, a former Chief Minister of Karnataka, sought quashing of a private complaint filed by the respondent before the XXIII Additional City ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Oncologist for Rash Act Causing Grievous Hurt in Cancer Surgery. Doctor's failure to examine patient before abandoning operation and causing prolonged hospitalization amounts to rash act under Section 338 read with Section 109 IPC.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Dr. P.B. Desai, the original accused no.1, challenging his conviction under Section 338 rea...