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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Discharges Appellant in Abetment of Suicide Case — No Active Instigation or Intent to Aid Suicide Found. Loan Recovery Harassment Without Proximate Link to Suicide Does Not Attract Section 306 IPC.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal of Mahendra Awase against the judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which had declined his discharge from cha...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Challenge to Election of Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council. Court holds that election of Deputy Chairman is an internal matter of the House and not subject to judicial review under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.

The petitioner, Mr. Gopichand Kundalik Padalkar, a Member of the Legislative Council of Maharashtra, challenged the election of Respondent No. 4, Dr. ...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Rejection of Application to Place Additional Documents in Disqualification Case. Subsequent Conduct After Disqualification Order Held Irrelevant for Judicial Review Under Tenth Schedule.

The appeal arose from an interlocutory order of the Delhi High Court rejecting an application filed by the appellant, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, seekin...

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Supreme Court Orders Immediate Floor Test in Maharashtra Political Crisis. Governor's Invitation to Form Government Challenged as Unconstitutional Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.

The case arose from the political crisis in Maharashtra following the 2019 Legislative Assembly elections. No single party secured a majority. The Gov...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Excise Duty Rate on Cranes — Enacted Statute Prevails Over Discrepancy in Bill Versions. Rate of Duty Under Heading 84.26 of Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 is 15% Ad Valorem, Not 12% as Claimed by Manufacturer.

The petitioner, M/s. Garlick Engineering, a manufacturer of cranes, filed a writ petition challenging the rate of central excise duty applicable to cr...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of MLA for Anti-Party Voting Under Tenth Schedule. Speaker's Order Disqualifying Petitioner for Voluntarily Giving Up Party Membership and Voting Contrary to Whip Upheld as Valid.

The petitioner, Shri Matanhy Saldanha, was a Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly from Cortalim, belonging to the United Goan Democratic Party (UGDP...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Collector's Order on Disqualification References Under Maharashtra Local Authority Members' Disqualification Act, 1986. Preliminary Objections Regarding Non-Compliance with Rule 6 and Verification Requirements Rejected as Technicalities.

The petitioners, elected members of Zilla Parishad, Dhule, challenged an order dated 27 May 2009 passed by the Collector, Dhule, which turned down the...