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Bombay High Court Allows Revision, Discharges Newspaper Editor in POCSO Identity Disclosure Case. Section 23(3) POCSO Act imposes vicarious liability on publisher only if employee acts within course of employment; editor not liable for independent acts of reporter.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Gammat Nandlal Bhandari, the editor/publisher of a newspaper, challenging the order of the ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Directors in Legal Metrology Cases for Lack of Vicarious Liability. Directors cannot be held liable for company's offences under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 without specific averments of their role in the offence.

The judgment involves multiple criminal petitions filed by directors of companies against whom proceedings were initiated under the Legal Metrology Ac...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Society Members in Wildlife Act Case — No Prior Sanction Obtained. Proceedings under Sections 9, 39, 44, 49B, 50, 51, 52 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and Section 482 CrPC quashed for lack of mandatory sanction under Section 55 of the Act.

The applicants, who were members of Sindhu Education Society, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) ch...

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High Court of Bombay Dismisses Appeal by State in Motor Accident Claim — Permanent Disability Compensation Upheld. Employer's vicarious liability for driver's negligence affirmed under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The case arises from a motor accident that occurred on 6 February 1993 at about 7:00 p.m. near Ajani over bridge, Nagpur. The respondent No.1, Lekhan ...

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High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Dismisses Appeal by State in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Driver Proved, No Contributory Negligence by Deceased. Employer's Vicarious Liability Upheld Under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the respondents (original claimants) under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Military Firing Death Case — Negligence and Vicarious Liability Established. The court held that firing without warning at a civilian constitutes negligence, and the Union of India is liable for compensation under the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855.

The appeal arises from a suit filed by the widow and children of Rajendra Kankariya, who was killed on 10 June 1994 when military jawans fired shots o...