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Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer of Assistant Town Planner for Facebook Post Critical of Democracy. Expression of Opinion on Social Media Protected Under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution.

The petitioner, Jayant Sarvottamrao Kharwadkar, was an Assistant Town Planner in the Municipal Corporation, Aurangabad, with 19 years of service and a...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Tort Conspiracy Suit; Holds High Court Exceeded Jurisdiction in Revision. Release of One Joint Tort-feasor Not Validly Decided by High Court in Revision from Court-Fee Order.

The dispute arose from a suit for damages filed by the plaintiffs, who were members of an association, against the defendants, also members, alleging ...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Decides State's Appeal Against Acquittal for Offences Under IPC Sections 376(2)(f), 376(2)(k), 354, 354A, 354B, 341, 342. Case Involved Alleged Sexual Assault by Editor-in-Chief on Employee During THiNK Fest 2013.

The State of Goa filed an appeal against the acquittal of the respondent, the Editor-in-Chief of Tehelka magazine, who was charged with sexual assault...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition of ONGC Employee Alleging Victimization for Whistleblowing — Promotion Not a Fundamental Right. Employee Failed to Establish Arbitrariness or Mala Fides in Denial of Promotion and Disciplinary Action.

The petitioner, Kuldeep Kumar Sethee, an officer of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), filed a writ petition alleging that he was denied ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Process Against Directors in Cheque Dishonour Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. Criminal proceedings under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 cannot be initiated against directors without specific averments of their role in the company's affairs.

The case involves two criminal applications filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) challenging a common order dated...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR Against HDFC Bank Executive in Cheque Dishonour Case — Donation Not a Legally Enforceable Debt Under Section 138 NI Act. Court held that a cheque issued as a donation without existing liability does not attract penal provisions under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

The petitioner, Sashidhar Jagdishan, an individual aged 79 years and an executive at HDFC Bank, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of th...