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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused in Cheque Bounce Case Under Section 138 NI Act — Presumption of Legally Enforceable Debt Not Rebutted. Accused Failed to Prove That Cheque Was Not Issued for Discharge of Any Debt or Liability, Leading to Confirmation of Concurrent Sentence of Six Months.

The case arises from a criminal revision application filed by the accused, Krishna Gudi, against the judgment and order of the Additional Sessions Jud...

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CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7370 OF 2026

The present Civil Appeal arises from a suit for declaration of ownership of agricultural properties based on a Will dated 20.04.2018, allegedly execut...

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Supreme Court Restores Conviction in Cheque Dishonour Case: High Court Erred in Reappreciating Evidence Beyond Revisional Jurisdiction. Presumption under Sections 118 and 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 stands unless rebutted by accused with probable defence.

The appellant-complainant alleged that he advanced a loan of Rs.22,00,000 to the respondent-accused, who issued a cheque dated 17.03.2010 for the same...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Policy Validity and Breach of Conditions Not Proved. Insurer Liable to Pay Compensation as No Defence Raised Before Tribunal and No Evidence of Policy Invalidity or Passenger Carriage in Goods Vehicle.

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by the legal representatives of deceased Wamanrao, who died in a road accident on 18 April ...

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Madras High Court Adjudicated a Commercial Suit for Recovery of Chit Maturity Amount Against a Partnership Firm and Partners. The plaintiff claimed the maturity value based on an acknowledgment of liability and promissory estoppel, while the defendants raised a prior suit for injunction and accounts.

The plaintiff, a construction company, filed a commercial suit against a partnership firm (first defendant) and its partners (defendants 2 to 6) for r...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Conviction Under Section 138 N.I. Act — Presumption of Legally Enforceable Debt Not Rebutted. Accused Failed to Prove Cheques Were Issued as Security, Leading to Confirmation of Sentence of Simple Imprisonment and Compensation.

The applicant, Rekha Mahindra Shah, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonour of three cheques totaling Rs...

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Bombay High Court Orders Possession Recovery in Trespass Suit Against Unauthorized Occupant of Tenanted Premises. Statutory Tenancy Cannot Be Bequeathed by Will; Only Heirs Entitled Under Section 5(11)(c) of Bombay Rent Act.

The plaintiff, Shaikh Jaber Abdulah J AI Sabah, owner of the suit building AlJabriya Court at Marine Drive, Mumbai, filed a suit for recovery of posse...

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No Limitation for Cooperative Society Dues: Bombay High Court Affirms Recovery from Flat Occupants under Section 154B-29 MCS Act

The Bombay High Court dismissed writ petitions challenging recovery certificates issued by a cooperative housing society for long-pending maintenance ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Appeal by Guarantors in SFC Act Recovery Case — Directors Held Jointly and Severally Liable for Company Loan. Guarantors Cannot Raise Defences of Principal Debtor Under Section 31(1)(aa) of State Financial Corporation Act, 1951.

The appeal arises from a judgment dated 19th September 2007 passed by the learned Adhoc District Judge, Pune, in Miscellaneous Civil Petition No.859 o...