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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in SC/ST Atrocity Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Public View. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred in Private Setting, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The appellants, Nagnath Rama Arjun, Maruti Yeshwant Mohite, and Dayaram Bhagwan Koli, were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Solapur, in Special Case N...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Father's Appeal in Child Custody Dispute, Upholds Mother's Custody Based on Child's Welfare. The court held that the welfare of the child is paramount, and the mother's custody was in the child's best interest under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956.

The case involves a custody dispute between the appellant father, Mr. Arun Sharma, a Hindu, and the respondent mother, Roxann Sharma, a Christian Amer...

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Supreme Court Quashes Charges Under SC/ST Act for Lack of Caste-Based Insult and Public View Requirement. Allegations of Land Dispute Do Not Attract Section 3(1)(r) of SC/ST Act as Insult Not on Account of Caste and Incident Occurred Inside Building Not in Public View.

The appellant, Hitesh Verma, challenged the order of the High Court of Uttarakhand dismissing his petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal P...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in SC/ST Atrocities Case for Lack of Public View and Mens Rea. Alleged Caste-Based Insults Made in Private Office Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The judgment concerns two criminal applications filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of the same First In...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against State Officers for Alleged Non-Compliance of Directions in Service Seniority Case. Held That State Had Compiled by Collecting Quantifiable Data and Issuing Fresh Notification, No Willful Disobedience Established.

The contempt petitions were filed by Bajrang Lal Sharma, a Rajasthan Administrative Service officer, alleging willful disobedience of the Supreme Cour...

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Supreme Court Upholds Statutory Caste Scrutiny Committee Composition Under Maharashtra Act of 2000. Judicial Directions in Kumari Madhuri Patil Stand Subsumed by Subsequent Legislation.

The judgment arises from a batch of civil appeals concerning the validity of caste certificates issued to respondents who claimed Scheduled Caste/Sche...