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High Court of Karnataka Hears Multiple Writ Petitions Challenging Ward Reservation Notifications in Municipal Elections. Petitions Seek to Quash Notifications Alleging Irregularities in Reservation of Wards Under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and Related Laws.

The High Court of Karnataka heard a batch of writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging various notifica...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petitioner in Domestic Violence Case to Compel Voice Sample; Sets Aside Refusal Order. Electronic Evidence with Section 65B Certificate Held to Have Prima Facie Probative Value, and Article 20(3) of the Constitution No Bar in Quasi-Civil Proceedings.

The case involved a criminal writ petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, arising from proceedings under the Protection of Women from...

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Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Superintendent of Women's Protection Home in SC/ST Act Case Over Sexual Exploitation Allegations. High Court's Bail Order Set Aside for Violating Victim's Right to Hearing Under Section 15A(3) of SC/ST Act and Ignoring Gravity of Offences.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal by the victim against a Patna High Court order granting bail to respondent No.2, a former superintendent of a wome...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Matrimonial Dispute Due to Compromise Between Husband and Wife. Proceedings under Sections 498A, 420 IPC and Sections 3, 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 quashed as continuation would be an abuse of process of law.

The petitioner-husband filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in C.C.No.24483/2018 arising from Crime No.112...

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Supreme Court Partially Strikes Down FCRA Amendment Act 2020 — Ban on Transfer of Foreign Funds and Mandatory Aadhaar Held Unconstitutional. The court upheld the requirement of a single FCRA account at SBI New Delhi as a reasonable regulatory measure to prevent misuse of foreign funds.

The judgment deals with a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of certain amendments made to the Foreign Contribution (Regu...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Compensation Claim for Alleged Illegal Detention by Police Officers. False Case Under Bombay Police Act Resulted in Discharge, but Court Found No Malafide Intent or Violation of Fundamental Rights.

The petitioner, Miss Veena Sippy, filed a Criminal Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court, alleging...