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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case — Revisional Court Cannot Reappreciate Evidence Unless Perverse. Accused failed to rebut presumption under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 regarding legally enforceable debt.

The case arises from a private complaint filed by the complainant (since deceased, represented by legal representatives) against the accused-petitione...

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Supreme Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence and Tutored Child Witness. High Court's Reversal of Conviction Upheld as Prosecution Failed to Prove Foundational Facts for Section 106 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

The State of Madhya Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of the respondent-accused, Balveer Singh, who was originally convicted by the trial court f...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Removal of Judicial Officer in POCSO Bribery Case — Rule 5(1)(viii) of Maharashtra Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1979. Petitioner found guilty of accepting bribe through peon for acquittal in POCSO case; disciplinary proceedings and removal upheld.

The Petitioner, a Judicial Officer appointed in 2009, was removed from service by the State of Maharashtra under Rule 5(1)(viii) of the Maharashtra Ci...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Petition by Judicial Officer Seeking Reinstatement After Resignation. Transfer Found Not Illegal Under Madhya Pradesh Higher Judicial Services Transfer Policy, and Resignation Did Not Amount to Constructive Dismissal Under Constitutional and Service Law Provisions.

The petitioner, a former Additional District and Sessions Judge in Madhya Pradesh, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Property Dispute, Restores Concurrent Findings of Courts Below. High Court Erred in Shifting Burden of Proof Without Pleadings on Pardanasheen Status.

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal against the High Court's judgment which had set aside concurrent findings of the trial court and first appellate ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Labour Court Award of Reinstatement with Continuity and Back Wages for 19 Workmen. Workmen's Writ Petition for Full Back Wages Allowed in Part, Reducing Back Wages to 50%.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions arising from a common award of the Labour Court, Aurangabad, in Reference (IDA) No. 10/2012. The first petiti...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit, Restores Trial Court's Dismissal. Plaintiffs Failed to Prove Suit Lands Were Joint Family Property Under Hindu Law.

The case involves a partition suit filed by the descendants of Nama and Maruti against the legal heirs of Tukaram, claiming that 24 agricultural lands...