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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition of Widowed Senior Citizen Seeking Restoration of Possession of House Forcibly Taken by Money-Lender. Court Directs Police to Restore Possession Within Four Weeks, Holding Police Have Duty to Act Against Forcible Dispossession.

The petitioner, Smt. Pachamma, a 68-year-old widowed senior citizen belonging to the Scheduled Caste, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227...

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High Court of Karnataka Reserves Judgment on Condonation of Delay in Land Acquisition Appeal Filed Beyond 120 Days Under 2013 Act. Issue of Whether Section 5 of Limitation Act Applies to Section 74(1) of Right to Fair Compensation Act, 2013 Remains to be Decided.

The Deputy Commissioner and Special Land Acquisition Officer, Bengaluru (SLAO) filed an appeal under Section 54(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 a...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction for Rape and Robbery in Case of False Promise of Marriage. Court holds that sexual intercourse on false promise of marriage constitutes rape under Section 375 IPC and that theft during such act amounts to robbery under Section 390 IPC.

The case involves two appeals: Criminal Appeal No. 467 of 2012 filed by the convict Anand Singh challenging his conviction and sentence, and Criminal ...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Gold (Control) Act, 1968 with Partial Striking Down. Court holds delegation of power to Administrator not excessive and applies severability doctrine to sever ultra vires provisions.

The case arose from a constitutional challenge to the Gold (Control) Act, 1968, enacted to curb gold smuggling and control internal gold transactions ...

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Bombay High Court on its Own Motion Proceeds Against Individual for Scandalous Facebook Posts Targeting Judges. Court Stresses That Such Vicious Attacks on Judiciary Constitute Gross Criminal Contempt Undermining Rule of Law.

Suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings were initiated by the Bombay High Court against an individual who, through his Facebook profile, published a se...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Adjudicates Public Interest Litigation Over Sanction of Group Housing Project Permissions. Petition Challenges Conversion Sanad and Construction License Under Goa Town and Country Planning Laws.

The case arose from a Public Interest Litigation filed by Betqui Candola Samvardhan Samitee, a society of villagers, challenging permissions granted t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Discharge of Revenue Officers in Abetment to Suicide Case — No Prima Facie Case of Mens Rea Established. Court holds that mere performance of official duty without criminal intent does not attract Section 306 IPC.

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by two revenue officers (applicants) challenging an order of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kh...