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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Businessman in Essential Commodities Act Case — No Prima Facie Case Made Out. Allegations of illegal storage of paddy without license fail as petitioner was a trader and not a miller, and no requirement for license under the Act for mere storage.

The petitioner, Lalit Kumar Jain, a businessman and proprietor of M/s. Preetam Traders, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Consti...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Hears Appeal Against Conviction in Matrimonial Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide Case. Court Examines Whether Vague Allegations of Dowry Harassment and Inferior Gifts Amount to Cruelty Under Section 498-A Indian Penal Code.

The criminal appeal arose from the conviction of the appellants—father-in-law, mother-in-law, and husband of the deceased—by the trial court under...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Company's Challenge to Reinstatement with 50% Backwages and Workman's Challenge to Enquiry Validity in Industrial Dispute. Labour Court's Finding of Non-Perverse Enquiry Upheld, Reinstatement with Partial Backwages Affirmed Under Industrial Disputes Act.

The judgment involves two writ petitions arising from an industrial dispute between Siemens Limited (the company) and its workman, Babulal Ramlal Walm...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declarations. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as dying declarations were inconsistent and not corroborated by medical evidence or independent witnesses.

The appellant, Sanjay Dnyanoba Narwade, was convicted by the trial court under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of his wife, Shilab...

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Supreme Court Awards Compensation to Victims of Meerut Fire Tragedy Due to State and Organizer Negligence. State and Organizers Held Jointly and Severally Liable for Deaths and Injuries from Fire at Victoria Park Exhibition Due to Failure to Obtain Permissions and Ensure Fire Safety.

The Supreme Court dealt with a writ petition filed by victims of a fire tragedy that occurred on April 10, 2006, at Victoria Park, Meerut, during the ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty and Homicidal Death. State fails to prove that deceased died of burns caused by accused or that she was subjected to cruelty for dowry under Sections 498A, 302, 452 IPC.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment and order dated 7th December 1995 passed by the 2nd Additional Sessions Judge, Osmanabad in Ses...