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High Court Allows Writ Petition for Maternity Benefits Under Maternity Benefit Act 1961 -- Contractual Doctor Granted Maternity Leave Despite Municipal Corporation's Denial Based on Contractual Status

The High Court of Bombay allowed a writ petition filed by Petitioner, a contractual Assistant Professor at Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospit...

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Bombay High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim's Pregnancy Termination with DNA Preservation Directions. Court Permits Medical Termination of Pregnancy of 24-Week Gestation Under MTP Act, 1971, and Orders Preservation of Fetal Samples for Criminal Trial.

The petitioner, a minor girl aged 17 years 11 months and 21 days, filed a writ petition through her mother seeking directions for medical termination ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal by Complainant Mother in POCSO Case — Acquittal of Accused Set Aside for Non-Examination of Material Witness. Trial Court's Failure to Summon the Victim's Father, a Key Witness, Rendered the Acquittal Unsustainable Under Section 372 CrPC.

The appellant, Smt. Rajavva, the mother of the victim, filed a criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging ...

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High Court of Bombay Examines Writ Petition No. 3506 of 2025 Involving Adoption by Parents with Disabled Biological Children. Court Assesses Whether Adoption Norms Provide for Relaxation in Such Circumstances.

The petitioners, a married couple, were Prospective Adoptive Parents. They had two biological daughters, one born on 24 August 2014 and the other on 2...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Senior Citizens Tribunal Order Directing Eviction and Maintenance. The son's right of residence in mother's property is not absolute under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.

The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by Pawan Ravindra Panchal and his wife Vaishali Pawan Panchal challenging an order of the Tribun...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Appellants for Murder and Causing Disappearance of Evidence in Property Dispute Case. Circumstantial evidence including motive, last seen together, and false explanation held sufficient to convict under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC.

The appellants, Savita Namdev Dethe (accused no.1) and Namdev Sadashiv Dethe (accused no.2), were convicted by the Sessions Judge, Pandharpur, for the...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Corroboration. Conviction for Rape of Minor Set Aside as Medical Evidence Did Not Support Penetration and Prosecution Witnesses Contradicted Each Other.

The case involves an appeal against the conviction of Ajay Keshav @ Kiran Malekar for offences under Section 376(2)(f)(i) of the Indian Penal Code and...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Domestic Violence Case Due to Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction — Marriage Solemnized and Incident Occurred in Gujarat, Not Maharashtra. Section 27 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Requires Proceedings in Court Where Victim Resides or Incident Occurs.

The petitioner, an Indian citizen, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution read with Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure...

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Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Appellants in Forgery Case for Clerical Error in Vakalatnama. High Court's Direction to Lodge Complaint Set Aside for Lack of Satisfaction Under Section 340 CrPC.

The case arises from a criminal appeal against the judgment of the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court dated 14.09.2016, which dismissed the anticipato...

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Supreme Court Upholds State Policy in Loan Waiver Scheme for Small and Marginal Farmers Under Article 14 Scrutiny. Classification Based on Landholding Found Rational and Non-Arbitrary, with Judicial Review Limited to Constitutional Compliance, Not Policy Wisdom.

The dispute arose from a loan waiver scheme introduced by the Government of Tamil Nadu through G.O Ms. No. 50 dated 13 May 2016, which provided waiver...