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Supreme Court Rejects Recusal Plea in Land Acquisition Reference. Judge Who Decided Smaller Bench Can Sit in Larger Bench to Reconsider Same Issue as Bias Plea Based on Extrajudicial Factors.

This order arises from a reference to a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India concerning the interpretation of Section 24 of the...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Doctors for PCPNDT Act Violations — Lack of Sanction Under Section 28. Failure to Obtain Valid Sanction Under Section 28 of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Renders Prosecution Invalid.

The petitioners, Dr. Ravindra Kadu Patil and Dr. Sudarshana Vinay Sonwane, are medical practitioners running a registered sonography center. Their reg...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Cruelty Soon Before Death. Conviction under Sections 304-B, 498-A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act set aside as prosecution failed to prove demand of dowry and cruelty proximate to death.

The case pertains to the death of Savita, wife of appellant Madhav Dhondiba Wadwale, who died due to burn injuries on 10.12.2003 within a year of her ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Conviction in Consumer Protection Act Penalty Case for Violation of Summary Trial Procedure. Failure to Record Plea and Conduct Trial as Per Sections 254 and 262 CrPC Renders Proceedings Void.

The petitioner, Suhas Ratnakar Morey, was convicted by the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (State Commission) under Section 2...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition of Peon Penalized for Turning Hostile in Criminal Trial, Holds That Hostility in Court Cannot Be Ground for Disciplinary Action. Witnesses Are Not Bound to Adhere to Previous Statements, and Penalty of Reduction to Minimum Pay Scale Permanently Set Aside.

The petitioner, Abdul Rauf Mohammed Khaja, was employed as a Peon (Watchman) in the Collector Office, Nanded. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated ...