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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Accused in IPC Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC. Proceedings for offences under Sections 428, 429, 504, 506, 509 IPC quashed as the accused, a public servant, was not granted prior sanction for prosecution.

The petitioner, Sri Taha Husain, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking to quash the proce...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Son's Petition Challenging Tribunal Order to Vacate Mother's Tenement Under Senior Citizens Act. Mother's right to reside in her own property upheld against son's claim of ownership.

The case involves a writ petition filed by Suryakant Kisan Pawar, the son of respondent No.2, Smt. Kusum Kisan Pawar, a senior citizen. The mother own...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Testimony. Trial Court's Use of Vulgar Language in Recording Testimony Strongly Deprecated.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the judgment dated 14/08/2012 of the Additional Sessions Judge, Kopargaon, in Sessions Case No.19 of 2010, w...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses MMRDA's Challenge to Arbitral Award in Powai Land Development Dispute. Court upholds arbitrator's interpretation of tripartite agreement regarding lease premium and development charges under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

The case involves an arbitration petition filed by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the State of Maharashtra under Section...

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Supreme Court Convicts Contemnors for Scandalous Allegations Against Judges in Suo Motu Contempt Proceedings. The Court upheld its inherent power under Article 129 to punish for contempt, rejecting procedural objections under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

The Supreme Court of India initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against Vijay Kurle, Rashid Khan Pathan, and Nilesh Ojha for sending letters contai...

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Bombay High Court Allows Husband's Petition Against Wife's Demand for Compulsory Sexual Relations or IVF. Court holds that forcing a spouse to procreate violates Article 21 and is against public policy.

The case involves a marital dispute between a husband (petitioner) and wife (respondent). The husband filed for divorce at Panvel, while the wife file...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Willful Disobedience of Interim Orders in Arbitration Dispute. Court holds that orders were not sufficiently clear and specific to warrant contempt proceedings, and the remedy lies in execution.

The petitioner, Sri Sai Krishna Constructions, filed a contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of two orders passed by the Bombay High Court i...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistencies in Evidence. Conviction under Section 6 of POCSO Act and Section 506 Part-I IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Nagesh s/o Samayya Made, was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Gadchiroli in Special (POCSO) Case No.21/2016 for offences under ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Removal of Employee in Disciplinary Proceeding for Violation of Natural Justice and Proportionality. Charge-sheet and Penalty Set Aside Due to Non-Supply of Documents and Disproportionate Punishment.

The petitioner, Abha Chawla Mohanty, was an employee of the Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. appointed in October 1985. She was served with a charge-sheet ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Dismissal of BARC Engineer for Sanctioning Non-Existent Works and Causing Financial Loss to Government. The court held that the punishment of dismissal was proportionate to the gravity of the charges of fraud and cheating proved in the departmental inquiry.

The petitioner, Madhukar G. Wagh, was initially appointed in May 1958 as a Senior Scientific Assistant in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Go...