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Bombay High Court Quashes Removal of Sarpanch in Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act Case — State Government's Appellate Order Set Aside for Non-Compliance with Natural Justice. Failure to Provide Personal Hearing and Reasoned Order Violates Section 39(3) of Maharashtra Village Panchayat Act, 1959.

The Petitioner, Mangal Mahadu Korde, was elected as Sarpanch of Wakalwadi Village Panchayat in 2021. Respondent No.5, a member of the Panchayat, lodge...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Cruelty and Abetment of Suicide Case. Demand to Stop Taking Rent Not Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC; Dying Declaration Unreliable.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of Eknath Rajaram Pawar, Anita Eknath Pawar, and Nandkumar Eknath Pawar (respondents/accused) ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses State Appeal Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — No Evidence of Abetment to Suicide. Acquittal of husband and in-laws under Sections 498-A and 306 IPC upheld as prosecution failed to prove cruelty or instigation beyond reasonable doubt.

The State of Maharashtra appealed against the acquittal of three respondents (husband, wife, and sister-in-law of the deceased) in Sessions Case No. 4...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Appellants in Dowry Death Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Dowry Demand. Conviction under Section 304B IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Establish Proximate Link Between Demand and Death Within Seven Years of Marriage.

The case pertains to the death of Surekha, who married accused Rajesh on 9.5.2001 and died of burn injuries on 17.6.2001. The prosecution alleged that...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Defamation Proceedings Against Club Office Bearers for Lack of Specific Allegations. Complaint under Section 500 IPC fails to disclose essential ingredients of defamation as no specific imputation made by each accused.

The petitioners, who were office bearers and members of the General Committee of The Bangalore Club, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Violation of Injunction in Trademark Infringement Suit. Court holds that petitioner failed to prove willful disobedience of injunction order under Trade Marks Act, 1999.

The petitioner, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., filed a contempt petition against the respondents, H.P. Oil Corporation Ltd. and its directors, ...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Contempt Reference Against Defendants for Willful Disobedience of Court Orders in Small Causes Suit. Failure to Furnish Particulars Despite Repeated Directions Constitutes Civil Contempt Under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.

This case involves a reference made by the Small Causes Judge, Mumbai, to the Bombay High Court under Section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, ...