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Bombay High Court Acquits Mother-in-Law in Murder Case Due to Inconsistent Dying Declarations and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as dying declarations were contradictory and not corroborated by medical evidence or independent witnesses.

The appellant, Meenabai Lobaji Gaikwad, was convicted by the Sessions Court, Pune for the murder of her daughter-in-law, Savitra Vijay Gaikwad, under ...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Second Appeal in Mortgage Redemption Case — Concurrent Findings Set Aside for Ignoring Material Evidence and Misreading Documents. Mortgage by Conditional Sale Held Not Extinguished by Mere Delay; Right to Redeem Survives Under Section 60 of Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

The appellant (original plaintiff) filed a suit for redemption of mortgage of a shop in Borsad, Anand. The plaintiff had executed two mortgage by cond...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court's Decision on Auction Sale: Statutory Violations Render Sale Null and Void. Despite recognizing significant procedural breaches, the Supreme Court offers the appellant a chance to retain the industrial property by settling liabilities.

The legality of an auction sale conducted by the Tahsildar and confirmed by the Additional Collector, which was later contested on the grounds of stat...

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Bombay High Court Allows Quashing of POCSO and IPC Proceedings on Compromise Between Accused and Complainant Who Later Married. Marriage Between Accused and Complainant Leads to Quashing of FIR Under Section 482 CrPC as Continuation Would Be Abuse of Process.

The applicants, Taj @ Arjun S/o. Ajay Mishra (accused) and Ragini Ashok Amarnani (complainant), jointly filed a criminal application under Section 482...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Section 34 Petition Against Arbitral Award in Investment Dispute. Court upholds award of damages for breach of investment agreement, finding no patent illegality or perversity in arbitrator's findings.

The case involves a challenge under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 to an arbitral award dated 15th June 2017. The petitioner...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Pay Scale for Untrained Teachers, Overrules Earlier Benches' Judgments. The court held that untrained teachers are not entitled to the pay scale of trained teachers, and the earlier judgments granting such relief were per incuriam.

The petitioner, Ku. Sheetal Shivkant Chavan, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, seeking directions t...

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Parsi Chief Matrimonial Court Holds That Evidence in Parsi Divorce Suits May Be Recorded Before a Commissioner Under CPC Order 18 Rule 4(2) — Section 46 of Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act, 1936 Does Not Mandate In-Court Recording with Delegates.

The case involved a suit filed under the Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act, 1936, by Rohinton Panthaky against Armin R. Panthaky. During the proceedings, a...