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Delegation of Transport Permits Upheld. Supreme Court validates repeal of the Karnataka Contract Carriages (Acquisition) Act, 1976 and upholds the delegation of permit-granting powers to the Secretary, STA.

Validity of the 2003 Repeal Act – Upheld. The Supreme Court ruled that the Karnataka Legislature had full competence to repeal the 1976 Act without ...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Doubtful Arrest and Lack of Identification. Manner of Arrest and Identification Found Unreliable – Conviction Set Aside – Appellants Acquitted.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 136 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Section 313 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 – Sections 392, 397, 41...

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Supreme Court Acquits Accused Due to Unreliable Extra-Judicial Confession. Suspicion, However Strong, Cannot Replace Proof – Conviction Set Aside.

Constitution of India, 1950 – Indian Evidence Act, 1872 – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – Indian Penal Code, 1860 Extra-Judicial Confession ...

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Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 226 – Judicial Review in Disciplinary Proceedings – Preponderance of Probabilities as Standard of Proof in Departmental Enquiries – Limited Scope of Interference in Intra-Court Appeal.

Supreme Court upheld dismissal from service imposed on an Assistant Engineer convicted of bribery, emphasizing that judicial review in disciplinary ma...

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Land Acquisition – Violation of Natural Justice – High Court’s Duty to Grant Opportunity

Delay and Procedural Irregularities – The Supreme Court set aside the High Court’s decision due to a violation of the principles of natural justic...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Differential Attempts for OBC and SC/ST Candidates in Civil Services Examination

Challenge to Civil Services Examination Rules 2024 on Attempts for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) The Bombay High Court dismissed the pet...

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Revision Against Auditor’s Re-Audit Report Not Maintainable Under Section 154 of Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. Auditor’s Findings in Re-Audit Report Do Not Constitute a ‘Decision’ or ‘Order’ – Administrative Orders Not Revisable Under Section 154

MCS Act: Section 81 – Deals with audit, test audit, re-audit, and submission of specific and special reports by auditors. MCS Act: Section 154 �...

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Bombay High Court Quashed FIR and Charge-Sheet Against Hospital Directors — Purely Civil Dispute With No Criminality Involved Tagline: No Ingredients of Cheating Established — Criminal Proceedings Termed an Abuse of Law Headnote: Acts and Sections Discussed: Constitution of India (COI) — Article 226 (Writ Jurisdiction) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) — Section 482 (Inherent Powers of High Court) Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 418 (Cheating With Knowledge), Section 420 (Cheating and Dishonest Inducement), Section 34 (Acts Done by Several Persons in Furtherance of Common Intention) Keywords:Writ Jurisdiction — Quashing of FIR — Commercial Transaction — Civil Suit — Non-Payment of Dues — Abuse of Process — No Criminal Offence Nature of the Litigation:Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of FIR and charge-sheet. Petitioners’ Relief Sought:Quashing of FIR No.98 of 2020 lodged at Bhosari Police Station and the charge-sheet arising from it. Reason for Filing the Case:Allegations of non-payment of professional dues and financial aid advanced to the hospital. Prior Decisions:Special Civil Suit No.1161 of 2018 filed by the complainant for recovery of Rs.53,11,652/- was pending before the Civil Judge, Senior Division, Pune. Issues:Whether the dispute between the parties was of a civil or criminal nature, and whether criminal proceedings were maintainable alongside a pending civil suit. Submissions/Arguments:(a) Petitioners: FIR related to events preceding their control of the hospital — No criminal intention or inducement established — Civil suit already instituted for the same financial claims. (b) Respondents: Civil and criminal proceedings can proceed simultaneously — Alleged WhatsApp messages demonstrated promises to clear dues. Decision:FIR and charge-sheet quashed — Court held that the case was purely civil in nature, with no elements of cheating or criminality — Proceedings deemed an abuse of process of law. Ratio:No criminal offence was made out against the petitioners — Allegations of non-payment related to a period before the petitioners took control of the hospital — Civil remedy already sought by the complainant — No dishonest inducement proven as required under Sections 415 and 420 of IPC. Relevant Paragraphs:Paras 9, 10, and 11 of the judgment outline the court’s rationale for quashing the FIR and charge-sheet.

FIR and charge-sheet quashed — Court held that the case was purely civil in nature, with no elements of cheating or criminality — Proceedings deem...

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Appeal against the direction of 'pay and recover' by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur – Learner’s licence validity and Rule 3(b) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 interpreted – Exemption for motorcycle riders under Rule 24(3)(v) clarified.

The High Court upheld the tribunal's direction of 'pay and recover' and ruled that the appellant violated Rule 3(b) by driving without an instructor. ...

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Bombay High Court Permitted the Plaintiff to Produce Balance Sheets and Email Correspondence Despite Delay — Emphasized Reasonable Cause for Non-Disclosure and Lack of Prejudice to the Defendants

Commercial Summary Suit — Production of Additional Documents Allowed Subject to Costs The Court allowed the production of additional documents, not...