corruption

Bombay High Court: No Sanction Required to Prosecute Retired Public Servant — “Sanction Not Required If Accused Had Retired Before Cognizance; Departmental Exoneration Does Not Bar Criminal Prosecution” — Revision Seeking Discharge Rejected

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) dismissed a Criminal Revision Application filed by a former Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Jalna, challenging rejection of his discharge application…
award

Bombay High Court: SEBI-Registered Broker and NSE/BSE Trading Member Liable for Blatantly Unauthorised F&O Trades — “Arbitral Finding Upheld; Scrip Value Enhancement Set Aside as Relief Not Prayed” — Section 34 Petitions Partly Allowed

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court (Commercial Division) partly allowed petitions under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an appellate arbitral award rendered under the bye-laws…
status quo

Bombay High Court: Trial Court Erred in Restraining Only One Side — “When Rival Title Suits Over the Same Immovable Property Are Pending, Equity Demands Parity of Interim Protection; Restraining One Party While Allowing the Other to Alienate Creates Imbalance and Risks Multiplicity”

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court set aside the trial court’s order refusing interim injunction in favour of landowners and held that when rival title suits over the same immovable…
misconduct

Bombay High Court: SEBI-Registered Broker and NSE/BSE Trading Member Liable for Blatantly Unauthorised F&O Trades — “Arbitral Finding Upheld; Scrip Value Enhancement Set Aside as Relief Not Prayed” — Section 34 Petitions Partly Allowed

Court’s decision The Bombay High Court (Original Side) removed the named Executor of a 1997 Will under Section 301 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, holding that persistent non-compliance with…