National Highways Act. If the award was passed before 1 January 2015, solatium, interest and interest on solatium are payable under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. If the award is passed after that date, the statutory benefits are governed by the 2013 Act, irrespective of when the acquisition proceedings commenced. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Supreme Court 538
National Highways Act. If the award was passed before 1 January 2015, solatium, interest and interest on solatium are payable under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. If the award is passed after that date, the statutory benefits are governed by the 2013 Act, irrespective of when the acquisition proceedings commenced. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Supreme Court 538
  • 09-September-2026
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POCSO Act. The Act contains no marital exception. Consequently, sexual intercourse with a minor wife constitutes penetrative/aggravated penetrative sexual assault under POCSO. Section 42A gives POCSO overriding effect to the extent of inconsistency with another law. Karnataka High Court
POCSO Act. The Act contains no marital exception. Consequently, sexual intercourse with a minor wife constitutes penetrative/aggravated penetrative sexual assault under POCSO. Section 42A gives POCSO overriding effect to the extent of inconsistency with another law. Karnataka High Court
  • 09-September-2026
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Pre-emptive suit by testator for avoiding disputes regarding execution and proof of Will.
Pre-emptive suit by testator for avoiding disputes regarding execution and proof of Will.
  • 21-September-2025
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Order XVIII Rule 18 CPC. Court cannot conduct local inspection of the property before recording the evidence. The exercise of power by the Court under the Rule should be generally after recording the evidence in the suit and only upon satisfaction that there is an ambiguity on factual aspects. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1202
Order XVIII Rule 18 CPC. Court cannot conduct local inspection of the property before recording the evidence. The exercise of power by the Court under the Rule should be generally after recording the evidence in the suit and only upon satisfaction that there is an ambiguity on factual aspects. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1202
  • 09-September-2026
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Industrial Disputes Act. Section 25FFA. Closure of Industrial undertaking. Conciliation Officer has no statutory power to restrain an employer from removing its own machinery after failed conciliation. Karnataka High Court
Industrial Disputes Act. Section 25FFA. Closure of Industrial undertaking. Conciliation Officer has no statutory power to restrain an employer from removing its own machinery after failed conciliation. Karnataka High Court
  • 08-September-2026
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Hindu Marriage Act. Persistent and unsubstantiated allegations of extramarital affairs against husband, causing reputational harm and adversely affecting his professional prospects as an actor, amount to cruelty. Karnataka High Court grants divorce to Kannada actor Duniya Vijay.
Hindu Marriage Act. Persistent and unsubstantiated allegations of extramarital affairs against husband, causing reputational harm and adversely affecting his professional prospects as an actor, amount to cruelty. Karnataka High Court grants divorce to Kannada actor Duniya Vijay.
  • 08-September-2026
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Sexual Harassment. Mere accidental exposure of a private part while answering nature's call, in the absence of intentional exposure of the body to a woman for a sexual purpose, does not constitute the offence under Section 75(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Karnataka High Court.
Sexual Harassment. Mere accidental exposure of a private part while answering nature's call, in the absence of intentional exposure of the body to a woman for a sexual purpose, does not constitute the offence under Section 75(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Karnataka High Court.
  • 08-September-2026
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Criminal Law. A corporate entity can be prosecuted for offences involving mens rea, and the non-identification or non-arraignment of its directors or other natural persons is not, by itself, a ground to quash criminal proceedings against the company. Supreme Court.
Criminal Law. A corporate entity can be prosecuted for offences involving mens rea, and the non-identification or non-arraignment of its directors or other natural persons is not, by itself, a ground to quash criminal proceedings against the company. Supreme Court.
  • 08-September-2026
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Reservation. When a post is reserved under the horizontal/special category of Persons with Disabilities and is classified as Unreserved/Open, the same is not confined to candidates belonging to the General category alone but is open to all candidates belonging to all vertical social categories, namely SC, ST and OBC, provided they are Persons with Disabilities. Supreme Court.
Reservation. When a post is reserved under the horizontal/special category of Persons with Disabilities and is classified as Unreserved/Open, the same is not confined to candidates belonging to the General category alone but is open to all candidates belonging to all vertical social categories, namely SC, ST and OBC, provided they are Persons with Disabilities. Supreme Court.
  • 07-September-2026
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'Supreme Court curtailing the inherent powers of the High Courts. Neither Legal nor Justified'. - B.V.Acharya, former Advocate General for Karnataka.
'Supreme Court curtailing the inherent powers of the High Courts. Neither Legal nor Justified'. - B.V.Acharya, former Advocate General for Karnataka.
  • 07-November-2024
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Tender. When the intending party responds to the tender notice, it is not permissible for such party to put forth its own conditions and seek variance in the conditions of tender. Karnataka High Court.
Tender. When the intending party responds to the tender notice, it is not permissible for such party to put forth its own conditions and seek variance in the conditions of tender. Karnataka High Court.
  • 08-October-2024
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Suit for specific performance. Purchaser of suit property from the defendant/vendor is a necessary party to the suit and can be impleaded. Karnataka High Court.
Suit for specific performance. Purchaser of suit property from the defendant/vendor is a necessary party to the suit and can be impleaded. Karnataka High Court.
  • 03-October-2024
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Suit for specific performance. Plaintiff can seek amendment of pleading to declare that collusive decree between his vendor and third party is not binding on him. Court must prevent multiplicity of the proceedings. Karnataka High Court.
Suit for specific performance. Plaintiff can seek amendment of pleading to declare that collusive decree between his vendor and third party is not binding on him. Court must prevent multiplicity of the proceedings. Karnataka High Court.
  • 01-October-2024
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Tender. Courts cannot interfere with the terms of the tender because it feels that some other terms would have been fair, wiser or logical. Karnataka High Court.
Tender. Courts cannot interfere with the terms of the tender because it feels that some other terms would have been fair, wiser or logical. Karnataka High Court.
  • 30-September-2024
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Negotiable Instruments Act. Cheque issued towards refund of advance sale consideration upon the failure to execute the sale deed, attracts the provisions of the Act. Karnataka High Court.
Negotiable Instruments Act. Cheque issued towards refund of advance sale consideration upon the failure to execute the sale deed, attracts the provisions of the Act. Karnataka High Court.
  • 28-September-2024
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