Commercial Courts Act. A dispute relating to immovable property used exclusively in trade or commerce qualifies as a 'commercial dispute' provided that the property is being used for commercial purposes 'in praesenti'. A suit cannot be dismissed or returned by a Commercial Court if the actual current usage of the land is clearly established as commercial, distinguishing it from cases where commercial use is merely a future possibility. Karnataka High Court.
Commercial Courts Act. A dispute relating to immovable property used exclusively in trade or commerce qualifies as a 'commercial dispute' provided that the property is being used for commercial purposes 'in praesenti'. A suit cannot be dismissed or returned by a Commercial Court if the actual current usage of the land is clearly established as commercial, distinguishing it from cases where commercial use is merely a future possibility. Karnataka High Court.
  • 20-March-2026
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Arbitration and Conciliation Act. An application under Section 29A for extension of time to conclude arbitral proceedings must necessarily be presented before the jurisdictional “Court” as defined under Section 2(1)(e), irrespective of whether the Arbitrator was appointed by the High Court under Section 11 or by agreement between the parties. Karnataka High Court.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act. An application under Section 29A for extension of time to conclude arbitral proceedings must necessarily be presented before the jurisdictional “Court” as defined under Section 2(1)(e), irrespective of whether the Arbitrator was appointed by the High Court under Section 11 or by agreement between the parties. Karnataka High Court.
  • 20-March-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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Karnataka Land Revenue Rules. The State cannot unilaterally re-classify privately owned or previously granted land as 'B-Kharab' land for public purposes unless the land is already and factually occupied by public infrastructure like roads, footpaths, tanks, or streams, or be actively used as a burial/cremation ground. Karnataka High Court.
Karnataka Land Revenue Rules. The State cannot unilaterally re-classify privately owned or previously granted land as 'B-Kharab' land for public purposes unless the land is already and factually occupied by public infrastructure like roads, footpaths, tanks, or streams, or be actively used as a burial/cremation ground. Karnataka High Court.
  • 20-March-2026
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Income Tax Act. An assessment order passed in the name of a deceased person is fundamentally unsustainable and void in law if the Assessing Officer had prior knowledge of the assessee’s death. Proper course is to proceed against the legal heirs by affording them due opportunity in accordance with law. Karnataka High Court.
Income Tax Act. An assessment order passed in the name of a deceased person is fundamentally unsustainable and void in law if the Assessing Officer had prior knowledge of the assessee’s death. Proper course is to proceed against the legal heirs by affording them due opportunity in accordance with law. Karnataka High Court.
  • 19-March-2026
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Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act. Land that is primarily used for agricultural purposes and is not designated for non-agricultural use in the prevailing Master Plan is expressly excluded from the definition of 'vacant land.' Consequently, the State has no legal authority to acquire or take possession of such agricultural land under the Act. Karnataka High Court.
Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act. Land that is primarily used for agricultural purposes and is not designated for non-agricultural use in the prevailing Master Plan is expressly excluded from the definition of 'vacant land.' Consequently, the State has no legal authority to acquire or take possession of such agricultural land under the Act. Karnataka High Court.
  • 18-March-2026
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Judgement
The State cannot demolish a citizen’s building for road widening or alleged encroachment without following due process of law. Any demolition without prior notice or lawful acquisition is illegal, and the State must pay full compensation, recoverable from the official responsible for such high-handed action. Karnataka High Court.
The State cannot demolish a citizen’s building for road widening or alleged encroachment without following due process of law. Any demolition without prior notice or lawful acquisition is illegal, and the State must pay full compensation, recoverable from the official responsible for such high-handed action. Karnataka High Court.
  • 18-March-2026
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When a married women willingly engages in a longterm sexual relationship with another man, fully aware of its nature and without any cogent evidence to show that such relationship was induced by misconception of facts or false promise of marriage made in bad faith from the inception, the man cannot be held guilty of rape under Section 376 of IPC. Karnataka High Court.
When a married women willingly engages in a longterm sexual relationship with another man, fully aware of its nature and without any cogent evidence to show that such relationship was induced by misconception of facts or false promise of marriage made in bad faith from the inception, the man cannot be held guilty of rape under Section 376 of IPC. Karnataka High Court.
  • 16-March-2026
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‘Child marriage is not a private family engagement beyond scrutiny, but a social wrong, demanding accountability at every level of participation. A girl married before 18 does not merely enter matrimony, she exits opportunity’. Karnataka High Court refuses to quash criminal proceedings against the parents and the husband of the minor girl under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
‘Child marriage is not a private family engagement beyond scrutiny, but a social wrong, demanding accountability at every level of participation. A girl married before 18 does not merely enter matrimony, she exits opportunity’. Karnataka High Court refuses to quash criminal proceedings against the parents and the husband of the minor girl under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
  • 18-March-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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