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  Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act. Power conferred on Adhyaksha to stay the execution of any order or resolution of Taluk Panchayat is not appellate in nature to decide the dispute itself. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-June-2024
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  Children born to second/void marriage are entitled to equal share in the self-acquired property of their father along with the children from the first marriage. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-June-2024
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  Land Acquisition Act. A landowner can maintain second application under Section 28A of the Act seeking redetermination of market value of his land in the event of further enhancement by the appellate court in respect of other lands. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-June-2024
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  Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act. Disqualification for not clearing loan due to the Society as on the date of election. Subsequent clearing of dues will not wipe out the disqualification. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-June-2024
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  Negotiable Instruments Act. When cheque is returned with the endorsement ‘’payment stopped by drawer’’, the penal provisions of the Act are attracted. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-June-2024
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  Legal representative of deceased defendant can file additional written statement setting up his own independent title to the plaint schedule property. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-June-2024
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  Tenant can question katha which has been made out in the name of the subsequent purchaser of the tenanted property if the entry is not in consonance with the sale deed. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-June-2024
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  Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act. Cancellation of sale and confiscation of property cannot be resorted to in respect of the properties purchased before the 2016 amendment. Karnataka High Court.

  • 18-June-2024
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  High Court in writ jurisdiction cannot enter into the arena of interpretation of contractual term, its enforcement and the questions regarding breach or otherwise thereof since they are questions to be subjected to evidence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-June-2024
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  ''The Writing Is On The Wall - that acts of sexual violence against women must be dealt with sternly''. Karnataka High Court rejects plea of man booked for writing a woman’s phone number on the toilet wall with the prefix 'Call Girl'.

  • 18-June-2024
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  ''Consensual relationship is not a license for a man to cause bodily injury to a woman''. Karnataka High Court rejects the plea challenging criminal proceedings under Section 323 IPC while quashing rape charges.

  • 18-June-2024
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  A third party can institute separate suit challenging compromise award passed by the Lok-Adalat on the ground of fraud and undue influence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 18-June-2024
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