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  Even the illegitimate children of the deceased are entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 16-December-2022
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  Karnataka Excise Act. Police Officer entering and conducting search without search warrant or without recording the reasons for dispensing with obtaining search warrant is impermissible. Karnataka High Court.

  • 16-December-2022
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  While considering the application to engage private Prosecutor under Section 302 Cr.P.C, the Magistrate must form an opinion as to whether cause of justice would be subserved. Karnataka High Court.

  • 03-January-2023
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  Rejection of earlier bail petition does not bar the Court from considering further developments on different considerations in a successive bail petition subject to gravity of the offence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 02-January-2023
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  Where contractual term provides pre estimate amount as ‘earnest money’, the onus to prove that the same was ‘penal’ in nature lies on the party seeking refund of the same failing which the amount would become genuine pre estimate of loss. Supreme Court.

  • 03-January-2023
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  Stay of reinstatement order by High Court cannot be a ground to deny backwages to the employee when ultimately the order of reinstatement is confirmed. Supreme Court.

  • 15-December-2022
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  Pathi, Patni aur Woh. Direction to place call/tower details of the wife’s lover before the Court violates privacy guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Karnataka High Court.

  • 15-December-2022
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  To determine weight of ganja to bring it under small or medium or commercial quantity, seeds and leaves cannot be excluded. Karnataka High Court.

  • 15-December-2022
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  Reference under section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act filed within six months after the challenge to acquisition proceedings was rejected is valid and cannot be rejected as barred by time. Supreme Court.

  • 15-December-2022
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  Karnataka Municipalities Act. In case of incomplete or incorrect property tax return, the Municipality has a right to assess property only for a period of six years and not beyond it. Karnataka High Court.

  • 14-December-2022
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  Writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked challenging issuance of caste certificate since alternate remedy of appeal is provided under the Karnataka SC/ST & OBC (Reservation of Appointments, etc.,) Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 15-December-2022
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  The stage of discharge under Section 227 Cr.P.C. is a stage prior to framing of the charge and it is at that stage alone that the court can consider the application under Section 300 Cr.P.C. Supreme Court.

  • 14-December-2022
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