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  Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Existence of ‘reason to believe,’ mandates the presence of sufficient cause to indicate the commission of the offence of money laundering. Mere possession of proceeds, whether by chance or accident, does not necessarily imply involvement in money laundering activities, such as generating or concealing illicit funds. Karnataka High Court.

  • 03-February-2025
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  Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Motion of No-Confidence against Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Grama Panchayat) Rules, 1994. It is not mandatory that a proposed motion of no-confidence is required to be enclosed along with the requisition notice. Karnataka High Court.

  • 01-February-2025
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  Court can pass an exparte order appointing a court commissioner under Order XXVI Rules 1 and 9 of the Civil Procedure Code in an intellectual property rights case. Karnataka High Court.

  • 01-February-2025
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  SARFAESI Act. When there are multiple appeals, pre-deposit under Section 18 in one of the appeals enures to the benefit of other, provided that debt is the same. Karnataka High Court.

  • 01-February-2025
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  Where father dies prior to coming into force of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, daughter cannot claim any right in the property of her father. Only widow can claim such right under the Hindu Women's Right to Property Act, 1937. Karnataka High Court.

  • 31-January-2025
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  Does a daughter ‘born after the amendment to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956’, inherit a share by birth in the coparcenary property that was allotted to her father's share in the partition that took place before the amendment? Karnataka High Court points out the anomaly.

  • 31-January-2025
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  An email from the provider invoking the bank guarantee shall be deemed to be a written invocation as contemplated under the terms of the guarantee. Upon such invocation, the Bank is obligated to make payment of the guaranteed amount. Karnataka High Court.

  • 31-January-2025
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  ''Even if disobedience of a court order is undisputed, the court may consider a defence of impossibility to comply and refrain from initiating contempt proceedings if enforcement is deemed impossible''. Karnataka High Court accepts substantial compliance regarding restoration of forest lands in the revenue records.

  • 31-January-2025
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  When the sale of granted land by SC/ST person is cancelled, without taking actual possession from the transferee as per the PTCL Rules, permission to alienate the land cannot be granted. Karnataka High Court.

  • 31-January-2025
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  If two laws govern the same factual situation, a law governing a specific subject matter overrides a law governing general matters. Commercial Courts lack jurisdiction over matters that fall exclusively under the Admiralty Act 2017. Karnataka High Court.

  • 30-January-2025
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  Temporary injunction. Appeal against exercise of discretion is an appeal on principle. The appellate Court cannot reassess the material and seek to reach a conclusion different from the one reached by the trial court, if the trial court's order is reasonably supported by the evidence on record. Karnataka High Court.

  • 30-January-2025
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  Hindu Law. When a property is acquired by a female member, the principle of blending or treating the same as the joint family property is impermissible. The property remains the absolute property of the female. Karnataka High Court.

  • 30-January-2025
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