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  Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923. Tractor-trailer combination is a goods carriage. Loader and unloader is entitled for compensation. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-September-2021
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  Guns are part of martial race Kodavas. Exemption of Kodavas under the Arms Act is a reasonable classification. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-September-2021
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  Criminal Law. Directors of a company cannot be held vicariously liable unless there are specific allegations and averments against them with respect to their individual role. Supreme Court reiterates.

  • 27-September-2021
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  Defection. Split in political party as a defence. Members tendering resignation and coming out of a political party and merely forming a splinter group will not make them a political party. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-September-2021
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  Civil Procedure Code. Judgment rendered in a representative suit under Section 92 will operate as res judicata on the same or substantially the same issue. Supreme Court

  • 23-September-2021
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  Administrative Authority, exercising judicial or a quasi-judicial power, must record reasons for its decision unless the requirement has been expressly or by necessary implication done away. Supreme Court reiterates.

  • 23-September-2021
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  Negotiable Instruments Act. When presumption remains unrebutted, validity of the agreement for sale of property under which cheque was issued can not be gone into by the court trying cheque bounce cases. Supreme Court.

  • 23-September-2021
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  Arbitration. Even when an arbitration agreement exists, it would not prevent the Court to decline a prayer for reference if the dispute in question does not correlate to the said agreement. Supreme Court

  • 22-September-2021
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  Service Law. Change of date of birth cannot be claimed as a matter of right and belated application can be rejected on the ground of delay and latches. Supreme Court.

  • 21-September-2021
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  Criminal Law. Registration of second FIR on the same incident is hit by the “doctrine of sameness” and liable to be quashed as it amounts to improving the facts and the case in the subsequent complaint on the same incident. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-September-2021
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  A caretaker or servant does NOT acquire any interest in the property irrespective of his long possession. Supreme Court.

  • 21-September-2021
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  MVC Act. Deprivation of promotion in employment and loss of employment opportunity after retirement due to disability. Legislature to take note of this aspect and bring suitable amendment. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-September-2021
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