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  Criminal Procedure Code. Appeal against conviction is not continuation of the prosecution. Victim has no right to be impleaded in such appeal and be heard on suspension of sentence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 14-September-2021
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  Compassionate appointment under the Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules 1996. 'Dependent' does NOT include divorced daughter. Supreme Court.

  • 13-September-2021
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  Karnataka Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act, 1987. Issuance of Whip, Enquiry by Competent Authority etc explained. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-September-2021
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  Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Contours of the Court’s power to review arbitral awards explained. Every error of law would not amount to ‘patent illegality’ and erroneous application of law cannot be categorised as patent illegality. Supreme Court

  • 12-September-2021
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  Civil Procedure Code. Section 100. There is no prohibition on entertaining a second appeal even on a question of fact when the findings of fact are found to be perverse. Supreme Court reiterates

  • 11-September-2021
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  Land acquisition. Compensation. In cases where land is valued on the basis of sales statistics, trees will have to be valued separately. Supreme Court.

  • 11-September-2021
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  Karnataka High Court exhaustively explains Karnataka State Apartment Ownership Act, 1972 and Karnataka Ownership Flats (Regulation of the Promotion of Construction, Sale, Management and Transfer) Act, 1972

  • 11-September-2021
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  'Planting trees on a barren Government land is not a crime. Afforestation is an essential tool to deal with global warming'. Karnataka High Court

  • 11-September-2021
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  Criminal Law. Acquittal of an employee in departmental proceedings. Criminal proceedings on the same cause of action can not be continued. Karnataka High Court.

  • 10-September-2021
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  Karnataka SC-ST (PTCL) Act, 1978. Application for resumption and restoration of granted land filed 10 years after the sale can be rejected on the ground of delay and laches. Karnataka High Court.

  • 10-September-2021
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  Karnataka SC-ST (PTCL) Act, 1978 is NOT applicable in cases of mere agreements of sale without delivery of possession. Karnataka High Court.

  • 10-September-2021
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  Karnataka SC-ST (PTCL) Act, 1978. Application for resumption and restoration of granted land filed 8 years after the sale can NOT be rejected on the ground of delay and laches. Supreme Court.

  • 09-September-2021
  • Daksha Legal