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  Change of use under Section 14A of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act is not a condition precedent for conversion of land for non-agricultural purposes under Section 95 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 29-February-2024
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  Property tax exemption to educational institutions. There is no need to file application seeking exemption unless the Corporation disputes usage of property exclusively for educational purposes. Karnataka High Court.

  • 29-February-2024
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  Suit cannot be dismissed for non-payment of Court fee. Proper course is to calculate deficit court fee and call upon the plaintiff to pay failing which to reject the plaint under Order 7 Rule 11(b) CPC. Karnataka High Court.

  • 29-February-2024
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  Karnataka Land Reforms Act. Land Tribunal on the passing of an order either rejecting or granting occupancy rights has no power to consider the claim on merits even if it is by consent of the tenant. Karnataka High Court.

  • 29-February-2024
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  Karnataka Land Reforms Act. Period of non-alienation for tenanted lands commences from the final order of the Land Tribunal and not from the date of issuance of Form-10. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-February-2024
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  Compromise decree in respect of ancestral properties among the coparceners can be passed even when the shares of the compromising parties to the suit are not defined by partition. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-February-2024
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  Occupancy rights under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act can be granted in respect of lands lawfully leased before the commencement of the Karnataka Village Offices Abolition Act and subsisting as on the appointed date. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-February-2024
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  Service Law. Husband undergoing vasectomy as a condition for availing maternity leave by wife applies even in cases where the husband undergoes tubectomy. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-February-2024
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  Person who is charged for an offence under Section 307 of IPC can be convicted for the offence under Sections 324 or 325 of IPC as the case may be if the ingredients of the said offence are attracted. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-February-2024
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  When plaintiff’s suit for specific performance is barred by time, the defendant’s counter claim for possession can be granted by the Court. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-February-2024
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  The advantage of omission of Sections 79A and 79B of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act is available even to pending review petition before the Appellate Tribunal. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-February-2024
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  Suit by minor challenging sale of property by his father/mother should be filed within three years from the date of attaining majority and not from the date of knowledge of the sale transaction. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-February-2024
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