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Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Absorption Under Government Resolution After Reinstatement in EGS Service — Claim for Regularisation Rejected Due to Delay and Laches....

The petitioner, Ashok Bhikanrao Deshmukh, was appointed as a Mustering Assistant on daily wages under the Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) from 01.11.1985. He was orally terminated on 11.02.1987. He ...

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High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad Dismisses Employer's Petition Challenging Overtime Award to Retired Employee Under Section 33C(2) of Industrial Disputes Act. Employer's Internal Circular Limiting Overtime Cannot Override Statutory Entitlement; Employer Failed to Rebut Evidence of Overtime Worked....

The petitioners, Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. (MSETCL) and its officers, challenged the judgment and order dated 18.05.2022 passed by the learned Judge Labour Court, Jalgaon, in...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Property Dispute Over Temple Land, Remands for Fresh Consideration of Adverse Possession and Limitation Issues. The court set aside the first appellate court's decree and restored the trial court's dismissal of the suit, finding that the plaintiffs failed to prove title and possession within limitation....

The present second appeal arises from a property dispute concerning a temple and adjacent land in Burhanagar, Ahmednagar. The original plaintiffs (respondents 1-4) filed Regular Civil Suit No.600/1982...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Insurance Nomination Dispute — Mother of Deceased Policyholder Entitled to Insurance Proceeds as Nominee Under Section 39 of Insurance Act, 1938. Nominee is a Trustee, Not Beneficial Owner; Suit for Declaration and Injunction by Legal Heirs Not Maintainable....

The appellant, Smt. Yashodha, is the mother and nominee of the deceased policyholder, Sri Rohith S, who died intestate. The respondents, Smt. Rashmi J (widow) and Baby Lakshara (minor daughter), filed...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence. Claimants' Appeal for Enhanced Compensation Dismissed as Deceased Pedestrian Found 50% Contributory to Accident....

The case arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 22.05.2011 at about 8.30 p.m. near Mallaghatta Gate, Kunigal Town, Tumkur District. The deceased, one Smt. Rizwana, was crossing the road...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Property Tax Demand for Period Prior to Completion of Construction in Mysuru City Corporation. Property tax under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 can only be levied from the date of completion of building, not from the date of approval of plan....

The petitioner, M/s B M Habitat, a partnership firm represented by its partner Deepak Lulla, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karn...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Non-Compliance of Order in Matrimonial Dispute. Court holds that contempt proceedings are not a substitute for execution and require proof of willful disobedience beyond reasonable doubt....

The complainant, Srirupa Roy, filed a contempt petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging that the accused perso...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Land Dispute Over Layout Development — Upholds Single Judge's Order Directing Consideration of Representation. Appellant's claim of possession and ownership over southern portion of Sy.No.532 not established; court directs authorities to decide representation within six weeks....

The appellant, Sri Pabba Reddy Kodandarami Reddy, filed a writ appeal under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act challenging an order dated 29.11.2022 passed by a learned Single Judge in W.P.No.1...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Insufficient Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for causing death by staged accident overturned as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves an appeal against conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder. The prosecution's case initially registered as an accident under Sections 279 and 304A IPC, but later converted to murd...