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Bombay High Court Quashes Reopening of Assessment Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Lack of Fresh Material. Reassessment based on same facts as original assessment without new tangible material is invalid....

The petitioner, Shashikiran Janardhan Shetty, challenged a notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, dated 1 July 2014, seeking to reopen the assessment for the assessment year 2009-10, an...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Corruption Case Against Private Individuals for Lack of Sanction Under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Private individuals not being public servants, the FIR under PC Act was an abuse of process and quashed....

The petitioners, who are private individuals not holding any public office, filed petitions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of FIR No.15/2023 registered by ...

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High Court of Karnataka Examines Constitutionality of Section 17 Prohibiting Legal Representation in Senior Citizens Act Proceedings. Petitioner, an Octogenarian, Seeks Declaration That Bar on Advocates is Ultra Vires Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1960....

The dispute arose under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The petitioner, an 82-year-old man, alleged that his sons transferred his property to their names by a fra...

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Karnataka High Court Considers Appeal Against Conviction for Murder and Assault, Where Death Occurred Four Days After Incident. Appeal Argues for Conviction Under Section 304 Part I IPC Based on Sudden Provocation and Lack of Intent....

The appeal arises from the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 08.02.2017 passed in S.C.No.85/2014 by the Principal Sessions Judge at Tumakuru. Accused No.1, the appellant, was convicted under S...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cognizance Order Against Accused No.3 in Corruption Case Due to Lack of Sanction Under Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The court held that sanction for prosecution is a mandatory condition precedent for taking cognizance against a public servant, and its absence renders the proceedings void ab initio....

The petitioner, Shri M.R. Seetharam, was arrayed as accused No.3 in Spl.C.C. No.656/2021 pending before the XXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Bengaluru Urban District, ...

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Karnataka High Court Adjudicates Criminal Appeal Filed by Accused Convicted Under IPC Sections 364, 302, 201 for Kidnapping and Murder. The Court Examines Whether the Trial Court's Life Imprisonment Sentence Is Sustainable Based on Evidence....

The criminal appeal preferred by the accused-appellant challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 18.12.2017 passed by the I Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in S...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt....

The case pertains to an appeal filed by Thippeswamy @ Thippeshi, Nagendrappa @ Nagaraja, and Jayamma (appellants/accused Nos. 1 to 3) against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 08....

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Rejection of PSI Appointment for Lack of Driving License on Cut-off Date. Essential Qualification Must Be Possessed by Cut-off Date, Not Subsequently Acquired....

The petitioner, Prachi Rama Varak, applied for the post of Police Sub Inspector (Female) in the Goa Police Department pursuant to an advertisement dated 28.03.2021. The cut-off date for eligibility wa...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Adjudicates Writ Petition on Tender Disqualification of Consortium with Proprietary Lead Member. Court Examines Whether RFP Clauses Required All Consortium Members to be Companies Under Companies Act, 2013....

Background: The dispute arose from a tender process initiated by Mormugao Port Authority (Respondent No.1) for the operation and maintenance of International and Domestic Cruise Terminals and Ferry Te...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows PIL Seeking Removal of Bore Wells, Septic Tanks, and Garbage Pits from Calangute-Candolim Beach Stretch — Environmental Violations by Beach Shacks Must Be Addressed to Protect Coastal Ecology. The court directed compliance with earlier undertakings and enforcement of the shack policy to prevent overcrowding and pollution....

This Public Interest Litigation was instituted by Mr. Reuben Franco, a resident of Calangute, Goa, seeking reliefs concerning the Calangute-Candolim beach stretch. The petitioner alleged that the beac...