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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Invalidity of Scheduled Tribe Certificate — Relies on Prior Validity Granted to Paternal Uncle and Cousin Under Thakur Caste. The Court held that the Scrutiny Committee must give due weight to validity certificates of close blood relatives when considering a caste claim....

The petitioner, Prakash Shrawan Deore, was employed as a semiskilled worker against a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) and his caste claim as Thakur was referred to the Scrutiny Committee. The ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Tender Notification for Jog Falls Canteen Due to Lack of Authority and Arbitrariness. State Government's delegation of power to Jog Falls Management Authority to issue tender for canteen lease was ultra vires the Karnataka Tourism Policy and the Jog Falls Management Authority Rules....

The petitioners, Mr. Lohith M and Jogalls Chayagrahakara Sangha, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. They sou...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Contractor's Petition Against Deduction of Labour Welfare Cess. Cess Cannot Be Deducted Unless Included in Estimate or Tender Notification Under Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996....

The petitioner, R.N. Parameshwarappa, a Class-I Civil Contractor, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the respondents, the State of Kar...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Withdrawal of Land Acquisition Reference to Avail Enhanced Compensation Under 2013 Act. Reference Court's Rejection Set Aside as Claimants Entitled to Benefit of Section 24(2) Proviso of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013....

The petitioners, who were claimants in land acquisition references under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, filed an application (I.A.No.5) before the Reference Court seeking withdrawal of the references...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Tender Notification for Jog Falls Concession Due to Lack of Authority and Non-Compliance with Tender Rules. The court held that the State Government lacked authority to issue the tender notification under the Karnataka Tourism Policy and that the tender process violated principles of natural justice and transparency....

The petitioners, Mr. Lohith M and Jogalls Chayagrahakara Sangha, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the tender notification dated 28.10.2017 issu...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Contractor's Petition Against Deduction of Labour Welfare Cess. Cess Cannot Be Deducted Unless Included in Estimate or Tender Notification Under Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996....

The petitioner, R.N. Parameshwarappa, a Class-I Civil Contractor, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the respondents (State of Karnata...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Conviction of Journalist for Extortion Under Sections 384 and 385 IPC — Demand of Rs. 50,000 to Stop Publishing Articles About Illegal Land Conversion Constitutes Extortion....

The case involves a criminal revision application filed by Sharad Balkrushna Deotale, a journalist, challenging his conviction under Sections 384 and 385 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for extortion. ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes FIR in Kidnapping and Attempt to Murder Case Due to Compromise Between Parties. Court holds that when the victim and complainant have settled the dispute and no public interest is involved, continuation of proceedings would be an abuse of process of law under Section 482 CrPC....

The applicants, ten individuals, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of First Information Report (FIR) No. 344 of 2018 registered at ...