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High Court of Karnataka Allows Regular First Appeals in Property Suit — Decree of Trial Court Set Aside for Non-Joinder of Necessary Parties. Suit for Partition and Separate Possession Held Not Maintainable Without Impleading All Co-Sharers Under Order 1 Rule 9 of CPC, 1908....

The judgment pertains to two Regular First Appeals filed under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, against the judgment and decree dated 01.07.2014 passed by the Senior Civil Judge at Hum...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Transfer of Divorce Petition from Bengaluru to Mudhol on Wife's Hardship Grounds. Wife's financial incapacity and pendency of related civil suit at Mudhol considered sufficient grounds for transfer under Section 24 of Code of Civil Procedure, 1908....

The petitioner, Smt. Savita Patil, wife of the respondent Gireesh Patil, filed a petition under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of M.C. No. 353/2015 pending before th...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Sister-in-Law in Dowry Harassment Case — Allegations Vague and Lacking Specificity. Court holds that general and omnibus allegations against relatives of husband without specific overt acts do not warrant prosecution under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act....

The petitioner, Sushma, sister-in-law of the complainant Chaitra, sought quashing of FIR No.7/2015 registered at Hubli-Dharwad Women Police Station for offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504, 506 read...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appellant's Second Appeal in Partition Suit — No Substantial Question of Law. Concurrent findings of fact regarding joint family property and limitation upheld under Section 100 CPC....

The appellant, Smt. Neelavva, was the plaintiff in a suit for partition and separate possession of agricultural land and house properties. She claimed a 1/3rd share in the properties left by her fathe...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Tenant's Revision, Upholds Eviction for Landlord's Bonafide Need of Grandson in Rent Control Case. Non-examination of Grandson Not Fatal as Landlord's Testimony Sufficient to Establish Family Business Expansion Requirement....

The case involves a civil revision application filed by the tenant, Shyamsundar Chandmal Zanwar, against the concurrent eviction decrees passed by the trial court and the lower appellate court in favo...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revision Against Condonation of 764 Days Delay in Filing Appeal Against Ex-Parte Decree. Defendant's Lack of Knowledge of Suit Proceedings Held Sufficient Cause Under Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The case arises from a civil revision application filed by the defendant (Nasirkhan Shamsher Khan) challenging the order of the lower appellate court condoning a delay of 764 days in filing an appeal ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Quashing Petition in Section 377 IPC Case Despite Settlement. Court Refuses to Declare Section 377 Unconstitutional as Issue Pending Before Supreme Court and Binding Precedent Upholds Its Validity....

The applicant, Bharatkumar S. Gupta, filed an application under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashing of a criminal case registered against him under Section 377 of the...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Willful Breach of Consent Order in Arbitration Matter. Consent terms recorded in arbitration petition do not constitute a decree, and contempt proceedings are not maintainable for breach of a consent order unless there is willful disobedience of a specific direction....

The petitioner, Ashapura Minechem Ltd., filed a contempt petition under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging that the respondents, Armada (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and its judicial managers, committ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Cancellation of Plot Allotment and Forfeiture of Earnest Money by MIDC for Violation of Natural Justice. Allotment Cancelled Without Show Cause Notice Held Illegal Under Terms of Allotment Letter and Principles of Natural Justice....

The petitioner, M/s. Magma Agro Products Pvt. Ltd., a registered private limited company engaged in manufacturing agro-based products, applied to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MI...