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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal for Enhanced Compensation in Motor Vehicle Accident Case. Claimant awarded Rs.4,50,000/- for injuries sustained in accident, enhancing Tribunal's award of Rs.2,10,500/-....

The appellant, Sri Ekanthappa @ K.N. Ekanthappa, an agriculturist aged about 41 years, met with a motor vehicle accident on 05.11.2013 and sustained grievous injuries including fractures. He was initi...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Daughters Entitled to Equal Share in Joint Family Property Under Hindu Succession Act, 1956. Daughters' right to partition upheld despite earlier compromise decree excluding them, as compromise was not binding on them and they were not parties to it....

The present Regular Second Appeal is filed by the appellants, who are the daughters of the deceased Mukundappa, against the judgment and decree dated 09.07.2018 passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JM...

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High Court of Karnataka Reserves Judgment in Writ Petitions Challenging Ex-Parte Tax Orders and Show Cause Notices Post Moratorium Under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The court examines whether moratorium under Section 14 extinguishes pending tax claims and prohibits subsequent proceedings after approval of resolution plan....

The present writ petitions were filed by M/S. Olive Lifesciences Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956, engaged in manufacturing consumer products. The petitions challe...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Slum Notification for Non-Compliance with Section 3 of Karnataka Slum Areas Act. Landowners succeed in challenging slum declaration due to lack of prior publication and consideration of objections....

The petitioners, owners of land in Mandya District, challenged a notification dated 07.01.2013 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Mandya, declaring their land as a slum area under Section 3 of the Kar...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes NCBC Notices for Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction — Commission Cannot Summon Out-of-State Entity. Notices issued by National Commission for Backward Classes to Karnataka Power Corporation Limited for proceedings in Maharashtra held without jurisdiction under Article 338B of the Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Karnataka Power Corporation Limited, a Government of India undertaking based in Bengaluru, challenged three notices dated 28-02-2024, 04-03-2024, and 13-03-2024 issued by the National ...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Writ Petition Challenging Reopening of Assessment Under Sections 147/148 of Income Tax Act, 1961. Petition Contended That Reopening Was Barred by Limitation and Without Jurisdiction; Court Examined the First Proviso to Section 147 and the Requirement of Full Disclosure....

The petitioner, a company engaged in software development and providing services to foreign clients, challenged the reopening of its assessment for the assessment year 2012-13 by the revenue authoriti...

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High Court of Bombay at Goa Dismisses Police Constable's Petition Challenging Dismissal for Dereliction of Duty During Mob Attack. Petitioner's absence from duty during a mob attack on a police outpost constituted serious misconduct warranting dismissal under the Police Subordinate Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1975....

The petitioner, Shri Gunaji K. Govekar, was appointed as a Police Constable in 1990 and confirmed in 1994. On 04.04.2000, while posted at Thana, Cortalim Police Outpost, a mob of approximately 100 to ...

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Bombay High Court Appoints Expert Commission in Sewage Nuisance Case Against Municipal Council and Developer. The Court Held That Occupation Certificate Cannot Be Issued Without Sewerage Compliance, Recognizing Violations of Articles 14, 21, and 300A of the Constitution of India....

The writ petition before the High Court of Judicature at Bombay arose from a sewage nuisance caused to an agriculturist's land by a high-rise residential building in Kulgaon-Badlapur, Thane District. ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Expulsion from Trade Union and Denial of Consent Certificate. Deputy Registrar's Order Quashed for Misapplication of Supreme Court Precedent as Petitioner Was an Existing Member, Not a Prospective One....

The petitioner, Shrikrishna Kulkarni, was an employee of Bosch Ltd. and a member of the Bosch Employees Union, serving as its General Secretary from 12.2.2020 to 4.2.2023. On 28.11.2023, the union iss...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Industrial Court Jurisdiction in Transfer Dispute Under MRTU & PULP Act — Issuance of Transfer Order at Mumbai Confers Jurisdiction. Transfer order issued at Mumbai to employee posted in Rajasthan held to confer jurisdiction on Industrial Court at Mumbai under Section 28 of MRTU & PULP Act, 1971....

The petition was filed by Raptakos Brett & Co. Ltd., a pharmaceutical company, challenging an order of the Industrial Court at Mumbai dated 4 May 2022, which rejected the company's preliminary objecti...