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High Court of Karnataka Examines Validity of Notifications Altering Reservation Categories for Municipal President Elections. Unavailability of Reserved Category Candidates Prompts State to Permit Broader Category, Challenged as Unilateral Executive Action....

These writ petitions challenged notifications issued by the State Government and Deputy Commissioners altering reservation categories for the posts of President and Vice-President of Town Municipal Co...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit, Upholds Preliminary Decree Granting 1/3rd Share to Plaintiffs. Court holds that plaintiffs established their claim over ancestral property and that the suit was not barred by limitation....

The appeal arises from a preliminary decree passed in O.S.No.32/2015 by the Senior Civil Judge, Sirsi, decreeing the suit for partition. The plaintiffs, Subray Timmappa Hegde and Venkatraman Timmappa ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Property Declaration Suit — Upholds Trial Court's Finding of Plaintiff's Ownership Based on Sale Deed and Possession. Defendants' Claim of Adverse Possession Fails as They Failed to Prove Hostile Possession for Statutory Period Under Section 65 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The appeal arises from a judgment and decree dated 16.07.2018 passed by the II-Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ballari in O.S.No.211/2015, decreeing the suit for declaration and mesne profits. The plai...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Caste Certificate Cancellation for Banajiga Community Member — Discriminatory Classification for Education and Employment Held Invalid. Classification of Banajiga community into Category I for education and Category I for employment violates Articles 14, 15, 16 of Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Smt V Sumitra, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging two orders: (1) the order dated 8.4.1996 passed by the 2nd respondent (Member S...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder and Attempted Murder Case Due to Unreliable Testimony of Interested Witnesses and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The case involves two criminal appeals filed by accused persons convicted by the LVI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in S.C.No.192/2019. The appellant in Crl.A.No.691/2022, Gurraia...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Reverses Acquittal for Dishonour of Cheque. Presumption under Section 139 of NI Act stands unless rebutted by accused; failure to rebut leads to conviction....

The appellant, Sri B.R. Anand, filed a criminal appeal under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment of acquittal dated 08.02.2019 passed by the IV Additional ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses PIL Challenging Appointment of Associate Professor for Lack of Bonafide Public Interest. Petitioners failed to establish locus standi as they were not competitors for the post and the petition was found to be motivated by personal interest....

The petitioners, three individuals claiming to be public-spirited persons, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of quo warranto to oust the 5th responden...

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Bombay High Court Considers Validity of Disqualification Order Against Woman Sarpanch for Failure to Hold Gram Sabha Meeting on Republic Day. Interpretation of Rule 3(2) of Gram Sabha Rules Indicates Meeting Date Not Mandatory, and Onus on Officials to Guide New Electee....

The petitioner, a Scheduled Tribe woman, was directly elected Sarpanch of village Mundgaon on 20.12.2022 and assumed office on 04.01.2023. Respondent No.3, the Deputy Sarpanch, filed an application un...