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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Injured Pillion Rider in Motorcycle Accident — Reduces Contributory Negligence from 20% to 10%. The court held that a pillion rider cannot be attributed negligence without evidence of his own fault, and awarded enhanced compensation under various heads under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Sri R. Kishore Kumar, a 22-year-old pillion rider, sustained grievous injuries in a road accident on 20.08.2018 due to the rash and negligent riding of the motorcycle by respondent No.1...

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High Court Quashes Appointment of Non-Official Member to Cooperative Society Board Pending Election Notification Under Section 28-A(4-B)(1) of Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 — Appointment Made After Election Notification Held Invalid as It Would Affect Composition of Board and Free and Fair Elections....

The petitioner, L.N. Shivareddy, an elected director of the 4th respondent society, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash a notification dated ...

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High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging National Highway Bypass Construction as Not Maintainable. Private individuals cannot invoke public interest jurisdiction to stop a government-approved road project without demonstrating personal or public injury....

The petitioners, two private individuals, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, invoking the public interest jurisdiction of the High Court of Karnataka. They ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Accused in CBI Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC and Section 19 of Prevention of Corruption Act. Criminal proceedings quashed as petitioner was a public servant entitled to protection under Section 197 CrPC and Section 19 of PC Act, and no valid sanction was obtained....

The petitioner, Vijayraj Surana, was accused No.4 in FIR RC0782020E005 dated 08.09.2020 registered by the CBI for offences under Sections 120B, 420, 468, 471 IPC and Sections 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) ...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Appeal Against Conviction for Murder Based on Circumstantial Evidence. Dying Declaration and Recovery from Accused form key evidence in determining guilt under Section 302 IPC....

The appeal arose from the conviction of Basavaraj Jagaluru for the murder of Jagadish Shiraguppi, a blind man from Gadag. On 23 May 2015, Police Inspector Girish Pandu Rodakar received a phone call ab...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Railway Accident Claim — Death of Bona Fide Passenger Due to Fall from Train Held Untoward Incident. Fall from a moving train due to sudden jerk constitutes an 'untoward incident' under Section 123(c)(2) of the Railways Act, 1989, entitling the claimant to compensation under Section 124A....

The appellant, Smt. Kamal Wd/o Tulshidas Wani, filed a claim for compensation before the Railway Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, following the death of her husband, Tulshidas, who died after falling from a m...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petitions Challenging Executing Court's Refusal to Stay Execution in Mundkar Rights Claim. Court holds that mere filing of a declaration suit before Mamlatdar does not create a right to stay execution proceedings under Order XXI Rule 97, 99, 101 CPC....

The petitioners, Lawrance Pereira and Juliana Pereira, filed Writ Petition No. 611 of 2023 challenging the order dated 06.09.2023 passed by the Executing Court in Special Execution Application No. 13/...

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Bombay High Court Clarifies Interim Order in License Fee Dispute - Petitioner Seeks Deletion of 'With Interest' Clause. Court Records Submission but Does Not Pass Final Order on Clarification....

This is a clarification application in a pending writ petition before the Bombay High Court. The petitioner, through counsel Mr. Pardiwala, moved the court seeking clarification of paragraph 10(viii) ...