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High Court of Karnataka Allows Criminal Revision Petition in Karnataka Excise Act Case — FIR Based on Panchanama Held Invalid. Conviction Set Aside as Search and Seizure Before Registration of FIR Renders Trial Vitiated....

The case arose from the interception of a motorcycle on 24 November 2008 by Excise officials in Hunsur taluk, Karnataka, who seized 48 bottles of whisky being transported without a valid license. The ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Reference Rejection Set Aside Due to Procedural Error. Power of Attorney Holder Entitled to Maintain Reference Under Section 54(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The appellant, Santosh S. Nayak, as Power of Attorney holder of the land owner Manappa Ramappa Lamani, filed a reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, challenging the compensatio...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50 — Failure to Inform Right to be Searched Before Gazetted Officer or Magistrate Renders Conviction Unsustainable....

The petitioner, Ramanna S/o Tirkappa Yerimani, was convicted by the Civil Judge and JMFC, Savanur in C.C. No. 04/2013 for offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Land Tribunal Order for Violation of Natural Justice in Occupancy Certificate Proceedings. Land Tribunal's order set aside as it was passed without notice to petitioners and without considering their objections under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961....

The petitioners, who are agriculturists, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 30.10.2015 passed by the Land Tribunal, Shahapur in Fi...

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Bombay High Court Allows Librarian's Petition Against Premature Superannuation at 58 Years. Librarian Held to Be a 'Teacher' Under Maharashtra Public Universities Act, 2016, Entitled to Retirement Age of 60 Years Extendable to 62 Years....

The petitioner, Sudhakar Govind Shelar, was appointed as an Assistant Librarian at respondent no.5-Ayurved Mahavidyalaya on 04.01.1992 and later promoted to Librarian. On 03.05.2021, he received a com...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Non-Supply of Documents and Non-Application of Mind. Detenu's Right to Make Representation Under Article 22(5) Violated as Detaining Authority Failed to Supply Bail Order and Witness Statements, Rendering Detention Under Section 3(2) of Gujarat Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Act, 1985 Invalid....

The petitioner, Divyaniben Ajaykumar Patel, wife of the detenu Ajay Bhula Patel @ Ajay Ghodo, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay High Court (Bench a...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Revenue's Challenge to Settlement Commission Order in Income Tax Case. ITSC's order under Section 245D(4) of Income Tax Act, 1961 upheld as valid and not perverse....

The Commissioner of Income Tax, Central – II, Mumbai, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 31st July 2013 passed by the Income Tax Settlement Commission (ITSC) under Section 245D(4) of t...

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Bombay High Court Quashes IBBI Circular as Ultra Vires in Insolvency Professional Regulation — Circular Purporting to Clarify Regulation 4(2)(b) of LP Regulations Held to Be an Impermissible Retrospective Amendment....

The petitioner, Amit Gupta, a chartered accountant and registered insolvency professional, challenged a circular dated 28 September 2023 issued by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI). ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Negligence of Bus Driver — Act of God Defence Rejected. Tribunal's finding of no negligence reversed; bus driver held negligent for sudden lane change causing accident....

The appeal arises from a motor accident claim filed by Rajesh Shantilal Sejpal (since deceased, represented by legal heirs) under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the order of ...