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High Court of Karnataka Upholds First Appellate Court's Decision in Testamentary Dispute — Validity of Will Established....

The dispute arose from a Regular Second Appeal filed by the defendants challenging the First Appellate Court's decree that validated a Will executed by the deceased, Annapurna. The original suit was f...

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High Court of Karnataka Delivers Judgment in Regular First Appeal Challenging Trial Court's Decree for Partition and Revocation of Partition Deed. The Appellate Court Considered Whether Daughters Married Before Hindu Succession (Karnataka Amendment) Act, 1990, are Entitled to a Share in Ancestral Properties....

The matter concerned a Regular First Appeal under Section 96 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, filed by defendant No.3, challenging the judgment and decree dated 22nd November 2008 in OS No. 5761/...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Demolition Under National Highways Act — Petitioner Failed to Establish Ownership of Property. Burden of proof lies on petitioner to establish ownership for maintainability of writ under Article 226 of Constitution of India....

The petitioner, SND Sampath, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, challenging the demolition action initiated by the re...

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High Court Dismisses Pardon Application in Murder Case Due to Lack of Jurisdiction and Insufficient Grounds. Second Pardon Application Found Unmaintainable as No New Circumstances Presented....

The judgment involved multiple criminal petitions challenging an order from the LXXXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, which granted pardon to accused No.1, Basavaraj Shivappa Mutt...

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Karnataka High Court Considers Quashing of FIR Alleging Extortion Racket in Electoral Bond Scheme. Former BJP State President Challenges Registration of Crime Under Sections 384, 120B, 34 IPC Based on Private Complaint....

The petitioner, a former Member of Parliament and State President of BJP, filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash FIR No. 224/2024 registered at Tilaknagar Police Station, Bengaluru, ...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Single Judge's Order Directing Consideration of Layout Plan Approval Despite Lapsed Scheme. Scheme Notification Under Sections 17(1) and 17(3) of Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987 Lapses After 5 Years Without Section 19 Declaration....

The State of Karnataka and the Deputy Commissioner of Vijayapura filed a writ appeal against the order of a learned Single Judge in W.P.No.201785/2023 dated 06.07.2023. The respondents, had filed a wr...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Process in Defamation Case for Lack of Sanction Under Section 197 CrPC — Public Servant Protection Upheld. Order directing registration of crime and issuance of process against CEO of Zilla Panchayat for offences under Sections 499, 500, 504 IPC set aside as complaint failed to obtain mandatory sanction under Section 197 CrPC....

The petitioner, Charulata Somal, was the Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat, Kodagu District. The respondent, Shiriyara Muddanna Shetty, an advocate, filed a private complaint before the Addit...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Against Rejection of FCRA Renewal for Concealment of Facts and Pending Case. The court held that mere pendency of a criminal case against office bearers does not automatically disqualify a society from FCRA renewal under Section 16(1) read with Section 12(4)(f)(iii) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010....

The appellant, Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development, a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, had been granted registration under Section...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Accused Trustee's Petition to Quash POCSO Case – Allegations of Abetment by Non-information Require Trial. Non-information of Sexual Assault on a Child by a Trustee of the Madarasa Prima Facie Attracts Offences Under Sections 17 and 21 of POCSO Act, 2012, and Cannot Be Quashed Under Section 482 Cr.P.C....

The petitioner, accused No.4 and a founder-trustee of Faizan Manik Mastan Madarasa in Bengaluru, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding to S...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Revocation of Probate — Will Execution Found Suspicious Due to Unnatural Circumstances and Lack of Proper Proof of Attestation Under Section 63 of Indian Succession Act, 1925. The court upheld the revocation of probate granted ex parte as the propounder failed to prove due execution and remove suspicious circumstances....

The appellant, H Srinivas Rao, filed a Miscellaneous First Appeal under Section 384 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925, challenging the order dated 15.12.2017 passed by the III Additional District and...