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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Cheque Dishonour Case — Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act Not Rebutted by Accused. Failure to Prove Loan Repayment or Dispute Existence of Debt Leads to Conviction Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The appellant-complainant, Sri Krishna Reddy M, filed a criminal appeal under Section 378(4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, against the judgment of acquittal dated 20 November 2014 passed by...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Possession Suit — Concurrent Findings of Courts Below Upheld. Suit for Possession Based on Title and Prior Possession Dismissed as Plaintiffs Failed to Prove Title and Possession Within 12 Years....

The case involves a second appeal filed by the plaintiffs (appellants) against the concurrent judgment and decree of the Trial Court and First Appellate Court dismissing their suit for possession. The...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition to Set Aside Abatement and Implead Legal Representatives in Partition Suit — Trial Court's Rejection of Application Under Order 22 Rule 9 CPC Quashed for Failure to Consider Sufficient Cause....

The petitioners, who were the plaintiffs in a suit for partition and separate possession, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Additional Senior Civil Judge, Haveri, dated 30.06.2018, wh...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Section 9 Order Against Transferee of Property in Arbitration Dispute — Lis Pendens Applies to Non-Signatory Purchaser. Arbitration clause binds subsequent purchaser of property subject to arbitration agreement, and lis pendens applies to Section 9 proceedings under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996....

The appellant, M/s Devtree Corp. LLP, purchased a property from the original owner who was a party to a development agreement containing an arbitration clause. The respondent, M/s Bhumika North Garden...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Validity of Will in Partition Appeal After Handwriting Expert Finds Signatures Not of Testator. Appeal Challenges Trial Court’s Dismissal of Suit for Intestate Partition Based on Unproven Will Under Indian Succession Act....

The appeal arose from the judgment and decree dated 8.10.2009 passed by the Civil Judge (Sr.Dn.) and ACJM, Karkala, in O.S.No.134/2006, dismissing a suit for partition. The plaintiff, appellant herein...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Money Recovery Decree, Upholds Use of Photocopy Agreement as Secondary Evidence. Where Defendant Took Original Agreement to Procure Signatures and Did Not Return It, Photocopy Held Admissible Under Section 65, Indian Evidence Act, 1872....

The appeal arose from a suit for recovery of money decreed by the trial court. The plaintiff alleged that the defendants, representing themselves as owners of certain sites, agreed to sell them for Rs...

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High Court Grants Bail to Accused in Murder Case Based on Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Conspiracy and Long Incarceration. The court held that mere allegation of conspiracy without direct evidence does not justify denial of bail under Section 439 CrPC....

The petitioner, Mahantesh Shirur, filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking regular bail in Crime No. 97/2022 registered by Vidyanagar Police Station...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Motorcycle Accident Victim in MVA Appeal — Multiplier Corrected from 15 to 16 Based on Age of Claimant. The Court applied multiplier 16 as per Sarla Verma and added 40% future prospects as per Pranay Sethi for self-employed claimant aged 41 years, enhancing total compensation from Rs. 3,69,000 to Rs. 5,16,800....

The appellant-claimant, Sri Sadath Ali Khan, aged 41 years, was the rider of a motorcycle bearing registration No.KA-42-U-5623. On 05.03.2016 at about 4.30 p.m., he met with an accident due to the ras...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition Against Tribunal's Rejection of Deferment Application Under Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979 — Tribunal Directed to Consider Deferment Application on Merits. The Court held that the Tribunal must consider the application under Section 14(5) of the Act on its own merits and not reject it summarily....

The petitioner, M/s Big Bags Bangalore Pvt Ltd (now known as M/s Top Sack Packaging Pvt Ltd), filed a Civil Revision Petition under Section 15-A of the Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979, chall...