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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition in Defamation Case — Rejects Application for Production of Mobile Handset as Electronic Evidence. Court holds that Section 391(2) Cr.P.C. cannot be used to compel production of evidence at appellate stage without showing prejudice or tampering....

The case arises from a criminal revision petition filed by Sri G.M. Kumar (petitioner) against Sri Kishan Hegde (respondent) in a defamation matter. The petitioner was convicted by the trial court for...

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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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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Intra-Court Appeals Against Order Upholding Blocking of Electronic Credit Ledgers Under Rule 86A of CGST Rules; Considers Requirement of Pre-Decisional Hearing and Bonafide Purchaser Protection....

The appeals arose from a common order dated 27.07.2023 passed by a Single Judge in a batch of writ petitions, rejecting the contentions of the appellants and issuing directions. The appellants, regist...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Appeal in Land Reforms Case — Upholds Land Tribunal's Order Granting Occupancy Rights to Tenant. Third Party Trust's Challenge to Tribunal's Order Dismissed as Not Maintainable Under Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961....

The appellant, T. Venkateshalu, filed an application in Form No.1 on 06.12.1983 before the Land Tribunal, Hosapete Taluk, claiming occupancy rights in respect of land bearing Sy.No.380A measuring 8 ac...

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These intra-court writ appeals arose from a common order dated 25.04.2017, by which a single judge of the Karnataka High Court had dismissed the appellants' writ petitions. The appellants are ginning ...