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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Appeals in Land Acquisition Dispute — Clarifies Interest on Enhanced Compensation....

The Miscellaneous First Appeals were filed by the Project Director and the Special Land Acquisition Officer of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) challenging the dismissal of Arbitration ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Property Dispute Case — Abuse of Process Established....

The case involved two criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash FIRs and proceedings against the petitioners. The first petition (Crl.P.No.27...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Acquittal in IPC Section 305 Case Due to Insufficient Evidence. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a direct link between the accused's actions and the suicide of the minor....

The case involved an appeal against the acquittal of two respondents accused of abetting the suicide of a minor, Master Kiran. The incident occurred on 01.02.2019 when Kiran's volleyball accidentally ...

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High Court of Karnataka Confirms EPF Contribution on Commission Allowance — Establishment's Claims of Exemption Rejected....

The dispute arose between an establishment and the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner regarding the applicability of EPF contributions on various wage components, particularly commission and allowan...

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High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Ex-General Manager in Legal Metrology Case Due to Lack of Responsibility Established. Proceedings Against Employee Invalid as Company Not Arrayed as Accused Under Section 49 of Legal Metrology Act, 2009....

The case involved a criminal petition filed by an ex-general manager challenging the cognizance taken against him for alleged violations under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and the associated Rules. T...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Regarding Land Dispute — Upholds Rights of Contesting Respondents. The court found that the learned Single Judge erred in issuing a writ of mandamus without confirming compliance with statutory requirements under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961....

The case involved two intra-Court writ appeals filed by contesting respondents against an order of the learned Single Judge in a writ petition concerning land ownership and eviction. The original writ...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Petitioner's Challenge Against Orders of City Civil Court — Reopening of Cases Permitted....

The High Court of Karnataka addressed multiple writ petitions filed by the Bowring Institute against various respondents, challenging orders from the City Civil Court that permitted the reopening of c...

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High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal Challenging Vice-Chancellor's Appointment — Repeated Proceedings Found to be Abuse of Process. The court ruled that repeated attempts to invoke jurisdiction for the same cause constitute an abuse of process and should not be entertained....

The dispute arose from the appointment of Dr. S. Vidyashankar as Vice-Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), which had been challenged in multiple proceedings, including W.P.No.166...

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High Court of Karnataka Disposes Writ Petition for Speedy Trial in Criminal Case — Court Emphasizes Right to Speedy Trial....

The dispute arose from a writ petition filed by a port officer challenging the charge sheet issued against him in a criminal case pending since 2013. The petitioner sought to quash the charge sheet on...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications Under KIAD Act Due to Procedural Irregularities. The court found that the acquisition process violated statutory requirements and failed to consider landowners' objections....

The present writ appeals arose from the judgment and order of the learned Single Judge dated 12.11.2013, which quashed notifications issued under the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act, 1966, ...