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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Death of Workman in Electrical Accident Under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Employer and Contractor Held Jointly Liable for Negligence in Providing Safety Equipment....

The appeal was filed by the legal representatives of the deceased workman, Maheshnayak, who died in an electrical accident while working for the respondents. The deceased was employed by the second re...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Abuse — Section 21 POCSO Act Requires Actual Knowledge of Offence, Not Mere Suspicion. Doctor Treating Minor for Pregnancy Without Knowledge of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 21 of POCSO Act....

The petitioner, Dr. Chandrashekar T.B., a doctor and accused No. 8 in Special Case No. 44/2023, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC seeking ...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Prohibition Against Commercial Court in Arbitration Matter. Commercial Court's Jurisdiction Upheld Under Section 2(1)(c) of Commercial Courts Act, 2015, and Petitioner Estopped from Challenging Jurisdiction After Having Earlier Invoked It....

The writ petition was filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of prohibition to restrain the LXXXV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Commercial Court, Bengaluru, fr...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Petition to Restrain Encashment of Bank Guarantee in Contract Dispute — No Concluded Contract Found. Court quashes demand letters and directs status quo, holding that without a work order, there is no concluded contract and invocation is arbitrary....

The petitioner, PG Setty Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd., a construction company, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash the demand letters da...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Concurrent Findings of Courts Below Upheld. Co-owner in possession cannot claim adverse possession against other co-owners without clear ouster; suit for partition not barred by limitation under Article 65 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The present regular second appeal arises out of a partition suit originally filed as O.S. No. 9/1993 on the file of the Munsiff & JMFC, Koratagere. The suit was filed by the respondents (plaintiffs) a...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Landowners' Writ Petition Challenging Refusal to Change Master Plan Road Alignment. Change of Alignment of 30-Meter Road Not Permissible in Interregnum Under Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961; Decision of Planning Authority Upheld....

The case arose from a writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by two landowners, K. Gopalagowda and R. Ravichandar, challenging the refusal of the Bangalore Interna...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR in Partnership and Work Execution Dispute Holding It Essentially Civil. Criminal Proceedings for Cheating and Trespass Found to Be Abuse of Process; Dispute Purely Civil in Nature and Does Not Attract Sections 420, 448, 506, 34 IPC....

The petitioners, accused in FIR No.154/2021, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution read with Section 482 CrPC seeking to quash the FIR registered at Vijaynagar Police St...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Trial Court Order Rejecting Application to Implead Legal Representatives in Suit for Declaration and Injunction — Held That Order 22 Rule 4 CPC Does Not Apply to Defendants and Application Under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC Is Maintainable...

The petitioners, who are defendants in O.S. No. 224/2014 pending before the II Addl. Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Raichur, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 11.01.2022 on IA-24. The re...

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High Court of Karnataka Directs Consideration of Representation for Land Conversion Under Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 — Petitioner's Application Under Section 95(2) Must Be Decided Within Three Months....

The petitioner, Abdul Rehman S/o Gousuddin Bidri, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, seeking a writ of ...