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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Notice and Relinquishment Deed Obtained by Coercion in Road Widening Case; Urban Development Authorities Cannot Demand Free Land Surrender Without Statutory Authorization under Section 32(5) of Karnataka Urban Development Authorities Act, 1987....

The petitioners, private citizens owning land in Shivamogga, challenged a demand by urban authorities to surrender 109.80 square metres of their land free of cost for road widening as a condition for ...

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Karnataka High Court Hears Writ Petition Seeking Mandamus to BBMP for Enforcement of Encroachment Removal Orders; Petitioners Allege That BBMP Abdicated Its Statutory Duty. Court Examines Whether a 40-Foot Passage Created Under a Will Constitutes a Public Street Under Section 2(30) of Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976....

The writ petition concerned a family property dispute in Bengaluru involving a 40-foot wide passage/road that provided access to several subdivided plots. The property originally belonged to M. Venkat...

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The judgment pertains to an appeal by an insurance company against a compensation award and a cross-objection by claimants seeking enhancement. The deceased cleaner died after being hit by a vehicle w...

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Karnataka High Court Reserves Judgment on Cross Appeals in Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Dispute. Court Considers Market Value Determination and Development Charges Deduction for Acquired Land....

The case involved cross appeals arising from a land acquisition compensation dispute under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The landowner, Nalini, owned 2 acres 12 guntas of land in R.S.No.34/2 of Mari...

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Karnataka High Court Reserves Judgment in Appeal Against Compulsory Retirement Penalty of Junior Engineer. Appeal Challenges Single Judge’s Order Upholding Penalty Despite Acquittal in Criminal Case Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988....

The appellant, a Junior Engineer in a state electricity corporation, faced a trap by the Lokayukta in 2011 for allegedly demanding illegal gratification to install a transformer. Criminal proceedings ...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Endorsement and Directs Issuance of Occupancy Certificate in Land Development Dispute. Withdrawal of Provisional Master Plan 2031 by State Government Held Not to Affect Prior Sanctioned Building Plan and Construction, and BBMP Directed to Grant Occupancy Certificate Within Five Weeks....

The writ petition was filed by the owner of converted land and a real estate developer challenging an endorsement by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) refusing an occupancy certificate. Th...

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High Court of Karnataka Considers Leave Encashment Entitlement During Dismissal Period in KSRTC. Dispute Involves Interpretation of Mysore State Road Transport Corporation Employees Leave Rules, 1964 and Whether Continuity of Service Grants Earned Leave Without Actual Duty....

The matter involved two writ petitions before the High Court of Karnataka concerning the entitlement of a retired KSRTC workman to leave encashment for the period he remained dismissed from service. T...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition Challenging Preventive Detention Order as Not Maintainable. Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable When Detention is Under Valid Order; Proper Remedy is Certiorari....

The petitioner, Smt. Alisha, challenged her preventive detention by filing a writ petition in the nature of habeas corpus before the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. The detention order dated 3...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Wife's Criminal Revision Petition in Domestic Violence Act Case, Setting Aside Appellate Order Denying Maintenance. Appellate Court Exceeded Jurisdiction by Ruling on Marriage Validity; Maintenance Entitlement Upheld Under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005....

The litigation arose from a petition filed by the wife under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, seeking maintenance alleging domestic violence and cruelty by the h...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment FIR Against In-Laws Due to Omnibus Allegations and Retaliatory Filing. Court Holds That Bald and Omnibus Allegations Without Independent Specific Acts Cannot Sustain Prosecution Under Sections 498A, 504, 323, 506 IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961....

The case arose out of two criminal petitions filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking to quash the complaint and FIR in Crime No.423/2018 registered at Deodurga Police ...