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High Court of Karnataka Allows Amendment to Petition Seeking Relaxation of Video Conferencing Rules for Recording Evidence from USA. The Court permitted the petitioner to amend the writ petition to incorporate a relevant ruling on relaxation of Video Conferencing Rules under Order VI Rule 17 CPC....

The petitioner, Mrs. Rekha Gupta, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, seeking relaxation of Rule 5.3.1 of the Rules fo...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Defacto Complainant's Petition Seeking Summoning of Magistrate in POCSO Case Citing Absence of Signatures on Victim's Statement. Court Holds That Non-Signing of Section 164 Statement Does Not Vitiate Its Admissibility and Directs Expeditious Trial Completion....

The matter pertained to a writ petition filed by the defacto complainant, the father of a minor girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at Vibgyor High School in 2014. The accused, respondents 2 and...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Cheating and Forgery Case Due to Lack of Evidence. Conviction under Sections 417, 419, 420, 468 read with 471 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove charges beyond reasonable doubt....

The case involves a criminal revision petition filed by the petitioners (accused No.1 and 2) against the judgment of conviction and sentence dated 24.07.2018 passed by the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC ...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Second Appeal Against Concurrent Decrees Declaring Plaintiffs' Title and Granting Permanent Injunction. Appeal Challenges Findings on Title Based on Sale Deed and Possession, with Defendants Claiming Title as Widow and Subsequent Purchaser....

The litigation arose from a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction filed by the plaintiffs, who are the sons of Poojari Lingappa. They claimed that their father purchased the suit prop...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Company Applications for Recall of Attachment and Leave to Sell Property in Winding-Up of BPL Engineering Limited. Issues Raised Include Whether SARFAESI Act Overrides Tax Department's Statutory First Charge under the Andhra Pradesh General Sales Tax Act and Central Sales Tax Act....

The matter pertained to competing claims over an immovable property of BPL Engineering Limited (in liquidation), situated at Pashamylaram Village, Sangareddy District, Telangana, measuring 42.99 acres...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Arbitral Award in Construction Contract Dispute. Court upholds rejection of claims for additional payment due to lack of evidence and failure to prove that extra work was ordered by the Railways....

The appellant, M/s. N.N. Constructions, a proprietary concern, filed a commercial appeal under Section 37(1)(c) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (A&C Act) read with Section 13(1-A) of the...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Challenging Trial Court Order on Memo for Additional Issues in Suit for Partition and Injunction. Court Holds That Trial Court Erred in Rejecting Memo Without Considering Its Merits and That the Memo Was Not Barred by Res Judicata or Constructive Res Judicata....

The petitioners, who are the plaintiffs in O.S. No.30/2007 pending before the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Gowribidanur, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of the suit schedule prop...

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High Court Quashes Forgery Case Against Doctor Due to Lack of Prima Facie Evidence of Forgery or Use of Forged Document. Employment Dispute Over Resignation Letter Does Not Attract Sections 465 and 471 IPC....

The petitioner, Dr. Somashekar S.P., an oncologist, joined Manipal Hospital in August 2003 and worked there until September 1, 2022, in various capacities. He received an employment offer from Aster D...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR Against School Authorities Accused Under POCSO Act. Court Holds that Statutory Duty to Report Child Sexual Abuse Overrides Institutional Silence and Upholds Investigation for Failure to Report Under Section 21....

The judgment arises from a criminal petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR registered as Crime No.94 of 2026 by the Moodabidre Polic...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Insurer Liable Despite Lack of Permit as Vehicle Was Not Authorized to Ply. The court held that absence of a valid permit is a fundamental breach of policy conditions, but the insurer must pay compensation and may recover from the owner....

The appeal was filed by the National Insurance Company Limited under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment and award dated 18.11.2015 passed by the Additional Distri...