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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition of BMTC Employee Challenging Reversion Without Natural Justice. Reversion from Office Helper to Cleaner Quashed for Violation of Audi Alteram Partem....

The petitioner, M.B. Jayadevaiah, was employed as an Office Helper with the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). He was appointed as an Office Helper on 01.10.1997. However, by a Gener...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR and Charge Sheet in SC/ST Atrocities Case for Lack of Intent to Humiliate in Public View. Allegations of Caste-Based Abuse and Assault Failed to Disclose Essential Ingredients Under Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of SC/ST Act, 1989....

The petitioner, Sri Shailesh Kumar V., filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking quashment of FIR No.115/2020 registered by Suryanagar Police Station...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Successive Bail Petition in Murder Case — Petitioner Not Named in FIR or Hospital History, but Eye-Witness Statement and Charge-Sheet Implicate Him. The court held that the earlier bail petition was dismissed on merits and the new grounds raised were not sufficient to grant bail under Section 439 CrPC....

The petitioner, Abdul Majeed, filed a successive bail petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking enlargement on bail in Crime No.178/2021 registered at Udayagiri...

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High Court Grants Bail to Accused in NDPS Case Due to Lack of Conscious Possession and Long Incarceration. The court allowed the successive bail petition under Section 439 CrPC, finding that the petitioner, accused No.5, was not in conscious possession of the ganja found in the car's dicky, and the FSL report did not directly implicate him....

The petitioner, Mr. Sayyad Mohammad @ Nasim, filed a successive bail petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, seeking regular bail in Crime No.30/2021 registered by the Econ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Husband's Petition in Part, Reduces Maintenance Awarded to Wife Under Section 24 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Court Holds That Maintenance Must Be Based on Actual Income and Needs, Not Conjecture....

The petitioner, Sri N. Girish (husband), filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated 31-10-2022 passed by the 4th Additional Senior Civil Judge, Ban...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence. Deceased passenger in ambulance toppled due to driver's negligence; court apportions 50% contributory negligence as deceased was not wearing seatbelt and was lying on stretcher without safety measures....

The appeal was filed by the National Insurance Company Ltd. challenging the judgment and award dated 03.03.2014 passed by the Principal Senior Civil Judge & Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mangalore i...

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High Court Quashes Endorsement Denying Compensation in Land Acquisition for National Highway — Payment Cannot Be Withheld Due to Title Dispute After Vesting. Competent Authority Must Deposit Disputed Amount Before Court Under Section 3G(5) of National Highways Act, 1956, Not Refuse Payment....

The petitioner, T. Younis @ Unees, a landowner, challenged two endorsements dated 20.05.2022 and 20.09.2022 issued by the Special Land Acquisition Officer & Competent Authority, National Highway Autho...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Non-Speaking Order in Sugar Industry Licensing Dispute — Violation of Natural Justice and Binding Precedent. Order of Commissioner for Cane Development set aside for being contrary to earlier court direction and lacking reasons....

The petitioners, M/S. Askins Biofuels Private Limited and M/S. Shri. Bhramanandasagar Jaggery Industries, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Company's Writ Petition Challenging Land Acquisition Awards for Irrigation Project — Title Not Established. Company failed to prove ownership of acquired lands, hence no locus standi to challenge awards under Land Acquisition Act, 1894....

The petitioner, Ugar Sugar Works Limited, a public limited company, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging several land acquisition awards passed by ...

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High Court Quashes Land Acquisition Compensation Denial Endorsements for Lack of Hearing and Proper Notice Under National Highways Act, 1956. The Court held that denial of compensation without notice under Section 3G(7) of the National Highways Act, 1956 and without opportunity of hearing is arbitrary and violative of natural justice....

The petitioner, T. Younis @ Unees, a landowner, challenged two endorsements dated 20.05.2022 and 20.09.2022 issued by the Special Land Acquisition Officer & Competent Authority, National Highway Autho...