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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 ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Order Compelling Accused to Produce Documents Under Section 91 Cr.P.C. Accused Cannot Be Compelled to Produce Self-Incriminating Documents, Following Supreme Court's Interpretation in Shyamlal Mohanlal Choksi that Accused Is Not Included in Term 'Person'....

The dispute arose from a private complaint lodged by a retired assistant teacher against the office bearers of an educational institution, alleging offences under Sections 177, 192, 196, 199, 405, 408...

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Karnataka High Court Disposes of Writ Appeal in Voter List Deletion Matter — Appeal Filed by Appellants Against Publication Alleged to be in Contravention of Representation of People Act, 1950 and Court Order; Court's Final Ruling Not Mentioned....

Background: The writ appeal arose out of the rejection of a writ petition filed by 21 appellants who were electors of the Shivajinagar Assembly Constituency. The writ petition challenged a newspaper p...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes BBMP Eviction Notice Against Market Vendors for Violation of Natural Justice. Notice Issued Without Hearing Licensees and Without Considering Their Representations Held Illegal....

The petitioners, nine individuals who were licensees of shops in the BBMP Gandhi Bazar Market in Bengaluru, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging a ...

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High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru Quashes Planning Authority's Endorsement That Required Free Surrender of Land for National Highway Widening as Condition for Building Plan Approval. Court Rules Section 17(2-B) of Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, 1961 Does Not Apply to External Road Widening Projects; Authority Must Acquire Land and Pay Compensation....

The petitioner, owner of 8½ guntas of converted non-agricultural land in Dandupalya Village, Hosakote Taluk, purchased under a sale deed in 2013, submitted a building plan for approval to Respondent ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Adoption Dispute — Concurrent Findings of Nullity Upheld. Adoption of Minor by Widow Without Husband's Consent and Without Registered Deed Held Void Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956....

The appellant, Basavaraj alias Shivabasappa, a minor represented by his natural father, filed a second appeal under Section 100 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging the concurrent finding...