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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Property Fraud Case, Reversing Dismissal of Suit for Declaration and Injunction. The court found that visible discrepancies in sale deeds and police complaint established fraud, making handwriting expert opinion not mandatory under evidence law....

The dispute arose from a suit filed by the plaintiff seeking declaration that four sale deeds executed in 2018 were null and void and not binding on him, along with a permanent injunction restraining ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Employer's Writ Petition Against Gratuity Authority Orders Due to Statutory Time Bar. Appellate Authority Correctly Rejected Appeal Filed Beyond 120-Day Maximum Period Under Section 7(7) of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, as Special Statute Impliedly Excludes Section 5 of Limitation Act, 1963....

The High Court of Karnataka at Kalaburagi Bench heard a writ petition filed by the Executive Engineer and Managing Director of KNNL against orders passed by authorities under the Payment of Gratuity A...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Commercial Appeal in Lease Dispute, Holding Petrol Pump Construction Constitutes Commercial Use Under Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The Court Set Aside the Order Returning the Plaint, Finding that the Dispute Arose from an Agreement Relating to Immovable Property Used Exclusively in Trade or Commerce Under Section 2(1)(c)(vii) of the Act....

The appellants filed a commercial appeal under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015 read with Order XLIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, challenging an order dated 14.03.202...

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A-Kharab vs B-Kharab Land Judgment: Karnataka High Court Rules No Reclassification Without Survey & Records (2026)...

The dispute concerned land in Survey No.20 of Chinnappanahalli Village, which had been granted to the petitioner’s grandfather under the Mysore (Personal and Miscellaneous) Inams Abolition Act, ...

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Karnataka High Court Reserves Order in Writ Petition Seeking Premature Release of Life Convict. Court Analyzes Applicability of Supreme Court's Sukhdev Yadav Judgment on Sentence Interpretation....

The petitioner, a life convict serving sentence in Central Prison, Mysore, approached the High Court of Karnataka seeking a writ of mandamus for his immediate release. He was convicted for offences un...

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High Court of Karnataka Pronounces CAV Order in Writ Petition Against Encroachment Removal Orders Under Panchayat Raj Rules. Petitioners Alleged to Have Suppressed Material Facts and Withdrawn Civil Suit....

The Petitioners, Smt. Hombalamma and Sri Appaji, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka challenging three orders: (i) the Exec...

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Karnataka High Court Reserves Judgment on Writ Petition Challenging Adjournment of Co-operative Society Meeting Due to Lack of Quorum. Petition Seeks Declaration that Quorum for Board Meeting Should Be Computed on the Basis of Elected Directors, Not Total Sanctioned Strength, Under Rule 14-AK and Section 28-A of Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959....

The writ petition arose from the elections to the Managing Committee of a Primary Co-operative Society, respondent No.3, scheduled for 28 January 2024. The total sanctioned strength of the committee w...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petition to Quash Rape Charges in Teacher Misconduct Case Due to Prima Facie Evidence of Coercion. Court Holds That Allegations of Threatening to Circulate Nude Photographs and Forced Sexual Acts Are Sufficient to Frame Charges Under Sections 376(2)(b), (f), (n) IPC and Require Trial, Not Quashing Under Section 482 CrPC....

The case arises from a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, filed by a permanent teacher seeking quashing of proceedings in a rape and assault case. The complai...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Accused's Petition in Murder Case Under BNS, Upholding Remand Order Despite Delay in Production. Delay of 25 Minutes in Producing Accused Before Magistrate Does Not Vitiate Remand as Grounds for Arrest Were Furnished and Investigation Ongoing, Citing Article 22(2) of Constitution and D.K. Basu Precedent....

The dispute arose from a criminal petition filed by the petitioner, accused No.2, challenging a remand order dated 26-05-2025 and seeking his release in Crime No.43 of 2025, pending before the II Addi...