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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Lokayukta Enquiry Against Daily Wage Employee for Lack of Jurisdiction. Daily Wage Junior Engineer Not a 'Public Servant' Under Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984....

The petitioner, Sri T.R. Raghunath, was employed as a Junior Engineer on a daily wage basis by the Department of Municipal Administration, Town Panchayat, Koratagere, from 1996. His services were neve...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Order Refusing Rejection of Election Petition Under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC. Election Petition Cannot Be Dismissed for Non-Presentation by Petitioner Himself or Misjoinder of Parties as Defects Are Curable Under Section 17(1) of Karnataka Panchayatraj Act, 1993....

The petitioner, Devandrappa, and respondent No.1, Huligemma, contested the Grama Panchayat election from Nagarhal-3 Constituency under Nagarhal Grama Panchayat, Lingasugur Taluk, Raichur District. The...

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High Court of Karnataka disposes writ petitions filed by home loan borrowers seeking restraint and no due certificate; court issues directions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

The High Court of Karnataka heard a batch of writ petitions filed by individual home loan borrowers against the Union of India, Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India, National Housing Bank, Trans...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Links. Conviction under Sections 302 and 201 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Ashok, was convicted by the IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, Shimoga, sitting at Bhadravathi, in Sessions Case No.94/2015 for offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 of...

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Karnataka High Court Adjudicates Writ Petition Challenging Transfer Order of Workman for Alleged Violation of Certified Standing Orders. Petition Raises Question Whether Inter-Unit Transfer is Permissible Under Standing Order Clause 7 and Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946....

The petitioners, a Junior Section Officer employee (first petitioner) and a registered Trade Union (second petitioner), challenged an inter-unit transfer order issued by the first respondent, Bharat E...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claims — Apportionment of Future Prospects and Multiplier Applied Correctly. The court held that the Tribunal erred in not considering future prospects and applied a higher multiplier for loss of dependency....

The appeals arise out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 22.12.2012 involving a lorry bearing registration No.KA-07/AA-1234. The claimants, being the legal representatives of the deceased an...

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High Court of Karnataka Directs EPFO to Pay Interest on Delayed Provident Fund Settlement — Paragraph 60(6) of EPF Scheme 1952 Held Not a Bar to Interest Claim. Petitioner entitled to interest from date of retirement till actual payment under Paragraph 72(7) of EPF Scheme 1952....

The petitioner, Mr. M.V. Kanakaraj, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to the Regional Commissioner, Employees' Provident Fund Organizatio...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Dismissal of Driver for Rash Driving Causing Accident. KSRTC's Disciplinary Action Validated as Accident Resulted from Negligent Driving, Not Mechanical Failure....

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) filed a writ petition challenging an award dated 12.10.2018 passed by the Principal District Judge, Tumkur, in Application No.10(4)(A) No.1/2017,...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows EPF Authority's Petition Against Tribunal's Reduction of Damages Under Section 14B of EPF Act. Mens Rea Not Required for Imposition of Damages for Delayed Remittance; Tribunal's Order Set Aside for Lack of Reasons....

The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I, Employees' Provident Fund Organization, Bengaluru, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Ka...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Under Section 309 IPC Relying on Accidental Consumption and Mental Healthcare Act Presumption. Prosecution of Teacher for Attempt to Suicide Quashed as Continuation Would Be Abuse of Process in Light of B Report and Section 115 of Mental Healthcare Act, 2017....

A petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was filed by a science teacher and Home Guard Commandant seeking to quash the FIR, charge sheet, and cognizance order in C.C. No. 1...