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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Municipal Orders Due to Delay and Laches. Petitioner sought quashing of orders dated 25.11.2000 and 02.09.2002 after 16 years, held not maintainable....

The petitioner, Sri Hanmanthappa, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, seeking to quash orders passed by ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Executing Court's Orders on Stamp Duty Calculation for Arbitration Award Execution. Stamp duty on award under Article 11(b) of Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 is payable on principal amount only, not on interest and costs....

The petitioner, Shriram City Union Finance Ltd., a finance company, had initiated arbitration proceedings against the respondents for recovery of an overdue loan amount. The arbitrator partly allowed ...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Nil TDS Certificate Under Section 195(2) of Income Tax Act. Assessment of Whether Reimbursement of Seconded Employees' Salaries Constitutes Fee for Technical Services Under India-US Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement....

The petition impugned the order of the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (International Taxation) rejecting the application for a Nil TDS certificate under Section 195(2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. ...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Revision Petitioner in Food Adulteration Case Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory Sampling Procedure. Failure to Follow Rule 14 of Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 Renders Conviction Unsustainable....

The case pertains to a criminal revision petition filed by M. Ajithkumar, the proprietor of Swasthik Trading Company, challenging his conviction under Section 7(2) of the Prevention of Food Adulterati...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Complainant's and State's Appeals Against Acquittal in Dowry Death Case — Prosecution Fails to Prove Demand of Dowry and Harassment Soon Before Death. Acquittal of Husband and In-laws for Offences Under Sections 498A, 304B IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act Upheld as Dying Declaration Did Not Support Prosecution Case....

The case arises from the death of one Savitha, who was married to A.V. Krishnamurthy (accused No.1) on 22.05.2005. She died on 22.06.2005 within one month of marriage due to burn injuries. The appella...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Trial Court Order Refusing to Implead Parties in Suit for Specific Performance — Petitioner Lacks Direct Interest in Property and Cannot Compel Performance of Contract Between Others....

The petitioner, Sri K. Lakshmaiah Reddy, filed a writ petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 22.02.2022 passed by the XXVIII Additional City Civil and Sess...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in NIA Case Due to Lack of Evidence and Procedural Irregularities — Conviction under Section 121 IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act Set Aside. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt as the evidence was insufficient and the alleged confessions were inadmissible....

The case involves an appeal by Ghayur Ahmad Jamali and Aftab Alam @ Farooq (accused Nos. 3 and 4) against their conviction and sentence by the XLIX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge/Special Cou...

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High Court of Karnataka Hears Appeal Against Conviction Under Section 302 IPC in Dowry Murder Case; Questions Sustainability of Conviction When Co-Accused Were Acquitted. Appeal Seeks Re-appreciation of Circumstantial Evidence and Medical Opinion on Strangulation; No Final Verdict in Provided Text....

In this criminal appeal before the High Court of Karnataka, the appellant, accused No.1, challenged his conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sentence dated 13.07.2017, by t...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Accused in Murder Case Under SC/ST Act — Prima Facie Case Not Made Out for Offence Under Section 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (POA) Act, 1989. Court Held That Caste-Based Discrimination Must Be Intentionally Proven, Not Merely Alleged, and Personal Quarrel Does Not Attract Atrocity Provisions....

The judgment concerns three criminal appeals filed under Section 14(A)(2) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act), challenging the order dated 25....