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Karnataka High Court Hears Batch of Writ Petitions Challenging Central Excise Notification on Tobacco Products. Challenge to Notification No.3/2019 under Central Excise Act, 1944 Alleged Violation of Constitutional and Statutory Provisions....

A batch of writ petitions was filed by several manufacturers of tobacco and tobacco products under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, challenging Not...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Father for Custody of Minor Daughter from Mother — Custody Dispute Between Parents Not Maintainable as Habeas Corpus When Child is in Mother's Custody and Not Illegally Detained....

The petitioner, Gaurav Raj Jain, filed a writ of habeas corpus under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, seeking production of his minor ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Provisional Attachment Order in PMLA Case Due to Lack of Authorisation — Officer Not Empowered as Deputy Director Under PML Act, 2002. The court held that an officer designated as Deputy Director by internal office order without gazette notification is not competent to issue attachment orders under Section 48 of PMLA, 2002....

The petitioners, including individuals and a company, challenged a provisional attachment order dated 28.09.2021 issued by the Deputy Director, Enforcement Directorate, under the Prevention of Money L...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Land Tribunal's Order Granting Occupancy Rights to Tenant in Land Reforms Case. The Court held that the Land Tribunal's finding of tenancy based on evidence cannot be interfered with in writ jurisdiction unless perverse....

The appellant, Sri Admar Mutt, represented by its manager, filed a writ appeal against the judgment of a Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court dated 21.04.2011 in W.P.No.12439/2004 (LR). The Single...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Sisters-in-Law in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations and Abuse of Process. The court held that vague and omnibus allegations against relatives of the husband do not warrant continuation of criminal proceedings under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act....

The petitioners, Lalita and Smita, who are sisters-in-law of the complainant's husband, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) seeking quashing of crimina...

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Karnataka High Court Hears Criminal Appeal by Accused Against Conviction Under IPC Sections 323, 324, 304(2) in Stabbing Case — Appeal challenges conviction and five-year sentence imposed by trial court for allegedly stabbing complainant and causing death of her husband after a quarrel over water tap and suspected illicit relationship....

The present criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, was filed before the High Court of Karnataka assailing the judgment of conviction dated August 12, 2011, and o...

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Karnataka High Court Considers Challenge Under Section 37 of Arbitration Act to Order Upholding Majority Arbitral Award. Arbitral Tribunal Had Set Aside Termination of CISP Agreement Due to Insufficient Proof of Corruption and Awarded Compensation....

The appellant, Anheuser Busch Inbev India Limited (formerly SABMiller India Limited), a beer manufacturing and brewing company, appealed under Section 13(1-A) of the Commercial Court Act, 2015 read wi...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Quashing Rejection of Nomination in Municipal Election — Returning Officer's Failure to Give Opportunity to Explain Signature Discrepancy Violates Natural Justice. Nomination Rejected on Ground of Mismatched Signature on Form-A Without Hearing Candidate Set Aside....

The petitioner, Smt. Rashida Begum, was an aspirant for contesting the election from Ward No.19 of Maski Town Municipal Council as a candidate of the Indian National Congress Party (INC). She filed he...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Father's Custody Petition in Guardianship Dispute — Emphasizes Child's Welfare and Father's Right to Custody Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. The court held that the father, as natural guardian, is entitled to interim custody of the minor child pending final adjudication, as the welfare of the child is paramount....

The petitioner, Mohammed Mushtaq G K, the husband of the respondent Ayesha Banu, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 17.12.2018 pa...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Demolition Order in Deemed License Case — Failure to Decide Application Within Time Results in Deemed Grant Under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. The Court held that the Corporation's inaction for over a year led to automatic grant of building license, and the demolition order without notice was illegal....

The petitioner, a resident of Shimogga, owned a site and applied for a building license on 13.11.2020. The Corporation failed to decide the application within the prescribed period. On 09.11.2021, the...