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High Court of Karnataka Allows Claimant's Appeal for Enhanced Compensation and Owner's Appeal Against Liability in Motor Accident Case — Negligence of Driver Proved, Owner Liable for Compensation....

The case involves two appeals arising from a common judgment and award dated 27.12.2010 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal & Fast Track Court-I at Raichur in MVC No.264/2010. The claimant, ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cheating and Forgery Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute and Lack of Prima Facie Case. Dispute over property transaction found to be civil, not criminal, leading to quashing of FIR under Section 482 CrPC....

The petitioners in both criminal petitions sought quashing of proceedings in C.C.No.4698/2014 pending before the I-ACMM, Bangalore, for offences under Sections 468, 471, 441, 420, 120B r/w 149 IPC. Th...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Acquittal in Cheque Bounce Case Due to Failure to Prove Debt Liability. Complainant Bank Failed to Establish Legally Enforceable Debt or Liability Under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The appellant, Bidar Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., filed a criminal appeal against the acquittal of the respondent, Girish Kulkarni, by the trial court in a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiab...

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High Court Allows Appeal in Entry Tax Case — Lubricants Not 'Petroleum Products' Under Karnataka Entry Tax Act. Synthetic and petroleum-based lubricants imported under Customs Tariff Chapters 34 and 37 are not covered by the definition of 'petroleum products' in Section 2(6) of the Karnataka Entry Tax Act, 1979, and thus not liable to entry tax....

The appellant, M/s. Kluber Lubrication (India) Pvt Ltd, a private limited company registered as a dealer under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 and the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956, is engaged i...

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Karnataka High Court examines whether exclusion of married daughters from compassionate appointment under Karnataka Civil Services Rules violates Article 14; petitioner challenged rejection of her application for compassionate appointment and constitutional validity of the rules defining 'dependent' as including only unmarried daughter....

The petitioner, daughter of a deceased government servant who died in harness, sought appointment on compassionate grounds under the Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rul...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Abetment of Suicide and Dowry Harassment Case — No Prima Facie Case Made Out Against Husband. Allegations of cruelty and abetment of suicide under Sections 306, 498-A IPC fail as there is no proximate link between the alleged acts and the suicide, and the complaint lacks specific instances of cruelty....

The petitioner, M.S. Niranjan Babu, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of FIR No. 173/2016 registered at Sanjay Nagar Police Station, Ba...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes No Objection Certificate for Petrol Pump in Residential Area Due to Non-Compliance with Zoning Regulations and Public Safety Concerns. The court held that the NOC was issued without considering zoning regulations, building bye-laws, and environmental clearance requirements, and set it aside....

The petitioners, residents of Mahalakshmi Layout, Bengaluru, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash the No Objection Certificate (NOC) dated 19.03.2020 i...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Execution Proceedings for Specific Performance — Decree Holder Entitled to Execute Decree Despite Judgment Debtor's Death. Order 22 Rule 12 CPC Provides That Execution Proceedings Do Not Abate by Reason of Death of Judgment Debtor....

The petitioner, Ashrafali, was the decree holder in O.S.No.38/2014 for specific performance of contract. The trial Court decreed the suit directing the judgment debtor, Hari Rama Birje, to execute a r...