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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Restores Conviction Under Section 138. Appellate Court Erred in Setting Aside Conviction Without Considering Presumption Under Section 139 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881....

The petitioner/complainant, R.V. Nathan, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 22.08.2019 pass...

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High Court Quashes Abetment to Suicide Case Against School Principal for Lack of Instigation. Allegations of demanding fees and scolding student not sufficient to constitute abetment under Section 306 IPC....

The petitioner, Smt. Parveen Taj, was the secretary of H.K.G.N. Education Society running St. Paul English High School. The son of respondent No.2, a 10th standard student, was found hanging on 26.07....

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Against Rejection of Plaint in Partition Suit — Order VII Rule 11 CPC Not Applicable When Suit Not Barred by Law. The pendency of a probate proceeding does not bar a suit for partition and the plaint cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC....

The appellant, Sri Venkatalingaiah Murthy, filed a petition for Letters of Administration (P&SC No.63/2011) in respect of the Will of late Sri K. Mohan Murthy dated 29/04/1998. The respondent, Smt. Na...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Suit, Upholds Appellate Court's Finding of Adverse Possession. The court held that the appellants failed to prove title and that the respondents had perfected title by adverse possession over the suit property....

The case involves a Regular Second Appeal filed by the appellants (original plaintiffs) against the judgment and decree of the Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Kadur, dated 10.06.2011 in R.A.No.98/2009, w...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows State Appeal in Forest Land Conversion Case — Refund of Compulsory Deposit Ordered by Single Judge Set Aside. Deposit under Section 79A of Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 for conversion of forest land to non-forest purpose is not refundable upon grant of permission....

The State of Karnataka, through the Deputy Conservator of Forests and other authorities, filed a writ appeal against an order of a learned Single Judge dated 12/12/2013 in W.P.No.18846/2013. The Singl...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Service Transfer Matter — Quashes Single Judge Order Directing Transfer of Appellant from BESCOM to KPTCL. Held that Transfer of an Employee from One Government Company to Another Without His Consent and Without Statutory Power is Invalid Under Article 226 of the Constitution....

The appellant, Shri B.K. Uday Kumar, was initially appointed as an Assistant Engineer in the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) in 1985. He was later promoted to Chief Engineer b...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Validity of Karnataka Parliamentary Secretaries Allowances Act, 1963 and Appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries. The Court held that the Act is within legislative competence and appointments are valid under Article 164(1-A) of the Constitution....

The judgment pertains to two Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions filed before the Karnataka High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Parliamentary Secretaries Allowan...