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Karnataka High Court Quashes Trial Court Order Summoning Plaintiff for Cross-Examination Without Examination-in-Chief Under Section 138 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Plaintiff Not Examined-in-Chief Cannot Be Compelled for Cross-Examination, and Defendant Cannot Summon Plaintiff as Own Witness Following Privy Council Precedent....

The petitioner, as plaintiff in an injunction suit (O.S. No. 1963/2002), challenged a trial court order dated 15.10.2019 that allowed the respondent-defendant's applications (I.A. Nos. 58 and 59) summ...

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High Court Allows State's Appeal Against Order Directing Payment of Additional Interest Under Land Reforms Act. Order of Assistant Commissioner Granting 11.16% Interest Set Aside as Contrary to Section 51(1)(b) of Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961....

The dispute arose under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 concerning compensation payable to landlords after their lands vested in the State upon conferral of tenancy rights. The respondents, who w...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Deputy Commissioner of Excise in Corruption Case — Demand and Acceptance of Bribe Not Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt. Conviction under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 set aside due to unreliable trap witnesses and lack of corroboration....

The appellant, Shivananda Bankolli, was the Deputy Commissioner of Excise at Mysore. He was convicted by the Principal Sessions Judge & Special Judge, Mysore in Spl.Case No.140/2004 dated 29.10.2010 f...

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High Court of Karnataka Adjudicates Criminal Appeals Against Conviction in Counterfeit Currency Case Under IPC Sections 489-B, 489-C and 120-B. Conviction Stemmed from Seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes Valued at Rs.2,00,000, Where Accused Were Allegedly Involved in Trafficking via Courier from Dubai....

The matter pertains to three connected criminal appeals filed under Section 374(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. The appeals challenge the ju...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal in Land Title Dispute Against BDA and State — Plaintiffs Fail to Prove Title and Possession. Suit for Declaration and Possession Dismissed as Plaintiffs Could Not Establish Ownership Over Property Allegedly Acquired by BDA....

The appeal arises from a judgment and decree dated 09.03.2007 passed by the IX Additional City Civil Judge, Bengaluru, in O.S.No.9426/1997, dismissing the suit filed by the plaintiffs for declaration ...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Appeal in Labor Dispute Over Earned Leave Encashment. Earned Leave Held Not a Consequential Benefit Upon Reinstatement Unless Earned by Actual Work, Following Precedent that Leave Must Be Earned by Active Service....

The dispute arose from the illegal termination of the respondent employee by the appellant bank. The employee was removed from service, and the matter was taken to the Industrial Tribunal, which decla...

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Karnataka High Court Partially Allows Injured Mechanic's Appeal for Enhanced Compensation under Motor Vehicles Act. Dispute Arose from Claimant Suffering Amputation of Left Arm and Burn Injuries due to Driver's Negligence, Leading to Reassessment of Functional Disability to 75%....

The appeal arose from the judgment of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bangalore, in MVC No.653/2010. The claimant was injured while repairing a tipper lorry when the driver started the vehicle wit...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Defamation Proceedings Against Newspaper Publisher and Editor for Lack of Sanction Under Section 199 Cr.P.C. — Private Complaint for Defamation Against Public Servant in Respect of Official Acts Requires Previous Sanction of Competent Authority....

The petitioners, C.M. Aleemullakhan (printer and publisher) and K. Iftekhar Ahmed Shariff (editor) of the Urdu daily 'Salar', filed a criminal petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking quashing of th...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Writ Petition Against Private Management Institute for Refund of PGDM Fees After Withdrawal of Admission. Writ Maintainable Against Private Institution Discharging Public Functions Under AICTE Guidelines; Refund Ordered as per Refund Policy....

The petitioner, Manu Arkasali, had taken admission in the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) course at the second respondent institution, Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Manage...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Service Regularization Case — Daily Wage Employee Not Entitled to Regularization Without Sanctioned Post. Claim for Regularization Rejected as Petitioner Was Appointed Without Following Recruitment Rules and No Right to Regularization Exists in Absence of Sanctioned Post....

The appellant, Chikkappa, filed a writ appeal against the order of a Single Judge dated 12.02.2016 in W.P.No.81636/2011, which dismissed his petition seeking regularization of services. The appellant ...