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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case — Insurance Company's Appeal Dismissed. Multiplier applied as per age of deceased, not claimant, for loss of dependency under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The judgment arises from two connected appeals under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the award dated 15.12.2012 in MVC No. 7633/2011 by the 13th Additional Small Causes Judge a...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case — Insurance Company's Appeal Dismissed. Multiplier applied as per age of deceased, not claimant; future prospects considered for self-employed victim....

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim. The claimants, wife and daughter of the deceased Dipankar Seal, sought enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Cla...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition Against Order Holding Partition Suit Maintainable Despite Earlier Compromise Decree. Court Rules That a Compromise Decree Does Not Bar a Fresh Suit for Partition When the Decree Was Not Acted Upon and the Parties Continued in Joint Possession....

The petitioner, defendant No.1 in O.S.No.114/2017, filed a revision petition under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) challenging the order dated 09.01.2019 passed by the Senior Ci...

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High Court Enhances Compensation for Amputation in Motor Accident Case — Claimant's Left Leg Amputated Below Knee, Award Increased from Rs. 5,00,000 to Rs. 7,00,000...

The appellant, B. R. Vijibovi, a 21-year-old agriculturist and fish seller, sustained grievous injuries in a motor vehicle accident on 21.06.2011 when a lorry driven rashly and negligently dashed agai...

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High Court Dismisses Challenge to Mines and Minerals Amendment Act 2015 as Academic Without Substantive Relief. Constitutional validity of auction-based grant of mining leases under Section 11 and ineligibility of pending applications under Section 10A not entertained as petitioner sought no consequential relief....

The petitioner, M/S. MSPL Limited, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, challenging the constitutional validit...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Insurance Subrogation Case — Appellant Not Liable for Consignee's Loss Without Privity of Contract. The court held that a carrier cannot be held liable for damages to goods where the consignor had no insurable interest and the consignee was not a party to the contract of carriage....

The appellant, M/s. Blue Dart Express Ltd., was the defendant in a suit filed by respondents M/s. Entel Limited (plaintiff No.1) and United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (plaintiff No.2) for recovery of Rs...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence. Claimants' Appeal for Enhancement Dismissed as Tribunal's Assessment of Income and Multiplier Was Correct....

The case arises from a motor accident that occurred on 20.05.2012 involving a motorcycle and a lorry. The deceased, Tajpeer, was a pillion rider on the motorcycle. The claimants, being the widow and c...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Re-Assessment Orders in KVAT Act Case Due to Non-Application of Mind and Lack of Reasons. Input Tax Credit Denial Based on Non-Availability of Selling Dealers at Registered Address Held Invalid Under Section 10(2) and Section 39 of Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003....

The petitioner, M/s Onyx Designs, a proprietorship concern dealing in bags and gift items, was a registered dealer under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (KVAT Act). It had availed input tax cr...