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Karnataka High Court Quashes CGIT Award Reinstating Senior Assistant Dismissed for Misappropriation, Holds Dismissal Legal. Court Emphasises Elevated Integrity Standards for Bank Employees, Directs Payment of Gratuity and Leave Encashment but Not Pension, Under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 10....

The dispute arose from the dismissal of a Senior Assistant of State Bank of India for misappropriating customer funds at two branches. The bank suspended the employee in October 2004 and issued a char...

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High Court of Karnataka Delivers Judgment in MFA No. 4257 of 2026 Filed by Actor Darshan Challenging Dismissal of Injunction Against Release of Film 'BOSS' - Impact on Fair Trial and Personality Rights Considered. Appeal arises from trial court order dated 02.06.2026 dismissing application under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC in OS No. 2151/2026....

Background: The appeal arose from a suit filed by film actor Darshan Srinivas and his wife against Siri Productions and others, seeking a permanent injunction to restrain the release of the Kannada fi...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Trial Court Order Directing Court Fee on Market Value in Partition Suit. Valuation Must Be Decided on Plaint Allegations, Not Cross-Examination Admissions, Under Sections 35(1) and 35(2) of Karnataka Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1958....

The writ petition arose from a suit for partition and separate possession filed by the plaintiff (petitioner) against his brother and the legal heirs of another brother, along with subsequent purchase...

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High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad Allows Writ Petition, Setting Aside Trial Court's Order on Court Fee in Partition Suit. Plaintiff Entitled to Fixed Court Fee Under Section 35(2) as Joint Possession Presumed Unless Ouster Proved....

The High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad, by its single judge, entertained a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India filed by the plaintiff in a partition suit. The plainti...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Driver Not Proved by Insurance Company. The court upheld the Tribunal's award of compensation to the legal representatives of a deceased fisherman, holding that the insurer failed to prove breach of policy conditions or contributory negligence....

The appellant, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., filed an appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment and award dated 28.08.2017 passed by the Principal Senio...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Commercial Appeal in Arbitration Enforcement Case — Sets Aside Trial Court Order Dismissing Execution Petition as Time-Barred. Limitation for Filing Execution Petition Under Section 36 of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Runs from Date of Communication of Order, Not Date of Knowledge....

The appellant, M/s. Sayesh Enterprises, filed a Commercial Appeal under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, challenging an order dated 2-8-2024 passed by the LXXXVII Additional City Civ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Tender Dispute — Bank of Baroda's Disqualification of Bidder Upheld. Pre-qualification criteria requiring specific experience in printing of magnetic strip and QR code passbooks was not met by the appellant, and the court found no arbitrariness in the evaluation....

The appellants, Manipal Technologies Limited (MTL) and its shareholder, filed a writ appeal against an interim order of a Single Judge declining interim relief in a tender dispute. MTL had submitted a...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Criminal Petition Seeking Quashment of FIR Under Section 482 Cr.P.C. in Murder Case Involving Accused Lighting Matchstick After Petrol Poured. Dying Declaration Corroborated by Eyewitness Account and Forensic Evidence, Sustains Prima Facie Case Against Accused Under Sections 109 and 103(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023....

The petitioner, a 20-year-old labourer and brother-in-law of the deceased, sought quashing of FIR No.138/2026 registered by Anekal Police Station under Sections 109, 103(1) read with 3(5) of the Bhara...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Homestay Owner in Sexual Assault Case Involving Foreign National; Declares Arrest Illegal and Awards Compensation. Arrest Under Non-Cognizable Section 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Without Cognizable Offence or Proper Procedure Held Violative of Fundamental Rights....

Background: The petitioner, Palecanda Ponnappa @ Vishal, the owner of Devi Villa Homestay in Kodagu district, was arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a foreign national. The compl...