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High Court Upholds Return of Election Petition Under Order 7 Rule 10 CPC in Zilla Panchayat Election Dispute. Ruling Clarifies That CPC Applies to Trial of Election Petitions Under Karnataka Panchayath Raj Act, 1993 When Act Is Silent on Jurisdictional Return....

The High Court of Karnataka considered a writ petition challenging an appellate order that directed the return of an election petition under Order 7 Rule 10 CPC. The dispute arose from the election of...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused No.2 in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Common Intention. Conviction under Section 302 r/w 34 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove that accused No.2 shared common intention with accused No.1 to commit murder....

The appellant, accused No.2, was convicted by the Fast Track Court No.X, Bengaluru, in S.C.No.83/2009 for the offence punishable under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, ...

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Karnataka High Court Considers Challenge by Associate Professors to Direct Recruitment Notification Issued by Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences. Petitioners Claim Entitlement to Promotion Under Recruitment Rules, While Institute Contends That Teaching Experience Prior to Grant of Permission Cannot Be Counted....

These writ petitions were filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, challenging a notification dated 20.07.2016 issued by the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (the Ins...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Accused in NDPS Case Due to Lack of Conscious Possession and Long Incarceration. The court held that mere partnership in a firm does not establish conscious possession of contraband under Section 43 of NDPS Act, and long custody without trial warrants bail....

The petitioner, Chandru Kunthur Raghuvegowda, a partner of M/s. Overseas Express, filed a petition under Section 439 CrPC seeking bail in Crime No.893/2016 registered by the Inspector of Customs, CIU,...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Disqualification of Councillors Under Anti-Defection Law for Violation of Natural Justice. Deputy Commissioner's Order Set Aside as Petitioners Were Not Given Opportunity of Hearing Under Section 3(1)(b) and 4 of Karnataka Local Authorities (Prohibition of Defection) Act, 1987....

The petitioners, Ms. Srimathi Bangera and Mrs. Veenakshi, were elected as Councillors of the City Municipal Council (CMC), Madikeri, in elections held on 16.03.2014. Subsequently, on 14.08.2015, petit...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Writ Petitions Challenging Denial of Salary Grants to Aided School Teachers. State Directed to Consider Grant-in-Aid Applications Without Insisting on NOC from Management Under Karnataka Education Act, 1983....

The petitioners, comprising a school society and its teachers, filed writ petitions challenging the denial of salary grants by the State of Karnataka. The school, Rajeshwari Vidya Samsthe, runs Sri Kr...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petitions of Retired Employees Against Denial of Annual Increment. Employees who retired during the increment year are entitled to one annual increment for the service rendered in the preceding year under Rule 10 of the Karnataka Electricity Board Employees' Service Regulations, 1997....

The petitioners, five retired employees of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL), Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), and Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM), filed...