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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Land Acquisition Notifications for Canal Construction Due to Lapse Under Section 11A of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Failure to Make Award Within Two Years from Section 6 Declaration Renders Acquisition Proceedings Lapsed....

The petitioners, owners of agricultural lands in Bolegaon and Hirerogi villages, Indi Taluka, Vijayapura District, challenged the land acquisition proceedings initiated by the State of Karnataka for c...

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High Court Quashes Property Tax Demands Exceeding Statutory Maximum Under Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act; Directs Fresh Assessment Without Pre-Deposit. The Gram Panchayat's Demand of Rs.3-4 per Sq.M. on Vacant Land Violated Schedule IV Rate of Re.1 per 100 Sq.M. per Annum, Rendering the Demand Ex-Facie Illegal....

The case involved writ petitions filed by Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) and Menzies Aviation Bobba (B'lore) Pvt. Ltd. challenging property tax demands raised by various Gram Panchayat...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Second Appeals in Partition Suit; Upholds Concurrent Findings That Properties Are Joint Family and Partition Deed Not Binding. Defendants Failed to Prove Self-Acquired Nature of Lands, and Partition Deed Invalid as Mother's Consent Not Obtained for Minors' Shares....

The dispute arose from a suit for partition filed by the widow and children of late Praveen Deshpande against his parents and brothers seeking one-sixth share in ancestral joint family properties. The...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds CAT Order for Compassionate Appointment of Son from Second Wife in Railway Service Dispute. Central Administrative Tribunal's Review Allowed as Error Apparent on Record Regarding Consideration of Second Wife's Son for Compassionate Appointment Under Railway Servants (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008....

The case involves a writ petition filed by the Union of India and railway authorities against an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) dated 13.05.2015. The CAT had allowed a review appli...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Land Tribunal Orders Due to 30-Year Delay. Unexplained delay in challenging occupancy rights granted under Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961 leads to dismissal on ground of laches....

The petitioner, Haragi Parasappa, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the orders of the Land Tribunal, Soraba, dated 15.2.1979 and 22.9.1981. By t...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal Against Transfer Order as Premature — Transfer Order Not Yet Implemented, No Cause of Action Arises. The court held that a challenge to a transfer order is not maintainable until the order is given effect to, as no cause of action arises before implementation....

The appellant, Alla Saheb, was working as Executive Engineer in the District Urban Development Cell, Vijayapura since 6.3.2014. On 18.8.2016, the State Government issued a transfer order transferring ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition for Compassionate Appointment in KSRTC Due to Mother's Employment as Government Teacher. The court held that the scheme for compassionate appointment is not a mode of succession and requires financial indigence, which was absent as the mother earned Rs. 30,000/- per month....

The petitioner, Sri K. Mohan Kumar, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking to quash an endorsement dated 16.09.2014 issued by the 2nd respondent (Divisio...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Negligence of Driver for Parking Without Indicators Established. The court upheld the Tribunal's award of compensation to the parents of the deceased, finding no perversity in the finding of negligence against the driver of the offending lorry....

The appeal was filed by United India Insurance Company Limited challenging the judgment and award dated 30.04.2012 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mysore, in MVC No.210/2012, awarding co...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Preventive Detention Order for Non-Application of Mind — Detenu's Custody in Criminal Case Not Considered. Failure to Consider Detenu's Judicial Custody and Likelihood of Bail Renders Detention Order Invalid Under Section 3 of Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1985....

The petitioner, H.A. Hammabba, father of the detenu Safwan Hussain @ Safwan, filed a habeas corpus petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the preventive detention order da...