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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Acquittal in Murder Case Due to Lack of Evidence — Circumstantial Evidence Fails to Establish Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt. The trial court's acquittal of the accused under Section 302 IPC was not perverse and did not warrant interference....

The State of Karnataka filed an appeal under Section 378(1) and (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 against the judgment of acquittal dated 10.2.2007 passed by the I Additional Sessions Judge,...

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High Court of Karnataka Kalaburagi Bench Adjudicates Batch of Writ Petitions Filed by Pipeline Company Against Orders in Miscellaneous Petitions. Decision and Reasoning Not Included in Provided Excerpt....

The provided judgment text is a cause list and prayer portion of a High Court of Karnataka order dated 3rd March 2016, passed by Justice Ashok B. Hinchigeri, dealing with multiple writ petitions filed...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Labour Court's Order Condoning Delay in Industrial Dispute Claim. The court held that the three-year limitation under Section 2A(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is not a bar to condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963....

The petitioner, M/S ITC Infotech India Ltd., challenged an order dated 17.03.2015 passed by the III Additional Labour Court, Bengaluru, in I.D.No.6/2014, which allowed an application for condonation o...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses State's Petition to Cancel Bail in POCSO Case — No Supervening Circumstances or Misuse of Bail Established. Cancellation of bail under Section 439(2) Cr.P.C. requires supervening circumstances or misuse of liberty, not mere disagreement with the bail order....

The State of Karnataka, represented by the Arkalgud Police, filed a petition under Section 439(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, see...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Arbitration and Stamp Act Dispute - Arbitral Tribunal Has Power to Impound Insufficiently Stamped Documents. The Court held that an Arbitral Tribunal, being a person having authority to receive evidence, is empowered under Section 33 of the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957 to impound documents not duly stamped....

The case involves a writ appeal filed by Sri. Gajanan Ramachandra Velangi against an order of a learned Single Judge dated 11.02.2015 in W.P.No.68108/2010. The appellant had challenged the order of th...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal of Bank Manager in Service Dispute — Upholds Dismissal for Gross Misconduct and Irregularities. The court held that the punishment of dismissal was proportionate to the gravity of the misconduct committed by the appellant while serving as a bank manager....

The appellant, Sri M G Pandit (since deceased, represented by his legal heir Smt. Shobha M. Pandit), was a manager of the Benson Town Branch of Indian Bank from June 25, 1990 to April 9, 1991. During ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Challenging Deputy Commissioner's Order on Land Use — Activities on Agricultural Land Not Constituting Diversion Under Section 95 of Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964. The court held that the petitioner's activities were not non-agricultural and quashed the demand for conversion charges and penalty....

The petitioner, M/s. Belgaum Minerals, a proprietary concern, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging an order dated December 21, 2015, issued by the ...

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High Court Acquits Accused in Railways Act Case Due to Lack of Mens Rea. Tractor-trailer crossing railway track without permission does not constitute offense under Section 161 of Railways Act, 1989 as it requires intention to cause damage or obstruction....

The petitioner, Hanumanthanayak, was convicted by the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Holenarsipur, in C.C. No. 3/07 for an offense under Section 161 of the Railways Act, 1989, for driving a tractor-...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Contempt Petition for Alleged Disobedience of Company Law Board Orders — No Prima Facie Case of Wilful Disobedience Established. The court held that contempt proceedings require clear evidence of wilful disobedience and cannot be initiated on mere allegations under Sections 10, 11, 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The complainant, C. Valli Narayan, filed a contempt petition under Sections 10, 11, and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging that the accused (C. Vinod Hayagriv and others) wilfully disobe...

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High Court of Karnataka Initiates Suo Moto Contempt Proceedings Against Regional Manager for Disobeying Court Order in Motor Accident Claims. The court issued notice to the accused for willful disobedience of order dated 19.03.2015 in MFA Nos.10536/2012, 10537/2012 and 10538/2012 under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru initiated suo moto civil contempt proceedings against Sri Periya Swamy, Regional Manager of Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., for allegedly disobeying an order ...