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High Court of Karnataka Allows Workman's Appeal in Industrial Dispute — Payment of Full Wages Under Section 17B of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 from Date of Award. Workman Entitled to Wages from Date of Award, Not from Date of Application Under Section 17B....

The case involves a workman, C.M. Nagaraj, who was reinstated by an award of a Labour Court or Tribunal under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The employer, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporatio...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Sections 42 and 50 of NDPS Act. Failure to Record Information and Conduct Personal Search in Presence of Gazetted Officer or Magistrate Renders Conviction Unsustainable....

The appellant, Sri Subramanyam, was convicted by the XXXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge and Special Judge (NDPS), Bangalore, in Spl.C.C.No.134/2013 for an offence punishable under Section...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Bail to Nigerian National Accused of Rape and Criminal Intimidation, Subject to Conditions Including Deposit of Passport and Reporting to Police. Court Held That While Prima Facie Case Exists, Stringent Conditions Can Mitigate Risk of Absconding Under Section 439 CrPC....

The petitioner, Christian Chidieere Chukwu, a Nigerian national, filed a bail application under Section 439 CrPC in Crime No.602/15 registered by K.R.Puram police station, Bengaluru, for offences unde...

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High Court of Karnataka Partly Allows Second Appeal in Land Acquisition, Enhances Compensation to Rs.3,00,000/- Per Acre Based on 10% Escalation. Interest Under Section 34 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Held Payable Only From Date of Award, Following Supreme Court Precedent in Karigowda....

The case arose from the acquisition of agricultural lands in Mugabasava village, Bailhongal taluk, Belgaum District, for the Malaprabha Reservoir Project. The lands, measuring 17 guntas in Sy.No.6/3+4...

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High Court of Karnataka Grants Anticipatory Bail to Accused in CBI Case for Illegal Iron Ore Extraction and Export. Petitioner, a Dubai resident and Managing Director, granted bail under Section 438 CrPC subject to conditions including surrender of passport and cooperation with investigation....

The petitioner, Shri Prem Chand Grag, accused No.3 in Spl.C.C.No.54/2014, filed a criminal petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking anticipatory bail in the ev...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition in VAT Discount Deduction Case — Reassessment Order Set Aside Following Binding Precedent. The court held that discounts allowed to customers after sale via credit notes are deductible under Section 30 of the KVAT Act read with Rule 31 of the KVAT Rules, and the reassessment under Section 39(2) was barred by limitation....

The petitioner, M/s Pratham Motors Private Limited, a dealer in cars, filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the second reassessment order dated 1.4.2...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Abetment of Suicide Case Due to Lack of Evidence of Instigation. Conviction under Section 306 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Mens Rea or Direct Abetment....

The appellant, Sikander @ Gouruba, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, FTC-XIV, Bangalore City, for the offence punishable under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for abetting the...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Workman in Tempo Accident Case — Loss of Earning Capacity Assessed at 100% Due to Amputation of Left Arm. Amputation of arm above elbow constitutes permanent total disablement under Schedule I of Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, entitling workman to full compensation....

The appellant, Sanjeev, a labourer aged 23, was working under respondent No.1 in a 407 Tempo bearing registration No. KA-23/7439. On 11.8.2008 at about 11.00 a.m., while unloading a machine from the t...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Criminal Revision Petition, Sets Aside Dismissal of Appeal for Non-Prosecution. Appellate Court Must Decide Criminal Appeal on Merits Under Section 397 CrPC....

The petitioner, H.A. Devegowda, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the order dated 17.10.2014 in Criminal Appeal No.145/2013 pass...