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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claims for Death of Two Persons in Tractor-Lorry Collision. Multiplier corrected from 13 to 16, future prospects added at 50%, and deduction for personal expenses reduced from 1/3rd to 1/4th under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 25-10-2010 involving a lorry bearing No.KL-13-C-1321 and a tractor bearing No.KA-13-T-5519. The accident resulted in the death of two per...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claims for Death of Two Persons in Tractor-Lorry Collision. The court applied the multiplier method with future prospects and upheld the finding of contributory negligence....

The judgment arises from three appeals filed under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the common judgment and award dated 03.04.2012 passed by the Senior Civil Judge, JMFC, MACT, ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Recruitment Notification for Village Accountants Due to Alternative Remedy. Petitioner's Grievance Regarding Lack of Reservation for Hyderabad-Karnataka Area Held Not Maintainable Under Article 226 as Remedy Lies Before State Administrative Tribunal Under Section 15 of Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985....

The petitioner, Tirupathi, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, seeking quashing of a recruitment notific...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Provident Fund Damages for Delayed Remittance. Section 14B of Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 Imposes Strict Liability Without Requiring Mens Rea....

The petitioner, M/s HMT Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise, challenged the order dated 2.1.2004 passed by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner levying damages under Section 14B of the Emp...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Partition Appeal in Family Property Dispute — Reverses Trial Court's Dismissal of Suit for Partition and Separate Possession. Court Holds That a Co-owner in Possession of Joint Family Property Cannot Deny Another Co-owner's Right to Partition by Claiming Adverse Possession....

The case involves a family property dispute between the appellants (Joseph Devaraj and his sons) and the respondents (Balaraj and his wife). The appellants filed a suit for partition and separate poss...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Probate Case — Will Proved to be Genuine and Duly Executed. Court sets aside trial court's dismissal and grants probate of the last will of Robert Gregory Mathias, finding that the propounder had discharged the burden of proving due execution and attestation under Section 63 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925....

The appellants, Ida Mathias (widow) and her children, and Ida Pauline Sequeira (daughter of Santhan Immanuel Mathias), filed Regular First Appeals under Section 96(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1...