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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Prosecution of Financier for Non-Payment of Motor Vehicle Tax — Complaints Filed in Cyclostyled Forms Without Application of Mind. Magistrate's Cognizance and Process Set Aside as Complaints Did Not Disclose Essential Facts Constituting Offence Under Karnataka Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1957....

The petitioner, the authorized signatory of ICICI Bank Ltd., was a financier of two motor vehicles bearing registration numbers KA-21/D-555 and KA-21/D-5555. The Regional Transport Officer, Shimoga, f...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Assessee's Appeal in Income Tax Case Regarding Disallowance of Expenditure on Technical Know-How and Interest on Delayed Payment of Sales Tax. Expenditure on Technical Know-How Held to Be Revenue in Nature and Interest on Delayed Payment of Sales Tax Held to Be Allowable Deduction Under Section 37 of the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The appeal was filed by the assessee, M/s. Diffusion Engineers Ltd., challenging the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for the assessment years 1992-93 and 1993-94. The assessee, a com...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Revision Petition in VAT Penalty Case — Revised Return Voluntarily Filed Before Notice Valid Under KVAT Act. Penalty under Section 72(2) of the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 cannot be imposed when revised return was filed voluntarily before any notice of assessment or penalty....

The revision petitioner, M/s Indus Towers Limited, is engaged in providing passive infrastructure telecom services and is registered under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (KVAT Act). The dispu...

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High Court of Karnataka Initiates Suo-Motu Criminal Contempt Proceedings in ISKCON Property Dispute – Judge's Integrity Questioned via Anonymous Letter. Court Holds that Sending Photographs with Inflammatory Captions Amounts to Blackmail and Scandalizing the Court, Prima Facie Contempt Under Section 2(c) of Contempt of Courts Act, 1971....

The High Court of Karnataka initiated suo-motu criminal contempt proceedings against certain individuals associated with ISKCON and advocates, arising from an incident during the hearing of a regular ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Second Appeal in Property Suit — Concurrent Findings of Fact Not Disturbed Under Section 100 CPC. Court holds that no substantial question of law arises when findings are based on appreciation of evidence and concurrent....

The case involves a second appeal filed by the defendants (appellants) against the judgment and decree dated 12.4.2005 passed by the First Additional Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.), Mangalore, in R.A. No.27/20...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Conviction for Cheque Bounce Set Aside Due to Failure to Prove Debt Legally Enforceable. The court held that the complainant failed to establish the existence of a legally enforceable debt, as the loan was advanced to a third party and not to the accused....

The petitioner, S K Chand Basha, was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonour of a cheque. The complainant, Smt A P Vijayalakshmi, alleged that the petitioner ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petitions in White Oats Tax Exemption Case — Commodity Held Exempt Under Entry 16 of KVAT Act, 2003. White Oats Classified as 'Cereals' and 'Food Grains' Entitled to Exemption Despite Processing....

The case involves a batch of 48 revision petitions filed by M/s Pioneer Trading, a partnership firm represented by its partner Smt. Sheela Venkatesh, against the State of Karnataka. The dispute pertai...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Recall of Witnesses for Cross-Examination in POCSO Case — Right to Fair Trial Prevails Over Procedural Rigidity. The court set aside the trial court's order refusing recall of prosecution witnesses, holding that the accused's right to cross-examination was not waived deliberately....

The petitioner, Siddu @ Siddeshwar Mane, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) before the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, challenging an...