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High Court of Karnataka Allows Plaintiffs' Writ Petitions in Partition Suit — Court Commissioner Directed to Compare Disputed Signature with Sub-Registrar's Register. Trial Court's Rejection of Application to Compare Signature with Registered GPA Register Set Aside Under Order 26 Rule 9 CPC....

The petitioners, who are plaintiffs in a partition suit (O.S. No. 225/06) pending before the Civil Judge (Sr. Dn.), Chikmagalur, filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of ...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Allowing Amendment in Final Decree Proceedings to Include Property Not Part of Original Suit — Amendment Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC Not Permissible After Decree Has Attained Finality....

The petitioner, the 2nd defendant in a partition suit, challenged the trial court's order allowing an application under Order VI Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) filed by the 1st def...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition for De Novo Investigation in Cheating Case — No Grounds to Set Aside Chargesheet or Order Re-investigation. The court held that inherent powers under Section 482 CrPC are not to be exercised lightly and the petitioner failed to demonstrate any abuse of process or failure of justice....

The petitioner, Smt. B. Aswathamma, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking to set aside the chargesheet filed in C.C. No.1923/2010 pending before the...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition Challenging Refusal to Mark Documents in Suit for Permanent Injunction. Trial Court's Order Set Aside for Failure to Consider Admissibility Under Evidence Act and CPC....

The petitioners, defendants 3 and 4 in a suit for permanent injunction (O.S.No.7485/2011) filed by the plaintiffs, challenged an order dated 13.6.2013 passed by the Additional City Civil Judge (CCH-16...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petitions Challenging State Government's Interference in University Admissions for B.Ed. Course. State Government Cannot Prescribe Admission Rules Overriding University Autonomy and NCTE Guidelines....

The petitioners, K.S. Thara and H.S. Manjunath, were graduates who sought admission to the B.Ed. course in Bharathi College of Education and Vatsalya College of Education, both affiliated to Mysore Un...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Partition Suit Appeal in Hindu Succession Act Case — Widow Entitled to Share in Joint Family Property. Daughter-in-law's claim for share in deceased husband's assets upheld under Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act, 1956, with court directing partition of properties including insurance and retirement benefits....

The appellant, Smt. Kamalabai, widow of Laxman Kshatri, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of properties left by her husband, including agricultural land, a house, LIC policies, KSRTC ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petition in Criminal Defamation Case — Order of Sessions Judge Set Aside for Lack of Application of Mind. The Sessions Judge's order setting aside cognizance was quashed as it failed to consider the material on record and exceeded revisional jurisdiction....

The petitioner, Kumari Jayashree Dhondiba Sherkhan, filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C.) challenging the order dated 05.10.2013 pas...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitioner's Challenge to Non-Selection for Group B Post in Railways. Selection process under seniority-cum-selection quota upheld as valid and non-arbitrary....

The petitioner, Sri A.R. Dubla Naik, a Senior Section Officer (Group C) at Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station, challenged his non-selection to the Group B post of Assistant Divisional Signalling and...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Appeals Against Single Judge Order in Wakf Property Dispute — Maintainability of Writ Petition Under Article 226 Against Wakf Board Upheld. The court held that the Wakf Board is a statutory body amenable to writ jurisdiction and the interim order of status quo was justified....

The case involves a dispute over the management and control of certain wakf properties in Karnataka. The appellant, Moulana Syed Mohammed Ibrahim, and others filed writ petitions before the Single Jud...

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High Court Hears Appeal and Cross-Objections Against Dismissal of Declaration Suit. Suit Filed by Brother of Deceased Religious Head for Declaration of Ownership of Property Allotted in 1952, Dismissed by Trial Court....

This Regular First Appeal and cross-objections arise from the judgment and decree dated 9 September 2005 passed by the Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore, dismissing Original Suit No. ...