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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Injured Claimant in Motor Accident Case — Multiplier Applied as per Age of Injured, Not Age of Claimant. Loss of Future Income Recalculated with Multiplier 17 and Notional Income of Rs. 6,000/- per month, Compensation Enhanced to Rs. 8,50,000/- with 8% Interest....

The case involves two appeals arising from a motor accident claim. The claimant, Mr. Devaraju T, a 27-year-old man, sustained grievous injuries in a road accident on 10.02.2011 when a lorry driven by ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petitions of Police Sub-Inspectors Challenging Denial of Higher Pay Scale. Petitioners failed to establish entitlement to higher pay scale under the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1998 as they did not possess the requisite educational qualifications....

The case involves multiple writ petitions filed by Police Sub-Inspectors in Karnataka challenging the denial of a higher pay scale of Rs. 2200-4000. The petitioners were appointed as Sub-Inspectors pr...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Against Setting Aside of Ex Parte Decree in Gift Deed Cancellation Suit. Order IX Rule 13 CPC Petition Filed Beyond Limitation Without Sufficient Cause Cannot Be Entertained....

The appellant, B.A. Viswanath, filed a suit (O.S.2699/2004) against the respondent, Smt. Govindamma, seeking declaration and cancellation of a gift deed dated 13.06.2003. The suit was decreed ex parte...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revenue's Appeal in Income Tax Case — Section 54(1) Exemption Limited to One Residential House. The court held that the expression 'a residential house' in Section 54(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 means only one residential house, and thus the assessee is not entitled to exemption for purchase of two houses....

The Revenue filed an appeal under Section 260-A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which had held that the assessee was entitled to exemption und...

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Karnataka High Court Upholds Conviction of Accused for Defamation Under Section 500 IPC — Publication of Defamatory Article in Newspaper Constitutes Offence. Court Holds That Truth and Public Good Are Defences Under Exception 1 to Section 499 IPC, But Burden of Proof Lies on Accused....

The case arises from a private complaint filed by B.A. Harish Gowda, a government officer, against Ravindra Reshme and others, who were journalists and editors of a Kannada newspaper 'Lankesh Patrike'...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation for Injured Claimant in Motor Accident Case — Multiplier Corrected from 15 to 16. The Court held that the Tribunal erred in applying multiplier 15 instead of 16 for a 38-year-old injured claimant, resulting in enhanced compensation under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The appellant, Ali Imam, aged about 38 years and working as a Senior Merchandiser, sustained injuries in a motor vehicle accident and filed a claim petition before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal in Income Tax Case — Assessee Engaged in Manufacture of Air-Conditioning Systems Entitled to Section 80IA Deduction. The process of designing, manufacturing ducting, and installing air-conditioning systems constitutes manufacture under the Income Tax Act, 1961....

The appeal was filed by M/s Koolnest Pvt. Ltd., the assessee, challenging the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) which held that the assessee was only assembling and installing air-cond...

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High Court of Karnataka Reduces Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Due to Contributory Negligence of Deceased. Apportionment of Liability at 50% Each Between KSRTC Bus and Lorry Driver for Fatal Collision....

The case arises from a motor accident claim where the claimants, legal representatives of deceased D.N. Vijaya Kumar, sought compensation for his death in a collision between a KSRTC bus and a lorry. ...

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High Court of Karnataka Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case — Multiplier Corrected to 13 Based on Deceased's Age. Claimants awarded enhanced compensation of Rs.5,13,000/- with interest at 6% per annum....

The appeal was filed by the claimants, the wife and children of the deceased Honnashamaiah, against the judgment and award dated 23rd September 2009 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in MVC...