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Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Ex-Panchayat Member in Corruption Case Involving Illegal Sale of Property. Court finds no prima facie case of criminal breach of trust or corruption against accused No.5 as he was not a signatory to the sale deed and allegations are vague....

The petitioner, Sri H.K. Chennakeshava, an ex-member of Pattanapanchayath, Holalkere, filed a criminal petition under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking anticipatory ba...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Challenging Withdrawal of Labour Welfare Cess Exemption for SEZ Developers. The court held that the exemption was a concession and could be withdrawn by the government, and the appellant had no vested right to its continuation....

The appellant, M/s. Primal Projects Limited, a company engaged in constructing and developing IT parks in Special Economic Zones (SEZ), challenged the order of the learned Single Judge who declined to...

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High Court of Karnataka Partially Allows Insurance Appeal and Claimant Cross-Objection in Motor Accident Compensation Case — Multiplier Applied as per Second Schedule of MV Act. The court modified the award by applying the correct multiplier based on the claimant's age, enhancing compensation from Rs.2,97,000 to Rs.3,17,000....

The case involves an appeal by the National Insurance Company Limited and a cross-objection by the claimant K.B. Shivakumar Swamy against the judgment and award dated 22.08.2008 passed by the VIII Add...

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High Court of Karnataka Partly Allows Insurance Company's Appeal and Claimant's Cross-Objections in Motor Accident Compensation Case — Multiplier Applied as per Second Schedule of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The court modified the multiplier from 15 to 18 for age group 30-35, enhancing compensation from Rs.2,97,000 to Rs.3,42,000....

The case involves an appeal by the National Insurance Company Limited and cross-objections by the claimant K.B. Shivakumar Swamy against the judgment and award dated 22.08.2008 passed by the VIII Addi...

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High Court of Karnataka Partially Allows Insurance Company's Appeal and Claimant's Cross-Objections in Motor Accident Compensation Case — Multiplier Applied as per Second Schedule of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The case arises from a motor accident claim petition filed by K.B. Shivakumar Swamy (claimant) under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a road ...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Exemption for Educational Society under Section 10(23C)(iiiad) of Income Tax Act, 1961 — Society Not Required to Be Solely an Educational Institution. Income from letting out auditorium and other properties used for educational purposes qualifies for exemption....

The case involves appeals by the Revenue against the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) granting exemption under Section 10(23C)(iiiad) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 to M/s. Children's Ed...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurer's Appeal in Motor Vehicle Accident Claim — Policy Validity Co-extensive with Registration Certificate. Insurer's liability ceases when registration certificate expires and is not renewed, but insurer must prove that policy was issued for a period not exceeding the validity of registration....

The case involves an appeal by the New India Assurance Co., Ltd. against a judgment and award of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT), Bangalore, in MVC No. 2576/2005 dated 29.12.2007, awarding ...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal Against Vacation of Status Quo in Construction Dispute — Plaintiff's Right to Setbacks Protected Pending Trial. The court restored the status quo order granted on 16.11.2012, holding that the trial court vacated it without any change in circumstances, and directed expeditious disposal of the suit....

The appellant, Dr. C.M. Balakrishnan, filed a suit (O.S. No. 8120/2012) before the XXVII Additional City Civil Judge, Bangalore, seeking to restrain the first respondent, Sri G. Narayan, from construc...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition to Lift Attachment of Mortgaged Properties in Favor of State Financial Corporation Over Income Tax Recovery. Priority of secured creditor under Section 46A of State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 prevails over Crown debt for income tax arrears....

The petitioner, Karnataka State Industrial Investment Development Corporation Ltd., a State owned Corporation and a Financial Institution governed by the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951 (SFC Ac...