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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Section 498A IPC Proceedings Against Husband Due to Lack of Specific Allegations and Malicious Prosecution. The court held that vague and omnibus allegations in a matrimonial dispute cannot sustain criminal proceedings and quashed the charge sheet to prevent abuse of process....

The petitioner, Mr. Mali Subbiah, filed a petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in C.C.No.50676/2023 arising out of Crime No.258/2022 registered by the Marathalli Po...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Order Denying Construction Permit Near Protected Monument and Directs Physical Measurement. Reliance on Google Earth Imagery Alone Held Insufficient to Determine Whether Construction Site Falls Within Prohibited Area Under Section 20B of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958....

The petitioner, who acquired a property of 8.80 cents in Mangalore Thota Village through a compromise decree in a partition suit, obtained conversion of the land to residential use from the Deputy Com...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Bus Operators' Challenge to RTO Circular on Contract Carriage Permits — Circular Held Valid as Clarificatory and Not Imposing New Conditions. The court held that the impugned circular dated 19.02.2025 is merely clarificatory and does not impose any new conditions beyond those under Section 74 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The petitioners, an association of bus operators and individual bus operators holding contract carriage permits under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenged a circular dated 19.02.2025 issued by the...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking to Restrain Respondent from Performing Pooja Rituals at Temple — Petitioner Failed to Establish Exclusive Hereditary Right as Thantri. The court held that disputed questions of fact regarding hereditary rights cannot be adjudicated in writ jurisdiction under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioner, Sri Shrisha Tanthry, claiming to be the hereditary Thantri of Sri Lakshmi Janardhana Temple in Kapu, Udupi, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of Indi...

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High Court of Karnataka Delivers Judgment on Petition to Quash FIR Under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Involving Alleged Bribery Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Court Analyzes Ingredients of Sections 7(a) and 7A in Light of Allegations of Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification....

The petitioner, a public servant formerly serving as Special Land Acquisition Officer-II with the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, sought quashing of the FIR registered by the Karnataka L...

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High Court of Karnataka Reserves Order on Quashing of FIR under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 — Alleged Failed Trap and Absence of Demand and Acceptance. The petitioner argued lack of proof of demand and acceptance under Section 7(a) of the Act, while prosecution maintained prima facie case based on trap in petitioner's car....

The petitioner, an Assistant Engineer with BESCOM, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quas...

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Government Order Directing Withdrawal of Criminal Cases Under Section 321 CrPC — Violation of Public Prosecutor's Independent Discretion. The court held that the State Government cannot compel Public Prosecutors to withdraw cases; the power under Section 321 CrPC must be exercised independently by the prosecutor....

The petitioner, an advocate enrolled with the Karnataka State Bar Council, filed a public interest petition challenging Government Order No.HD 129 MHB 2024 dated 15.10.2024 passed by the Home Departme...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Appeal in Land Reforms Act Matter — Upholds Land Tribunal's Order Granting Occupancy Rights. The Court held that the Land Tribunal's findings of fact regarding cultivation and tenancy are final and not subject to interference under writ jurisdiction unless perverse or based on no evidence....

The case pertains to a dispute over occupancy rights in agricultural land under the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The appellants, who are legal representatives of H. Kempaiah and others, challenge...

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Karnataka High Court Allows Writ Appeals in Service Recruitment Dispute — Selection Process Quashed for Arbitrary Cut-off Marks and Lack of Transparency. The court held that the fixation of category-wise cut-off marks by the Karnataka Examination Authority for the post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical) was arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India....

The case pertains to a batch of writ appeals filed by candidates who participated in the selection process for the post of Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)...

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Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Year-Round Operation of Procurement Centres for MSP. Court holds that procurement operations are policy decisions based on seasonal harvest cycles and cannot be directed by courts under Article 226....

The petitioner, Rait Sena Karnataka, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to respondent Nos. 2 and 3 (Government of Karnataka ...

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High Court of Karnataka Delivers Judgment on Petition to Quash FIR Under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Involving Alleged Bribery Under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Court Analyzes Ingredients of Sections 7(a) and 7A in Light of Allegations of Demand and Acceptance of Illegal Gratification....

Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Year-Round Operation of Procurement Centres for MSP. Court holds that procurement operations are policy decisions based on seasonal harvest cycles and cannot be directed by courts under Article 226....

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