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Karnataka High Court Examines Application of Order XXIII Rule 3A CPC to Suit by Non‑Party Seeking Declaration That Compromise Decree is Not Binding. The appellant, a religious math, challenged the rejection of its plaint which alleged that a compromise decree was fraudulent and collusive, thus not binding on it....

The dispute centered on a property originally allotted to S. Narayana by the Bengaluru Development Authority in 1973, with a sale deed executed in 1990. Upon his death on July 22, 2013, his wife Smt. ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Arbitral Award in Employment Bond Dispute. Compensatory cost clause for premature resignation held not unconscionable under Section 74 of Indian Contract Act, 1872....

The appellants, Mr. Vivek R Nair and Mr. Raveendran Nair, were the plaintiffs in an arbitration suit (AS No.85/2012) before the 6th Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City, which was di...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Lokayukta Investigation for Lack of Prior Sanction Under Section 17-A of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Investigation conducted without mandatory prior approval from competent authority held null and void....

The petitioners, three public servants employed with the Pattana Panchayat, Jagalur, Davangere District, filed a writ petition before the High Court of Karnataka seeking a declaration that the inquiry...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds KSAT Order Setting Aside Promotions in Co-operative Audit Department for Violation of Seniority Rules. Promotions made without considering seniority and without following Rule 32 of Karnataka Co-operative Audit Department Service (Recruitment) Rules, 2011 are invalid....

The petitioners, who were Joint Directors of Co-operative Audit in Karnataka, challenged an order dated 16/03/2023 passed by the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT) in Application Nos. 4754...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Journalist for Alleged Hate Speech Under Sections 153A and 505 IPC — Tweet Criticizing Budget Allocation Not Constituting Promotion of Enmity Between Groups. Court held that criticism of government policy is protected speech under Article 19(1)(a) and does not attract penal provisions unless it incites violence or promotes enmity between groups....

The petitioner, Rahul Sivasankar, a renowned journalist with over 25 years of experience, filed a criminal petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashing of...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition Challenging Karnataka Micro Loan and Small Loan (Prevention of Coercive Actions) Ordinance, 2025 — Ordinance Held Within State's Legislative Competence. The Ordinance regulating recovery practices in micro and small loans is not ultra vires the Constitution and falls under Entry 30 List III (Money-lending and pawnbrokers)....

The petitioner, Karnataka Hire Purchase Association, a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, representing motor vehicle/asset financiers engaged in hypothecation, hi...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition by SSLC-Qualified Individual Seeking Registration as Medical Practitioner Under Karnataka Private Medical Establishments Act, 2007 — Use of 'Dr.' Prefix Without Recognized Medical Qualification Held Illegal. The court held that a person with only SSLC qualification cannot call himself 'Dr.' or practice medicine, and registration under the Act requires a recognized medical qualification....

The petitioner, Dr. A.A. Muralidharswamy, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. He sought a direction to the re...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR in Cheating Case Due to Civil Nature of Dispute — Criminal Proceedings Initiated Without Prima Facie Case Under Sections 316, 318, 336, 340 BNS, 2023. Breach of Contract Does Not Automatically Constitute Criminal Offence; Criminal Law Cannot Be Used as a Tool for Recovery of Civil Dues....

The petitioners, who were accused Nos. 1 and 2, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India and Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking t...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Application for Cooperation in Katha Transfer by Purchaser of Company Property — Sale Deed Executed After Filing of Winding-Up Petition Challenged Under Sections 536 and 537 of Companies Act, 1956. The official liquidator opposed transfer on ground of void sale, but the final outcome is not recorded in the extracted text....

The case involved a Company Application before the High Court of Karnataka filed by a purchaser of real estate from a company under liquidation. The applicant, a partnership firm, had purchased an und...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Commercial Appeal in Arbitration Matter — Sets Aside Order Dismissing Section 34 Petition. Court holds that the Commercial Court erred in dismissing the petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, as the award was patently illegal for ignoring contractual terms and failing to consider the appellant's counterclaim....

The present appeal arises from a commercial dispute between M/s. Strategic Infra Services Pvt. Ltd. (appellant) and Mphasis Limited (respondent). The appellant had entered into a contract with the res...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal Against Arbitral Award in Employment Bond Dispute. Compensatory cost clause for premature resignation held not unconscionable under Section 74 of Indian Contract Act, 1872....

High Court of Karnataka Quashes Lokayukta Investigation for Lack of Prior Sanction Under Section 17-A of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. Investigation conducted without mandatory prior approval from competent authority held null and void....

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