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High Court of Karnataka Allows Appeal by Complainant Mother in POCSO Case — Acquittal of Accused Set Aside for Non-Examination of Material Witness. Trial Court's Failure to Summon the Victim's Father, a Key Witness, Rendered the Acquittal Unsustainable Under Section 372 CrPC....

The appellant, Smt. Rajavva, the mother of the victim, filed a criminal appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgment and order dated 20.06.2022 passed by ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Proceedings Before National Commission for Scheduled Castes Against Educational Society — Lack of Jurisdiction to Summon Private Individuals. The Commission's power under Article 338 of the Constitution does not extend to issuing summons or conducting adversarial proceedings against private parties without statutory backing....

The petitioners, the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Mysore Education Society (MES), which runs MES College in Malleswaram, Bengaluru, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Cons...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cancellation of Fair Price Shop Authorization Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Petitioner's authorization cancelled without notice or opportunity of hearing, and appellate order also set aside for lack of proper consideration....

The petitioner, Sri Manjunath, was a fair price shop dealer authorized under the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. His authorization was cancelled by the Deputy Commissioner (Food), Mysuru District (fi...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes RERA Registry Order Rejecting Complaint Without Hearing — Registry Cannot Adjudicate Complaints Under RERA Act. The court held that the Registry of RERA has no power to reject a complaint without affording an opportunity of hearing, and such an order is without jurisdiction....

The petitioner, Amit Garg, owner of an apartment in a 17th floor apartment complex called Petronas block, filed a complaint before the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) against respond...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition Challenging Cooperative Society Elections Due to Lack of Locus Standi. Non-Members Cannot Challenge Election Process of a Cooperative Society Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioners, eight women advocates, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the election process of the Tumakuru District Advocates Association, a cooperat...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Borrower's Challenge to Auction in SARFAESI Act Case Due to Suppression of Facts and Abuse of Process. The court held that the borrower's failure to disclose earlier litigation and filing of multiple proceedings disentitled them to relief, dismissing the writ petition with costs....

The petitioners, M/S. SLN Gaja Industries and its partner G. Lokesh, were borrowers from Canara Bank. They defaulted on a loan, and the bank initiated proceedings under the SARFAESI Act, 2002, culmina...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Revision Petitions in Negotiable Instruments Act Case — Acquittal Set Aside Due to Non-Examination of Complainant and Improper Service of Notice. Court holds that Section 138 NI Act proceedings require proper service of demand notice and examination of complainant as witness, and failure to do so vitiates the trial....

The petitioner, Mr. Lagadapati Malyadri, filed two criminal revision petitions under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, challenging the judgments of the trial c...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Credible Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Links. Conviction under Sections 302, 201, 120-B, 404 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt....

The appellant, Frank Anthony @ Frank, was convicted by the LXIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru, in S.C.No.729/2010 and S.C.No.464/2010 for offences under Sections 302, 201, 120-B...