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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Seizure Order in Food Safety Case Due to Violation of Natural Justice and Non-Compliance with Statutory Procedure. Failure to provide sample to the nominee and non-compliance with Section 47 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 renders the order unsustainable....

The petitioner, Satyaraj M, claiming to be a nominee of M/s Maharaja Industries, a manufacturer of Shashi Iodine Crystal Salt, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of I...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cancellation of Caste Certificate for Scheduled Tribe Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Caste Verification Committee and Appellate Authority failed to provide opportunity of hearing and relied on ex parte reports, rendering orders unsustainable....

The petitioner, Prabhu Ramesh Haveri, an employee of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL), was issued a caste certificate recognizing him as belonging to a Scheduled Tribe. The Dep...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cancellation of Caste Certificate for Scheduled Tribe — Violation of Natural Justice. Caste Verification Committee and Appellate Authority failed to provide hearing and relied on irrelevant material, rendering orders unsustainable....

The petitioner, Prabhu Ramesh Haveri, an employee of KPTCL, challenged two orders: one dated August 2018 passed by the Deputy Commissioner (Respondent No.2) cancelling his caste certificate, and anoth...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Proceedings Against Parents-in-Law in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations. The court held that vague and omnibus allegations against family members without specific instances of cruelty or harassment are liable to be quashed under Section 482 CrPC....

The petitioners, who are the parents-in-law of the complainant (respondent No.2), filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking quashment of the entire proc...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Retired Professor's Petition for Regular Pension — University's Denial of Pension for Non-Contributory Service Period Set Aside. Pension is a right, not a bounty, and must be computed on last drawn salary; University cannot deny pension to employees who served prior to adoption of pension scheme....

The petitioner, M.A. Dhavaleshwar, was appointed as a Professor in Sangolli Rayanna College (affiliated to Rani Chennamma University) on 26-07-1982. He served continuously and retired as Grade I Princ...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cancellation of Caste Certificate for Scheduled Tribe — Violation of Natural Justice and Lack of Evidence. Caste certificate cancelled without proper inquiry or opportunity of hearing set aside; matter remitted for fresh consideration....

The petitioner, Prabhu Ramesh Haveri, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad Bench, challenging two orders: an orde...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Proceedings Against Parents-in-Law in Dowry Harassment Case Due to Lack of Specific Allegations and Abuse of Process of Law. The court held that general and omnibus allegations without specific acts of cruelty or harassment cannot sustain proceedings against relatives under Section 498A IPC....

The petitioners, who are the father-in-law (accused No.2) and mother-in-law (accused No.3) of the complainant, filed a petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Retired Professor's Petition for Regular Pension — University Cannot Deny Pension for Non-Contributory Service Prior to Adoption of Pension Scheme. Denial of pension on ground of non-contributory service is arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India....

The petitioner, M.A. Dhavaleshwar, was appointed as a Professor on 26-07-1982 at Sangolli Rayanna Grade-I College, Rani Chennamma University. He retired on 30-06-2019 after serving for about 37 years....

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Cancellation of Caste Certificate for Scheduled Tribe Due to Violation of Natural Justice. Caste Verification Committee and Appellate Authority failed to provide opportunity of hearing and relied on irrelevant material, rendering orders unsustainable....

The petitioner, Prabhu Ramesh Haveri, challenged two orders: one dated August 2018 passed by the Deputy Commissioner (Respondent No.2) cancelling his caste certificate, and another dated 18th October ...