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  Domestic Violence Act. The primary and statutory obligation to maintain the wife rests upon the husband. Interim maintenance cannot be mechanically imposed upon the parents-in-law, who are themselves dependent on the husband. The Act does not contemplate automatic or vicarious monetary liability on the in-laws merely by virtue of their relationship with the husband. Karnataka High Court.

  • 07-November-2026
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  “Child custody is neither a reward for one parent nor a punishment for the other.” The fact that a child resides with one parent in another country does not, by itself, establish that the other parent is being excluded from the child’s life. Karnataka High Court permits the relocation of a child to a foreign country to enable the mother to pursue her career. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1705.

  • 06-November-2026
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  Order VII Rule 11 CPC. A plaint cannot be rejected merely because the Court considers the plaintiff’s case to be weak or because the plaintiff may ultimately be unable to establish entitlement to the relief sought. The limited inquiry under the provision cannot be converted into a determination of whether the plaintiff is likely to succeed at trial. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1698.

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  Arbitration and Conciliation Act. An objection regarding the stamping or insufficient stamping of an agreement containing an arbitration clause does not fall for determination under Section 8 of the Act. Such objections can be raised before the Arbitral Tribunal. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-November-2026
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  Order XXIII Rule 3 CPC. A compromise decree cannot be invalidated merely because its terms were recorded in the order sheet. Educated parties who voluntarily sign a compromise petition along with their counsel cannot subsequently resile from the decree on vague allegations of fraud or coercion, particularly when no action is taken against their counsel and the challenge is raised to delay execution proceedings. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-November-2026
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  Land Acquisition. ‘B’ Kharab Land. Where agricultural land has been acquired for industrial purposes and has lost its agricultural character, exclusion of any portion of the acquired land from compensation merely on the ground that it is classified as ‘B’ kharab land is unjustified, and the landowner is entitled to seek compensation for the entire extent of the acquired land. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-November-2026
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  Two Children Rule. Laws disqualifying persons having more than two children from contesting Panchayat elections have lost their rationale in view of declining fertility rates and changing demographic realities, besides adversely affecting right to reproductive autonomy under Article 21. Supreme Court refers the issue to a larger Bench for reconsideration of Javed v. State of Haryana.

  • 05-November-2026
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  Income Tax Act – Section 35(2AB). Expenditure incurred on scientific research becomes eligible for deduction. The same cannot be disallowed merely because such research results in intellectual property over which the assessee acquires proprietary rights. The prescribed authority is competent to examine whether any expenditure is liable to be excluded. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1680

  • 05-November-2026
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  Where a Civil Court cancels or declares void a registered instrument relating to immovable property, it shall direct transmission of the decree to the jurisdictional Sub-Registrar, who must make necessary entries in the relevant registers. Even in the absence of communication from the Court, the Sub-Registrar is bound to give effect to the decree upon production of a certified copy of the judgment and decree by a party. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1657

  • 04-November-2026
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  Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. A person who is not a ‘relative’ as defined under Section 2(g) cannot challenge a gift executed by the owner. A sale transaction effected pursuant to an illegal order of the Assistant Commissioner can be declared void in a writ petition, with a consequential direction to restore the revenue entries. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1662

  • 05-November-2026
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  Strictures against Judicial Officers. Inadvertent clerical or typographical errors that do not affect the outcome of a case should not automatically invite strictures against a judicial officer. Adverse remarks against a judicial officer cannot be recorded without providing an opportunity of hearing, as doing so violates the principles of natural justice. Supreme Court.

  • 04-November-2026
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  Bigamy. A foreign divorce decree granted on a ground not recognised under Indian matrimonial law cannot be relied upon to evade prosecution for bigamy when the first marriage continues to subsist, even if the second marriage was solemnised outside India. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 855

  • 04-November-2026
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