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  Income Tax Act, 1961. Although there is no specific time limit to initiate penalty proceedings under 271-D, such proceedings are not immune to the principles of delay and laches, and undue delay can invalidate them. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-January-2025
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  Civil Procedure Code. A party can file a counterclaim until the stage of framing of issues, but the court's permission to do so cannot be granted thereafter. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-January-2025
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  “You spend crores of rupees elsewhere and take preposterous plea of financial constraints when it comes to education of the poor”. Karnataka High Court quashes Government notification that reduced education assistance to children of construction workers.

  • 20-January-2025
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  Specific Relief Act. The court retains the power under Section 28 to extend the time for depositing the sale consideration despite the trial court decree specifying a deadline for the payment and on failure the suit to stand dismissed. Supreme Court.

  • 21-January-2025
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  The regularisation of an unauthorised occupation of a land, even in favour of a person belonging to a member of the SC/ST, does not come within the meaning of ‘granted land’ as defined under the Karnataka SC/ST (PTCL) Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-January-2025
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  High Court cannot pass any ad interim order even for a limited period, before framing substantial question of law, while dealing with a second appeal filed under Order XLI read with Section 100 Civil Procedure Code. Supreme Court.

  • 21-January-2025
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  Amendment of pleadings. When a defendant has acquired a right due to the limitation period, this right cannot be taken away through an amendment of the plaint. When the status of a party is disputed, steps must be taken at the earliest to amend the pleadings. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-January-2025
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  Arbitration and Conciliation Act. District Court in a suit filed under Section 34 of the Act has only power either to confirm the order passed by the Arbitrator or set aside the order and remand the matter to the Arbitrator. The award cannot be modified. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-January-2025
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  In a suit for injunction, if the defendant disputes the plaintiff's title, the court must permit an amendment to the plaint to include a prayer for declaration of title. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-January-2025
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  An agreement for sale executed within 15 years of a non-alienation clause under Section 61 of the Karnataka Land Reforms 1961 Act is illegal. Consequently, a party relying on such an agreement is not entitled to seek specific performance. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-January-2025
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  Adoption of a married person having children. Children born after the adoption cannot claim right in the original family of their father since the father and the children born after the adoption are transplanted to the adoptive family. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-January-2025
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  A prior suit for injunction does not bar a subsequent suit for specific performance under Order 2 Rule 2 CPC, if the plaintiff was legally precluded from seeking specific performance in the earlier suit. Supreme Court.

  • 20-January-2025
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