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  ‘Avoid making governmental policies which conflict with one another’. Karnataka High Corut advises the State Government.

  • 13-December-2023
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  Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Power to modify award under Section 34 can only be to the extent of correcting arithmetical and clerical error without any material change. Supreme Court.

  • 07-December-2023
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  Criminal Law. Circumstantial evidence. Proved circumstances must be consistent only with hypothesis of guilt of accused and totally inconsistent with his innocence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-December-2023
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  Appeal is a continuation of the original proceeding and therefore both the Appeal and the original proceeding can be withdrawn with the leave of court unconditionally. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-December-2023
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  Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act. Once the calendar of events is published, the District Election Office loses jurisdiction and cannot order postponement of the elections. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-December-2023
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  Restriction on issuance of passport applies even to re-issuance and renewal. Pendency of a criminal case would bar issuance or renewal/re-issuance of a long-term passport Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-December-2023
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  Karnataka Land Reforms Act. Vesting in the State Government of land leased contrary to the Act. Tahshildar can exercise power under Section 58 only if the lease is created after coming into force of the Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-December-2023
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  When the authorities repeatedly fail to perform statutory function and to follow the law declared by Courts, the Writ Court can itself grant relief instead of remanding the matter. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-December-2023
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  Karnataka Municipalities Act. When action of the Municipality is not traceable to the provisions of the Act, prior notice under Section 284(1) of the Act is not necessary to institute a civil suit. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-December-2023
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  Rule of continuity of Government. Mistakes committed by the party in power earlier can be corrected only by following due process of law lest it gives scope for the allegation of legal malafide. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-December-2023
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  If a document that is required to be stamped is not sufficiently stamped, a copy of such document as secondary evidence cannot be accepted. Supreme Court.

  • 05-December-2023
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  Admission of liability made before foreign court can be taken as admission in Indian Court. Supreme Court.

  • 04-December-2023
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