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  Karnataka Amendment Act to CPC which limits the extension for presenting a written defense to a strict maximum threshold of 120 days and enforces an absolute forfeiture of that right thereafter, is prospective and is applicable only to suits filed after 5.6.2025. Karnataka High Court.

  • 01-July-2026
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  RBI’s Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets. The legal validity of a corporate debt resolution strategy is governed by majority-based decision-making, not unanimity. Mere non-participation by a single minority lender in consortium review meetings does not invalidate the resolution process or the resolution plan. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 434.

  • 01-July-2026
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  The Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments Act is a beneficial legislation. The requirement of ‘proper and verifiable proof’ must be applied liberally, particularly where an elderly person or widow produces primary or secondary evidence of the deposit. Karnataka High Court.

  • 08-July-2026
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  While there is no absolute bar against a High Court granting bail to an accused whose bail was previously cancelled by the Supreme Court, the grant of bail must be supported by reasons demonstrating either a change in circumstances or the existence of fresh grounds not considered by the Supreme Court at the time of cancellation. Supreme Court

  • 30-June-2026
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  Civil disputes should not be converted into criminal prosecutions merely to exert pressure on the opposite party. Courts exercising jurisdiction under Section 482 CrPC must examine: surrounding circumstances, chronology of events, delay, improvements in allegations, and not merely the wording of the FIR. Supreme Court

  • 30-June-2026
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  Service Law. An employer may reject a candidate with criminal antecedents only on the basis of objective material establishing involvement in an offence involving moral turpitude. Mere suspicion, a police charge-sheet, or a compromise in a criminal case arising from a consensual relationship cannot justify denial of appointment. Supreme Court

  • 30-June-2026
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  The passing of a final decree or formal disposal of the suit does not extinguish the civil court's jurisdiction to correct accidental slips, clerical or typographical errors, or inadvertent omissions. The power under Section 152 CPC extends to rectifying the mistakes so as to accurately reflect the true intention of the parties in a compromise decree. Karnataka High Court.

  • 30-June-2026
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  Temporary Injunction. The object of an interim order is to preserve the subject matter and ensure effective adjudication. In matters involving fire safety and lawful occupation of buildings, public safety overrides commercial interests, justifying an injunction against inducting third parties into the building. Karnataka High Court.

  • 30-June-2026
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  Maintenance cannot be awarded on the stereotypical assumption that a husband is invariably bound to maintain his wife. Where the wife is financially independent, has no dependency liabilities, and earns substantially more than the husband, she is not entitled to maintenance. Karnataka High Court.

  • 30-June-2026
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  An employee who serves continuously for decades against a sanctioned post cannot be denied regularization and pension merely because his salary was paid from the contingency fund. Such service must be counted for pensionary benefits. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 414

  • 28-June-2026
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  Motor Vehicles Act. The compensation shall be determined in accordance with the law in force on the date of the award or appellate decision, and not the law that was in force on the date of the accident. Karnataka High Court.

  • 25-June-2026
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  Motor Vehicles Act. The standard of proof before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal is preponderance of probabilities. Once the accident is established, the Tribunal must award just compensation. Salary documents cannot be rejected merely because the issuing authority was not examined, especially when supported by credible oral evidence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 25-June-2026
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