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  If possession of property is handed over before or subsequent to execution of document, stamp duty under Article 5(e)(i) of the Karnataka Stamp can NOT be levied. Karnataka High Court.

  • 25-September-2025
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  Karnataka Land Reforms Act. If a cultivating tenant purchases the tenanted land, his tenancy rights merge into his ownership rights under the sale deed. If the sale deed is later found invalid, his ownership claim fails, but his tenancy rights remain unaffected. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-September-2025
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  A state authority cannot dispossess someone of land lawfully held under a government grant or other valid title without due process. Even if it alleges a breach or has begun proceedings, it cannot unilaterally interfere with or seize the property; formal steps like cancelling the grant or issuing a final notice under the law are required first. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-September-2025
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  A civil court has no jurisdiction to entertain a suit and grant an injunction in cases involving unauthorized construction and demolition, as these matters fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Zonal Commissioner under the BBMP Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-September-2025
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  SARFAESI Act. The 2016 amendment to Section 13(8) has retrospective effect and applies to loans and mortgages created before the amendment came into force. The right of a mortgagor to redeem a secured asset under the is extinguished when the public notice for sale is published. Supreme Court.

  • 24-September-2025
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  A land grant made by the Government for a specific purpose with right of resumption does not constitute a full alienation or sale of the land. Neither a mortgage of these limited rights nor the winding-up of the grantee company extinguishes the Government's power of resumption. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-September-2025
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  Property obtained by a person through a partition of joint family property retains its ancestral character. On the father’s death, all his children are entitled to an equal share, and he cannot gift such ancestral property to one child to the exclusion of the others. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  Where the employer’s service rules mandate equal distribution of family pension among multiple wives, the second wife is entitled to her share under those rules, even if a will in her favor is declared invalid. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  The period of limitation for filing a reference application under the Land Acquisition Act commences from the date the claimant gains knowledge of the award if the acquiring authority fails to serve the mandatory award notice. The burden of proof to establish valid service of the notice rests with the Land Acquisition Officer. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  RERA. A regulatory body cannot levy a fee or any other mandatory charge through a mere circular unless the parent statute expressly authorizes it. To qualify as a valid fee, the charge must show a clear quid pro quo, a reasonable link between the amount collected and a specific, measurable service provided to the payer. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  Specific Relief Act. A contract to sell a co-parcener’s defined share in joint family property is specifically enforceable, provided the vendor limits the sale to his own lawful share and not the entire property. Section 17, which bars enforcement against a person without title, is inapplicable when the vendor conveys only his legitimate share. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2025
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  Criminal Law. A contractual dispute cannot be converted into a criminal case unless there is clear evidence of fraudulent intent or criminality at the very outset of the transaction. Where a significant part of the contract has already been performed, it cannot be said that the agreement was entered into with the dishonest intention required to constitute the offence of cheating. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2025
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