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  Service Law. A public employee cannot be terminated merely because a criminal case is pending against him. Such an order does not become valid by a subsequent conviction, as the legality of the termination must be judged on the facts existing on the date it was made. Supreme Court.

  • 11-August-2026
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  Service Law. Doctrine of Ratification. A resignation accepted by an unauthorized officer can be validated by subsequent ratification by the competent authority, and an employee who has acted upon the resignation cannot later withdraw it after it has become effective. Supreme Court

  • 12-August-2026
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  Prevention of Money Laundering Act. A writ petition under Article 226 read with Section 482 Cr.P.C. is maintainable to challenge the legality of an ECIR and all consequential proceedings. An ECIR is amenable to judicial review notwithstanding its description as an ‘’internal administrative document’’, as it forms the basis for coercive measures such as search, seizure, attachment, and deprivation of personal liberty. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 943

  • 05-August-2026
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  Negotiable Instruments Act. Failure to reply to the statutory notice under Section 138 gives rise to an adverse inference against the accused. Unless the accused specifically pleads in the reply notice that the complainant lacked the financial capacity to advance the loan, the complainant cannot be expected to adduce evidence establishing such financial capacity. Supreme Court.

  • 07-August-2026
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  Karnataka Land Reforms Rules. Any quasi-judicial order passed by the Land Tribunal must be signed by the Chairman and all the members who participated in hearing the matter. The omission or failure of even a single member who heard the case to append their signature to the final order goes to the root of the jurisdiction and renders the order a nullity and void ab initio. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-August-2026
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  Plaintiff can seek specific performance by amending the plaint, even where the suit was originally filed for refund of the sale consideration. Where the plaint already contains all the material facts and discloses a complete cause of action for specific performance of an agreement to sell, omission of the specific relief prayer due to counsel's oversight or erroneous legal advice is a curable procedural defect. Karnataka High Court.

  • 06-August-2026
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  Right to be forgotten. A final acquittal restores a person's legal status and the presumption of innocence. The continued digital portrayal of such a person as an accused infringes the right to dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. Karnataka High Court directs the removal of the former accused's name from the online law journal website.

  • 04-August-2026
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  Urban Planning. Land earmarked for widening of roads under the Master Plan stands on an entirely different footing from roads forming part of an internal layout. Planning Authority cannot demand surrender of land for road widening without compensation. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 913.

  • 05-August-2026
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  Section 498A Cr.P.C applies ‘’live-in relationships in the nature of marriage'' between two consenting adult individuals. The safeguards against arrest and other factors as laid down in Arnesh Kumar shall be strictly applied and no person accused of committing cruelty against a woman, being either the live-in partner ‘’in the nature of marriage’’ or his relative, shall be arrested without preliminary enquiries. Supreme Court.

  • 04-August-2026
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  ''U kinda look so hot in light coloured clothes.'' A solitary compliment made to a girl, without any further aggravating conduct, does not constitute the offences of voyeurism, stalking, or insulting the modesty of a woman. Mere youthful vocabulary, by itself, cannot attract criminal prosecution in the absence of the essential ingredients of the alleged offence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 03-August-2026
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  An order granting anticipatory bail does not automatically lapse, expire, or terminate upon the filing of a charge sheet, taking of cognizance, or issuance of summons. The protection of anticipatory bail normally continues throughout the trial unless a specific time limit was explicitly imposed in the original bail order. Karnataka High Court.

  • 04-August-2026
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  Karnataka Land Revenue Act. There is no legal bar or statutory prohibition against reflecting a minor's name in Record of Rights or revenue entries. The mere fact that a co-owner or legal heir was a minor at the time an entry was mutated in the RTC does not render the entry suspicious or invalid. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-August-2026
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