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  BBMP has no power to enquire into an allegation of encroachment simpliciter unless the encroachment is in violation of sanctioned plan. Karnataka High Court.

  • 14-December-2023
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  Karnataka SC/ST (PTCL) Act does not apply to lands granted to SC/ST persons under the Karnataka Village Offices Abolition Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-December-2023
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  Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act. Adhyaksha can only stay the execution of order or resolution of Taluk Panchayat if it is unjust and unlawful etc. He cannot sit as an appellate authority and decide the dispute. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-December-2023
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  Planning Authority cannot force landowners to surrender portion of their land for road-widening free of cost for sanctioning building plans. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-December-2023
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  Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act. Planning Authority cannot reject modification of layout plan unless the modification contravenes any provisions of the Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-December-2023
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  KIADB Act. Terms of lease-cum-sale agreement prevail over Regulations governing disposal of lands. Once a lease-cum-sale agreement is executed, the Board cannot revoke the allotment citing the Regulations. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-December-2023
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  Allotment of industrial site cannot be cancelled when the allotting body itself has not complied with necessary conditions. Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-December-2023
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  Land acquisition. Courts exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution have the power to shift/ alter/ fix the date for reckoning the market value under certain circumstances. Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-December-2023
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  Grant of land under the Karnataka Certain Inam Abolition Act, 1977 can be challenged before the Assistant Commissioner under Section 118(2B) Karnataka land Reforms Act 1961 since the 1977 Act does not provide for appeal remedy. Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-December-2023
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  While granting permission to the Police to investigate non-cognizable offence, the Magistrate cannot simply issue police intimation without passing any order on the requisition. Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-December-2023
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  Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Deputy Commissioner cannot hold roving enquiry and nullify the registered documents in the guise of exercising suo motu revisional jurisdiction under Section 136(3). Karnataka High Court.

  • 11-December-2023
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  Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Questions of facts that impact title cannot be decided in proceedings under Chapter XI. Karnataka High Court.

  • 11-December-2023
  • Daksha Legal