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  District judge candidate suppressing criminal cases against him. Where fraud and misrepresentation form the foundation to secure employment, it can be brought under the umbrella of cheating. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-November-2023
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  Negotiable Instruments Act. Notice addressed to correct address returned with shara ‘’door lock’’, ‘’unclaimed’’ etc shall be deemed to have been delivered to the addressee. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-November-2023
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  Karnataka Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act. The Civil Court must record a clear finding about land grabbing in order to transfer the case to Special Court. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-November-2023
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  Surrogacy. Couple having a medical condition that becomes impossible for the woman to conceive can opt for surrogacy by a gamete which is that of the woman not genetically related to the intending couple. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-November-2023
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  Land restored under SC/ST (PTCL) Act to original grantees cannot be construed as Government land to invoke the provisions of the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-November-2023
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  Forest Officer below the rank of Range Forest Officer cannot exercise power under Section 62A of the Karnataka Forest Act to act as Officer in-charge of a Police Station under the provisions of Cr.P.C. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-November-2023
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  Wakf Act. Court cannot take cognizance for the offence under Section 52-A based on Police report. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-November-2023
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  Though Christian law does not recognize adoption, it does not prohibit adoption. Adopted children of Christian parents have right of inheritance. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-November-2023
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  When minor’s property is sold without Court permission, the minor on attaining majority need not seek cancellation of the sale deed. He can simply repudiate the sale and validly transfer the property. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-November-2023
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  When a person who is not a party to a compromise decree seeks to avoid the decree based on his independent right or title over the property in question, he can maintain a separate suit. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-November-2023
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  Appointment of Chairman to statutory institutions. Writ Court cannot sit in the armchair of experts and decide who is better qualified, unless the selection suffers from statutory aberrations. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-November-2023
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  Exclusion of nearest lineal descendants makes a Will suspicious unless there are catastrophic incidents which estranged the profounder from such descendants. Supreme Court.

  • 20-November-2023
  • Daksha Legal