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  In a case where the husband has passed away and the daughter-in-law and grandchildren are residing separately, proceeding for maintenance against the father-in-law is untenable, especially when the father-in-law is aged. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-April-2025
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  If the legal notice is not issued within 30 days from the date of receiving the dishonour intimation excluding the first day, the complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, is not maintainable and is liable to be dismissed. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-April-2025
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  A subsequent purchaser of a property is bound by the arbitration clause in the original agreement, even if they were not a signatory, provided his vendor was a party to that agreement. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-April-2025
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  PTCL Act. When once the granted land has been resumed and restored to the grantee, second proceeding for resuming the same land sold after the resumption is illegal and without jurisdiction. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-April-2025
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  State Financial Corporation Act. In proceedings under Sections 31 and 32, where the enforcement of a surety's liability is sought, the court's investigation is primarily limited to determining the validity of the financial corporation's claim. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-April-2025
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  When a person’s name has been lawfully entered in the Record of Rights on the basis of a registered sale deed, and is subsequently removed due to fraudulent misrepresentation, the revenue authorities are duty-bound to correct the records and reinstate the rightful entry. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-April-2025
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  A suit for injunction based solely on an agreement to sell is not maintainable as it does not create any interest in the property. The plaint can be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Supreme Court.

  • 21-April-2025
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  When lands are acquired under the Petroleum Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, Court cannot award solatium and interest as provided under the Land Acquisition Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-April-2025
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  Mere utterance of the words 'go and die' does not, by itself, fulfill the ingredients of abetment to suicide. Statements made during a quarrel or in the heat of the moment cannot be presumed to have been made with the requisite mens rea. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-April-2025
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  A municipality is obligated to honor its resolution with a private party, particularly when it has derived benefits from the resolution and when third-party rights have arisen in reliance upon it. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-April-2025
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  Family Courts retain jurisdiction over property disputes if the property was acquired during the subsistence of the marriage. Such disputes are considered to arise directly from the marital relationship, notwithstanding the parties' subsequent divorce. Karnataka High Court.

  • 17-April-2025
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  Once a valid title is acquired through a registered sale deed, revenue authorities are obligated to change the khata as per the deed. Revenue officials cannot question the validity of the sale deed or GPA since such matters are under the purview of a civil court. Karnataka High Court.

  • 17-April-2025
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