Judgements

Filing multiple FIRs arising out of the same transaction or occurrence is not permissible since the law contemplates a single comprehensive investigation, permitting further investigation and supplementary reports, but not parallel or overlapping investigations. Consolidation of such proceedings is necessary to avoid conflicting findings, multiplicity of litigation, and prejudice to the accused while ensuring an effective and coordinated investigation. Supreme Court.

16-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Where recruitment is conducted for a regular post, a selected and eligible candidate cannot be appointed as contractual appointee without valid reasons. Mere acceptance of such an appointment does not cure the illegality. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 194-200

16-June-2026

Daksha Legal
National Education Policy. ''Formulate comprehensive policy for the effective implementation of the constitutional mandate relating to mother tongue-based education''. Supreme Court directs the State of Rajasthan..

15-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Negotiable Instruments Act. Where a single transaction gives rise to multiple cheques and multiple complaints, the Court cannot impose separate default sentences in each case.Imprisonment in default under Section 138 is a regulatory and coercive mechanism to compel monetary compliance, not a substantive criminal punishment. Karnataka High Court.

16-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Appreciation of evidence. Title of a document is immaterial. The Courts must examine the contents and the intention of the parties which can be gathered from the circumstances under which document was entered and the language used by the parties. Karnataka High Court.

16-June-2026

Daksha Legal
An executing court has jurisdiction to re-determine or vary the shares of the parties in a manner contrary to the shares declared and crystallized under the preliminary decree if a subsequent event or a legislative amendment affecting the parties’ entitlement intervenes after the decree. Karnataka High Court.

16-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Prevention of Money Laundering Act. In the absence of an FIR or a complaint before the Magistrate, the Directorate of Enforcement cannot pass an attachment order. Invocation of the first proviso to Section 5(1) requires independent reasons to believe, based on objective material, that immediate attachment is necessary to prevent frustration of the proceedings. Failure to comply with these requirements vitiates the attachment order. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar….

16-June-2026

Daksha Legal
The bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts under a statute applies to suits challenging actions or resolutions of statutory authorities. Where the plaintiff merely assails such statutory action without seeking a declaration of title, the suit is not maintainable. Karnataka High Court.

16-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Constructive Resjudicata. The principle applies with equal force in cases where the ground that might and ought to have been raised was not done, even if it is on account of negligence, inadvertence or accident. Supreme Court

15-June-2026

Daksha Legal
In child custody and visitation disputes involving allegations of child sexual abuse, the child’s welfare, dignity, and psychological safety are paramount. Courts must avoid unnecessary psychological evaluations that may re-traumatise the child. Supreme Court.

12-June-2026

Daksha Legal
A decree attached to a property enures to the benefit of the purchaser of that property. A decree directing the BBMP to allot an alternate site can be executed by the purchaser of the site. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 238-247

13-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Compassionate Appointment. The State cannot refuse or defer a claim unless such action is supported by a specific provision of the applicable rules that is relevant to the relief sought. Any such decision must also satisfy the constitutional mandate of non-arbitrariness under Article 14 of the Constitution. Supreme Court.

12-June-2026

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