Judgements

A wife cannot file a complaint against her husband, who is a senior citizen, under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 227-231

10-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Dowry death. The word ‘relative’ in Section 304B or 498A of the IPC is, relative by blood, marriage or adoption. A person who is not a relative of the husband in terms of the definition cannot be proceeded against in a case of dowry death. Karnataka High Court.

11-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Mere preferring of an appeal would not, by itself, operate as a stay of the order appealed against. Supreme Court.

09-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act. The bar under Section 21(3) applies only to delegations made under that Act. Delegations made under the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act and the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act cannot be counted for determining the limit of two delegations. Karnataka High Court.

09-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Personal Liberty. Once parole had been granted and sureties produced to the satisfaction of the court, the non-release of the detenue becomes illegal detention. Victim of such illegal detention is entitled for compensation. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 157-171

09-June-2026

Daksha Legal
The removal of a Mathadhipati from the office of the head of a religious institution is not an administrative act of ordinary character. The constitutional guarantee of fairness in procedure, applies with full force to such quasi-judicial proceedings. Supreme Court.

09-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Order XII Rule 6 CPC. Decree on admission requires a clear and unequivocal admission. Decree can be granted only where the admission is categorical, unconditional, unambiguous and unequivocal. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 172-181

09-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Personal Liberty. Supreme Court mandates pronouncement of orders on bail application at the earliest by the High Courts.

09-June-2026

Daksha Legal
When Court refers civil suit for arbitration under Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the plaintiff is entitled for refund of the Court fee paid. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 211-226

08-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC. A plaint cannot ordinarily be merely on the plea that the suit is barred by Order II Rule 2 CPC. The defence under Order II Rule 2 generally requires examination of causes of action, pleadings and evidence, and therefore cannot usually be decided solely on the averments contained in the plaint. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 136-156

08-June-2026

Daksha Legal
When agricultural lands fall within the jurisdiction of the BBMP/GBA, revenue officers have no jurisdiction to initiate actions under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Karnataka High Court.

08-June-2026

Daksha Legal
Where a special enactment prescribes a specific period of limitation along with a limited power to condone delay, the Court cannot, by exercising judicial discretion, extend the period beyond the statutory limit. Karnataka High Court

08-June-2026

Daksha Legal

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