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  Interpretation of Statutes. “Provisions of the statute are to be read as they are. Nothing to be added and or taken away.” Supreme Court.

  • 20-January-2023
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  Applicant can be permitted to adduce evidence in an application filed under Section 34 of the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 only in exceptional cases. Supreme Court.

  • 20-January-2023
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  POCSO Act. Special Judge has no power to reduce minimum sentence of seven years for the penetrative sexual assault punishable under Section 4. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-January-2023
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  Bail. Merely because another accused who was granted bail was armed with similar weapon is not sufficient to determine whether bail can be granted on the basis of parity. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-January-2023
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  No need to pay ad valorem Court fee when the petition for grant of probate is contested and converted into a regular suit. Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court.

  • 18-January-2023
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  "Remove encroachments and provide burial grounds to all the villages and towns". Karnataka High Court

  • 19-January-2023
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  A subsequent purchaser has no locus to challenge the acquisition and/or lapsing of the acquisition under the 2013 land acquisition Act. Supreme Court reiterates.

  • 18-January-2023
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  Default bail granted under Section 167(2) Cr.P.C. can be cancelled when special reasons/grounds are made out from the chargesheet and the chargesheet reveals the commission of a nonbailable crime. Supreme Court.

  • 18-January-2023
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  Purchaser who acquires right, title or interest in the land subsequent to the acquisition proceedings and subsequent to passing of the award cannot question the acquisition proceedings. Supreme Court reiterates.

  • 18-January-2023
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  Imposition of additional special road tax on transport vehicle used without a valid permit is not a penalty but regulatory in nature within the competence of the HP State Legislature. Supreme Court.

  • 17-January-2023
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  Prosecution for obtaining false caste certificate can be launched only if the certificate is cancelled by the Competent Authority. Magistrate cannot decide the validity of the Caste certificate. Karnataka High Court.

  • 17-January-2023
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  When a partner commits criminal breach of trust in his individual capacity, the partnership firm need not be made party in the criminal proceedings. Karnataka High Court.

  • 17-January-2023
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