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  Appointment of eminent Senior Advocate under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 is a special measure to safeguard the interest of the victims. The same cannot be questioned on technical grounds. Karnataka High Court.

  • 11-November-2022
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  Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. Variation in quality and misbranding need not be injurious to health to constitute offence under the Act. Karnataka High Court

  • 14-November-2022
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  Market value of a property in case of a public auction monitored by the court is the value accepted by the Court. Registering authority cannot fix different market value. Supreme Court.

  • 14-November-2022
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  An independent suit filed by a borrower against a Bank which has applied for recovery of its loan against the plaintiff under the RDB Act, cannot be transferred and tried along with the application under the RDB Act by the DRT. Supreme Court.

  • 14-November-2022
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  “Case of the prosecution in entirety is found to be doubtful and is full of inconsistencies”. Karnataka High Court acquits the accused in RTI activist Lingaraju murder case.

  • 11-November-2022
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  N.I.Act. Where there are clear averments in statutory notice and complaint about the role of the directors and their responsibility, proceedings cannot be quashed merely on the plea that they had no direct role in the transaction. Karnataka High Court.

  • 14-November-2022
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  Land acquisition. When no further developmental activity of the acquired land is required, deduction of compensation towards the developmental activities is not permissible. Supreme Court.

  • 10-November-2022
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  Insurer cannot deny liability relying on exclusion clause when the insurer received premium even for the excluded place (basement). Supreme Court.

  • 15-November-2022
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  Freezing of bank account. Account holder whose account is frozen or de-frozen for transferring the amount to third parties must be notified and heard before orders are passed under Sections 451 and 457 of the Cr.P.C. Karnataka High Court.

  • 15-November-2022
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  “Merely because the victim is the same, it cannot be said that only one crime should have been registered.” Karnataka High Court approves registration of separate FIRs for minor's rape by several accused.

  • 11-November-2022
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  Cheque issued towards refund of failed marriage expenses constitutes enforceable debt under Section 138 of the N.I. Act and the same is not hit by Section 23 of the Contract Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 15-November-2022
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  Tender. Judicial review is restricted only to decision making process and not the decision itself unless the process is vitiated by bias, malafides, arbitrariness and irrationality. Karnataka High Court.

  • 16-November-2022
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