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  Karnataka Forest Act. A land cannot be treated as ‘forest land’ unless a statutory notification under Section 4 has been duly issued to constitute it as a reserved forest. Mere preparation of statement transferring the land to the Forest department will not take away the right of the landowner. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-November-2025
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  A challenge to a Will must be instituted within three years from the date on which the cause of action first arises, namely, the date on which the plaintiffs first acquire knowledge of the said Will. A suit instituted decades after the execution of the Will to question its validity is manifestly barred by limitation. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-November-2025
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  The State and its instrumentalities are not exempt from the rigours of the Limitation Act and cannot seek condonation of inordinate delay, even in matters involving public property, when the delay stems from laches, negligence, or a callous attitude, as proof of ‘sufficient cause’ and bona fides remains essential. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-November-2025
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  Limited Liability Partnership Act. Disputes between partners arising out of a Limited Liability Partnership Agreement are statutorily and compulsorily referable to arbitration as per the provisions of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, even if the Agreement does not contain an arbitration clause. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-November-2025
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  Rent Control legislation. A tenant's failure to pay the fair rent fixed by the Rent Controller for a prolonged period, despite having neither sought nor obtained a stay of the fixation order from the appellate or revisional forum constitutes ‘wilful default,’ justifying an order of eviction. Supreme Court.

  • 13-November-2025
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  Land Acquisition. When a civil suit is pending or multiple claimants assert rights over the acquired land, the Special Land Acquisition Officer must pass a general award and deposit the compensation amount before the reference court. Award cannot be delayed for prolonged period quoting pendency of civil disputes. Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-November-2025
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  Doctrine of Finality. Land Acquisition. A highly belated appeal by the legal heirs is not maintainable when the deceased claimant had accepted the enhanced compensation and failed to seek further enhancement within the limitation period during his lifetime. Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-November-2025
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  Industrial Disputes Act. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited is a 'Railway Company' under Sectin 2(o) and the Central Goverment is the 'appropriate Government' under Section 2(a). State Govt has no power to declare BMRCL as a 'public utility service'under Section 2(n). Karnataka High Court.

  • 12-November-2025
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  Specific Relief Act. Unilateral termination of a non-terminable sale agreement is a breach by repudiation. The purchaser need not seek a separate declaration the invalidity of the termination to maintain a suit for specific performance. Supreme Court.

  • 12-November-2025
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  An order passed by a Commercial Court rejecting a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the CPC is deemed to be a 'decree' and a 'judgment or order' appealable under Section 13(1A) of the Commercial Courts Act. The proviso to Section 13(1A), restricting appeals to orders enumerated in Order XLIII CPC, applies only to interlocutory orders and does not apply to an order which amounts to a decree. Supreme Court.

  • 12-November-2025
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  A suit for recovery of possession simpliciter for possessin property based on encroachment without a prayer for declaration of title is maintainable if the defendant's pleadings and evidence do not cast a cloud upon the plaintiff's title. Karnataka High Court.

  • 11-November-2025
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  Hindu Law. Alienation of an undivided share in joint family property by a coparcener is valid only to the extent of his share and is not binding on the shares of the non-alienating coparceners. The purchaser must seek to have the alienated property allotted to the vendor's share during the final decree proceedings of the partition suit. Karnataka High Court.

  • 11-November-2025
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