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  Though a minor can be beneficiary/recipient under a contract, he cannot be subjected to any obligation or burden of performance of any reciprocal promise. Karnataka High Court.

  • 17-August-2022
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  Cheque bounce cases. Standard of proof for accused to rebut presumption is that of 'preponderance of probabilities'. Jharkhand High Court

  • 17-August-2022
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  Bank cannot initiate criminal proceedings alleging loan fraud when borrower's declaration as 'willful defaulter' is stayed by Court. Karnataka High Court.

  • 16-August-2022
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  Employee working under contractor sustaining injuries does not fall under the definition of ‘worker’ as defined under Section 2(l) of the Factory Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 16-August-2022
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  Instigating Police personnel to go on mass leave and to participate in the strike seeking redressal of grievances do not constitute the offence of Sedition. Karnataka High Court.

  • 17-August-2022
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  ''Independence did not mean mere freedom from British Rule by breaking the bonds of slavery but it meant more than that. It meant justice to all citizens of India, irrespective of religion, caste, creed or language, each getting his legitimate due.''

  • 15-August-2022
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  Foreign award in respect of parties situated outside India can be executed in India if property of the award debtor is situated within India Karnataka High Court.

  • 16-August-2022
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  Reference and incorporation in a contract. Mere reference to another document in a contract will not incorporate terms of the document into the contract. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-August-2022
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  Intra-Court appeal is maintainable against an interlocutory order passed in an Election Petition under the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Karnataka High Court.

  • 17-August-2022
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  Criminal Law. Accused ‘must be’ and not merely ‘may be’ guilty before a Court can convict. Supreme Court reiterates.

  • 16-August-2022
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  Severance of land due to acquisition for railway line. Unacquired portion, the value of which is diminished cannot be awarded the same compensation as that of the acquired portion. Supreme Court.

  • 16-August-2022
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  Transactions between banker and borrower are purely contractual. Private lending agency/Bank does not fit into the term ‘other authorities’ within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution. Karnataka High Court.

  • 13-August-2022
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