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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
  • Daksha Legal
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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
  • Daksha Legal
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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
  • Daksha Legal
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  Pension is not a bounty or a gratis that is granted to pensioner or his spouse. Karnataka High Court orders redeposit of pension amount withheld towards excess payment with liberty to recover excess payment in instalments.

  • 16-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Property Tax. Determination of capital value can be done only on the basis of the present usage and not on the basis of the future prospects of the land. Supreme Court.

  • 10-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Insecticides Act, 1968. Criminal proceedings cannot be initiated only against director of company without arraying the company as accused. Karnataka High Court.

  • 09-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Criminal proceedings cannot be initiated only against manager of company without arraying the company as accused. Karnataka High Court.

  • 10-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  POCSO Act. Increasing cases of minor girls above the age of 16 years having love/sexual relationship resulting in criminal prosecutions. Karnataka High Court asks Law Commission of India to rethink on the age criteria.

  • 09-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Digitalize the criminal investigation by videographing dying declaration and recording statements electronically with digital signatures. Karnataka High Court issues guidelines.

  • 16-November-2022
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  Subsequent purchaser has no right to claim lapse of acquisition proceedings under Section 24 (2) of the 2013 land acquisition Act. Supreme Court.

  • 09-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Director General of Foreign Trade is free to change the Export Import (Exim) Policy. Incentive cannot be claimed by exporters as a matter of right. Supreme Court.

  • 09-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal
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  Supreme Court upholds the Employees Pension (Amendment) Scheme 2014 and sets aside the salary limit of Rs 15,000 which was fixed by the High Court.

  • 07-November-2022
  • Daksha Legal