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  Principle of res judicata applies even at different stages of the same proceedings and issues once decided cannot be reopened by merely altering the prayers. Karnataka High Court.

  • 04-May-2026
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  Income Tax Act. Section 132. ‘Searched Person’ is only the individual named in the warrant and against whom satisfaction is recorded, not someone whose premises are searched. A third party does not become a ‘searched person’ merely because his premises are searched on suspicion of holding another’s material. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-May-2026
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  Specific performance. While there is a general presumption that time is not of the essence, this presumption stands rebutted where the parties, by express terms of the contract, employ clear, unambiguous, and unequivocal language indicating their intention to prescribe a definite and mandatory period for performance. Karnataka High Court.

  • 05-May-2026
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  Mining. Extension of Forest Clearance must conform to the law in force at the time of extension, and prior compliance or executive guidelines cannot override statutory obligations under the current forest regime. Karnataka High Court.

  • 02-May-2026
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  ‘’Public transport must remain a place of safety and dignity, not one of silent fear and exploitation.’’ Karnataka High Court declines to quash criminal proceedings against the accused for posting obscene images of women on the Instagram account “Metro Chicks.”

  • 29-April-2026
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  SARFAESI Act. Secured creditor Bank is duty bound to deliver possession of the property to the auction purchaser, if physical possession has not been delivered pursuant to the auction purchase. The Bank can initiate proceedings under Section 14 even after the sale deed is executed. Karnataka High Court.

  • 29-April-2026
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  Cause of action for the purpose of Writ jurisdiction is to be construed liberally and pragmatically, and where a chain of events forms a continuous transaction spanning multiple States, each component constitutes a material part of the cause of action. Karnataka High Court.

  • 29-April-2026
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  Government officers of a State are duty-bound to implement orders passed by a High Court of another State, as Article 226(2) confers wide territorial jurisdiction on High Courts wherever any part of the cause of action arises, which is to be construed liberally across interconnected events. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-April-2026
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  Prevention of Corruption Act. Exoneration of a public servant in a departmental proceeding cannot constitute a foundation for refusal of approval under Section 17A. Karnataka High Court.

  • 28-April-2026
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  Karnataka Forest Act. Sanction of the appropriate authority under Section 114-A of the Act is not necessary before initiating a civil suit seeking for declaratory reliefs and/or compensation as regards a land claimed to be the private property. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-April-2026
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  The Courts and Tribunals have inherent power to recall their own orders or judgments if those orders were obtained by fraud, even when statutory review is not available or has been exhausted in the earlier round of litigation. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-April-2026
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  Manufacture, distribution, sale and possession of intoxicants are a privilege of a State. Even in the absence of any legislation, the decision to grant licences and privileges would be a matter of policy governed under Article 162 of the Constitution.

  • 28-April-2026
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