Judgements

Amendment of pleadings under Order VI Rule 17, CPC. An application for amendment cannot be dismissed on the ground of delay when the cause of action sought to be introduced is within the period of limitation. Karnataka High Court.

22-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Once land is formally de-notified from acquisition, the proceedings stand terminated and ownership reverts to the original owner. Any later interference based on payment of compensation to a third party based on fraudulent revenue entries is void. Karnataka High Court.

23-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Karnataka Land Reforms Act. Occupancy rights arise only after the land vests in the State and the claimant proves tenancy through reliable revenue records showing actual cultivation. Absence of the claimant’s name in the Record of Rights for the relevant period cannot establish tenancy though there are later entries. Karnataka High Court.

23-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Motor Vehicles Act. In case of death of a minor child, compensation must be calculated by taking a notional monthly income of minimum wages of the particular State and applying the multiplier based on the age of the younger parent. Karnataka High Court.

23-January-2026

Daksha Legal
In economic offences under the PMLA, personal liberty must be balanced against the gravity of the offence and the risk of interference with the investigation or trial, particularly by influential accused. The pendency of a predicate offence does not preclude denial of bail where a strong prima facie case of proceeds of crime exists. Karnataka High Court.

23-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Article 14 of the Constitution of India does not envisage any negative equality and the fact that any person has been wrongfully granted any benefit, would not be a ground for extending the benefit to all. Karnataka High Court.

30-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Transfer of Property Act. Continuous possession of a tenant in the suit property even after entering into the sale agreement would not by itself amount to a part-performance within the meaning of Section 53A. Supreme Court.

22-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Karnataka Land Reforms Act. Claim over land by adverse possession and also as a tenant under the Act are mutually destructive pleas which disentitles the person from the grant of occupancy rights under the Act. Karnataka High Court.

22-January-2026

Daksha Legal
The right of pre-emption under Mahomedan Law requires strict and literal compliance with the dual formalities of Talab-i-Mowasibat and Talab-i-Ishhad. A co-sharer who remains in joint possession and asserts their demand immediately upon the knowledge of a sale to a stranger, while invoking witnesses and offering the same price paid by the stranger, is entitled to a decree of pre-emption. Karnataka High Court.

22-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Karnataka High Court urges review of provisions allowing revenue authorities to conduct parallel adjudication of disputes which are again subject to the final determination by a competent Civil Court. Recommends empowering Civil Courts to stay orders under the Act.

22-January-2026

Daksha Legal
Rape. The statute punishes deceit, not disappointment; fraud, not failed affection; and exploitation, not the collapse of relationship. Prolonged consensual relationship cannot be characterized as ‘rape’ under the guise of a ‘false promise of marriage’ if the relationship fails to culminate in a wedding due to subsequent discord or parental opposition. Karnataka High Court.

22-January-2026

Daksha Legal
A partition decree obtained by natural legal heirs cannot be reopened or remanded at the instance of a third party claiming under a Will, unless that claimant establishes a strong prima facie legal right through the strict proof of the Will’s execution and attestation. In the absence of such proof, the court will not interfere with the settled rights of the natural heirs. Karnataka High Court.

21-January-2026

Daksha Legal

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