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  Mere objectionable or derogatory statements against the Chief Minister, such as “If you want to support Muslims, why contest elections? Were you born to Muslims?”, do not constitute offences under Sections 196 and 299 of the BNS unless the essential statutory ingredients of promoting communal disharmony or deliberately and maliciously outraging religious feelings are established. Karnataka High Court.

  • 02-November-2026
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  BNSS. Police Officer making an investigation has no power to issue notice under Section 179(1) to a person who is not residing within the limits of his own station or any adjoining station. The provision does not authorise an investigating officer to compel attendance by written notice from a person outside those territorial limits. Karnataka High Court.

  • 03-November-2026
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  Criminal Law. A police investigation or charge sheet cannot be quashed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. merely on the ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction. The question of territorial jurisdiction does not go to the root of the matter to render proceedings a nullity; it is a matter to be raised and determined during the post-cognizance stage before the trial court. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1598.

  • 03-November-2026
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  State cannot exploit human labour for decades against sanctioned posts. Where an employer/State regularizes the services of junior or similarly situated daily-wage employees from a common recommended list, denying the same benefit to a senior, qualified employee who served for decades constitutes arbitrary discrimination violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Karnataka High Court.

  • 01-November-2026
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  CPC. Section 96(3) read with Order XXIII Rules 3 and 3A. The bar against challenging a compromise decree applies only to parties to the compromise and not to a stranger who was neither a party to the original proceedings nor to the compromise. Such a person can assert an independent right establishing prejudice to his rights or interests and obtain leave of the appellate court. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 816

  • 31-October-2026
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  Electricity Act. The power of the Tribunal to review its decision Section 22(3)(f) is akin to the power of a civil court under Section 114 read with Order 47 Rule 1 CPC. (ii) The Tribunal can review its decision on either of the grounds enumerated in Order 47 Rule 1 and not otherwise. Supreme Court.

  • 31-October-2026
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  Cr.P.C. Order Taking Cognizance. Absence of reasons or apparent application of mind in an order taking cognizance does not mandate remand; the High Court may supplement the reasons if the police report contains supporting material or quash the proceedings if no such material exists. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1529

  • 31-October-2026
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  Prevention of Money Laundering Act. When an accused is finally absolved of the scheduled/predicate offences by a competent court through an order of discharge, acquittal, or quashing, the proceedings initiated under the Act cannot survive since the foundation of a money laundering case relies entirely on the existence of ‘proceeds of crime’ derived from a scheduled offence. Karnataka High Court.

  • 31-October-2026
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  Life Insurance. The doctrine of utmost good faith obligates the insured to fully and truthfully disclose all material facts, including medical history, in the proposal form. Suppression of material information renders the policy void ab initio, entitling the insurer to repudiate the death claim, irrespective of whether the concealed medical condition had any nexus with the actual cause of death. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1543

  • 31-October-2026
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  Service Law. Even a retired employee can seek regularization provided the employee initiated or agitated his claim during his subsisting service and seeks consequential pensionary or monetary benefits flowing from such regularization. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 1557

  • 31-October-2026
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  Bagalkot Town Development Authority (Allotment of Sites) Rules, 1993. The Rules do not distinguish between owners, tenants and occupants of acquired properties for allotment of rehabilitation sites. Beneficial legislation cannot be interpreted by introducing restrictions or distinctions absent from its provisions. Karnataka High Court.

  • 31-October-2026
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  Fraudulent revenue entries and unsupported historical ownership claims cannot confer legal title over Government property. Supreme Court upholds the State Government's ownership over the Miyapur lands Telangana.

  • 30-October-2026
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