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  Property obtained by a person through a partition of joint family property retains its ancestral character. On the father’s death, all his children are entitled to an equal share, and he cannot gift such ancestral property to one child to the exclusion of the others. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  Where the employer’s service rules mandate equal distribution of family pension among multiple wives, the second wife is entitled to her share under those rules, even if a will in her favor is declared invalid. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  The period of limitation for filing a reference application under the Land Acquisition Act commences from the date the claimant gains knowledge of the award if the acquiring authority fails to serve the mandatory award notice. The burden of proof to establish valid service of the notice rests with the Land Acquisition Officer. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  RERA. A regulatory body cannot levy a fee or any other mandatory charge through a mere circular unless the parent statute expressly authorizes it. To qualify as a valid fee, the charge must show a clear quid pro quo, a reasonable link between the amount collected and a specific, measurable service provided to the payer. Karnataka High Court.

  • 23-September-2025
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  Specific Relief Act. A contract to sell a co-parcener’s defined share in joint family property is specifically enforceable, provided the vendor limits the sale to his own lawful share and not the entire property. Section 17, which bars enforcement against a person without title, is inapplicable when the vendor conveys only his legitimate share. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2025
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  Criminal Law. A contractual dispute cannot be converted into a criminal case unless there is clear evidence of fraudulent intent or criminality at the very outset of the transaction. Where a significant part of the contract has already been performed, it cannot be said that the agreement was entered into with the dishonest intention required to constitute the offence of cheating. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2025
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  Karnataka Land Reforms Act. A person who has been previously evicted by a court order is not entitled to occupancy rights, especially when the eviction order has reached finality and there is no evidence of a continuing tenancy. A land tribunal cannot disregard final judgments and decrees from civil and tenancy courts that have established the landlord's possession and the tenant's eviction. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2025
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  If a competent court or tribunal stays an order that invalidates a co-operative society’s election, the legal bar on that society’s functioning ceases. Should the society file its delegation form for a federal society election before the final electoral roll is published, the election authorities must include the society’s name in the final list of eligible voters. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2025
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  Civil Procedure Code. Rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11 constitutes a decree under Section 2 (2) and is appealable under Section 96. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-September-2025
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  Income Tax Act. Disallowance of deductions on enhanced income under the proviso to Section 92C (4) is not applicable when an assessee voluntarily declares a higher income based on an Advance Pricing Agreement. An Assessing Officer cannot deny a deduction under Section 10AA on such income. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-September-2025
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  Karnataka Land Revenue Rules. Deputy Commissioner has no jurisdiction to decide on the regularization of land possession, as this power is exclusively held by the Taluka Regularization Committee. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-September-2025
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  Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Deputy Commissioner's authority under Section 136 (3) is limited to correcting revenue entries and does not extend to annulling previous land grants, determining the validity of transactions, or ordering the resumption of land. The suo motu power cannot be exercised decades after the original grant, especially when third-party interests have been established. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-September-2025
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