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  Landlord’s right to recover possession where the original tenant sublets, assigns, or otherwise parts with possession of the whole or any part of the premises without his consent applies where pursuant to an amalgamation under the Companies Act, the original tenant company parts with possession in favour of the transferee company. Supreme Court

  • 17-July-2026
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  Banks cannot include an Advocate's name in the Indian Banks’ Association Caution List under RBI circulars for alleged professional misconduct, as the Caution List is confined to cases involving fraud, dishonesty, criminality, or other serious misconduct affecting the banking system. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 226

  • 09-July-2026
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  Proof of Will. Disinheriting a wife, who had all throughout been with the testator and had cordial relations with him and bequeathing property in favour of a stranger, or a distant relative, raises suspicion, thereby creating a doubt whether the Will is free expression of will of the testator made with full understanding of the disposition made therein. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 248

  • 20-July-2026
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  Professional misconduct by medical doctor. Once the delinquent successfully defends a charge, the disciplinary authority, in absence of a fresh show cause notice, cannot punish him on a completely different charge which was not framed. Supreme Court

  • 09-July-2026
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  ‘’Land grabbing by those clothed with political power strikes at something far deeper as it erodes public faith in governance itself’’. Karnataka High Court refuses to quash proceedings against former Minister under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

  • 08-July-2026
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  Karnataka Land Revenue Act. Revenue authorities are merely custodians of revenue records and not custodians of Government lands. Any claim asserting Government ownership or seeking recovery of Government land must be initiated by the State Government through the competent authority, and not by the revenue authorities acting independently under Section 136 (3). Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 498

  • 08-July-2026
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  A civil suit seeking a declaration simpliciter for the rectification of a person's name and identity/caste details in school and educational records is maintainable where no entitlement to reservation or state-conferred benefit is being actively claimed or asserted in the suit. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 503

  • 10-July-2026
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  Child custody. A parent who is unwilling to assume financial and emotional responsibility for a child cannot claim visitation rights especially when the issue is already concluded in the mediation. Parental rights cannot be asserted while deliberately evading corresponding parental duties. Karnataka High Court.

  • 10-July-2026
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  Negotiable Instruments Act. A joint account holder cannot be prosecuted under Section 138 unless he is a direct signatory to the specific dishonoured cheque. Culpability under Section 138 extends strictly to the actual drawer/signatory of the cheque, except where structural corporate vicarious liability is properly established under the Section 141. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 526.

  • 08-July-2026
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  Medical Negligence. On the death of a medically negligent doctor, the right to sue survives against his estate under Section 306 of the Indian Succession Act. The legal heirs may be impleaded with the extent of liability to be determined on the basis of the pleadings and evidence on record. Supreme Court.

  • 07-July-2026
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  Criminal Law. Where a person sells a property belonging to a third party by falsely pretending to be the actual owner, the element of cheating is present from the very inception of the act. Such fraudulent misrepresentation and impersonation to make a wrongful gain cannot be regularized as a dispute purely civil in nature. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 557

  • 09-July-2026
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  Karnataka Stamp Act and the Karnataka Registration Rules. Where a prospective purchaser deposits stamp duty and registration fees for a proposed property transaction that is subsequently abandoned before registration is completed, the purchaser is entitled to a refund. In the absence of any prescribed limitation period, the refund claim cannot be rejected on the ground of delay. Karnataka High Court.

  • 08-July-2026
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