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  Specific Relief Act,1963. Purchaser subsequent to sale agreement. A tenant being in possession with an agreement of sale can repel the claim of purchaser who made no inquiry as to the nature of tenant's possession. Karnataka High Court. 20 May 2021

  • 20-May-2021
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  Contract Act, 1872. Agreement of sale is valid even if it is signed only by the vendor provided it is delivered to the purchaser and accepted by the purchaser. The purchaser alone cannot sign the agreement of sale. Supreme Court. 17 December 2008.

  • 17-December-2008
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  Contract Act, 1872. Agreement of sale signed only by the vendor and delivered to the purchaser and accepted by the purchaser is a valid contract. Same is enforceable by the purchaser in case of breach. Madras High Court. 19 April 2021

  • 19-April-2021
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  Criminal Procedure Code. Section 167. If remand is absolutely illegal, lacks jurisdiction, passed in absolutely mechanical manner, writ for Habeus Corpus is maintainable. Supreme Court. 12 May 2021

  • 12-May-2021
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  Income Tax Act, 1961. Section 80JJAA. Deduction in respect of employment of new workmen. Calendar year and not financial year is to be considered to compute completion of 300 days by the workmen. Karnataka High Court. 21 April 2021

  • 21-April-2021
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  Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Software engineers in a software industry are workmen within the meaning of Section 2-s so long as they do not discharge any supervisory role. Karnataka High Court. 21 April 2021

  • 21-April-2021
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  Local bodies. Consequences of conversion of Town Municipal Area into a City Municipal Area and absorbion of Panchayat into newly constituted City Municipal Council explained. Karnataka High Court. 21 April 2021

  • 21-April-2021
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  Criminal Procedure Code. Default bail. Apart from Police and Judicial custody, period spent during house arrest legally passed under Section 167 can be taken into consideration for the purpose of default bail. Supreme Court. 12 May 2021

  • 12-May-2021
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  Cr.P.C. Section 205. Permanent exemption can NOT be granted when the court has already issued non bailable warrant. Application for permanent exemption is NOT maintainable without appearance and recall of NBW. Karnataka High Court. 6 April 2021

  • 06-April-2021
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  Land acquisition. Consideration of delay and laches in the light of fraud. Karnataka High Court nullifies 34 years old acquisition proceedings on the ground of fraud. Orders restoration of land to original owner. 22 April 2021

  • 22-April-2021
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  Criminal trial. Court is duty bound to avoid delay in trial and to secure presence of the accused. Court can on its own take recourse to Section 82 Cr.P.C. and issue proclamation and initiate follow up action. Karnataka High Court. 9 April 2021

  • 09-April-2021
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  Constitution of India. Summary dismissal of Petition under Article 32 by the Supreme Court is NOT a bar for High Courts to entertain Writ Petition under Article 226. Karnataka High Court. 16 April 2021

  • 16-April-2021
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