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  Suit for specific performance. Though the limitation period for filing a suit is three years, the plaintiff's inaction in waiting until the fag end of the limitation period is a relevant factor in assessing his readiness and willingness to perform the contract. Karnataka High Court.

  • 10-June-2026
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  ‘’High-rise buildings containing pocket apartments, irrespective of the luxury and amenities they offer, cannot be permitted to stand where they pose a risk to public safety, particularly to the residents of the building and those residing in the neighbouring and surrounding areas.’’ Karnataka High Court upholds suspension of the sanctioned plan.

  • 10-June-2026
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  Mere pendency of judicial proceedings, without a specific stay order, does not absolve statutory or administrative authorities from considering applications and passing reasoned orders. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 232

  • 10-June-2026
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  Karnataka Land Reforms Act. A person claiming tenancy, who has not sought the grant of occupancy rights in accordance with law, cannot challenge an order of the competent authority conferring occupancy rights upon another tenant. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 235

  • 11-June-2026
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  A wife cannot file a complaint against her husband, who is a senior citizen, under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 227

  • 10-June-2026
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  Dowry death. The word ‘relative’ in Section 304B or 498A of the IPC is, relative by blood, marriage or adoption. A person who is not a relative of the husband in terms of the definition cannot be proceeded against in a case of dowry death. Karnataka High Court.

  • 11-June-2026
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  Mere preferring of an appeal would not, by itself, operate as a stay of the order appealed against. Supreme Court.

  • 09-June-2026
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  Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act. The bar under Section 21(3) applies only to delegations made under that Act. Delegations made under the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act and the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act cannot be counted for determining the limit of two delegations. Karnataka High Court.

  • 09-June-2026
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  Personal Liberty. Once parole had been granted and sureties produced to the satisfaction of the court, the non-release of the detenue becomes illegal detention. Victim of such illegal detention is entitled for compensation. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 157

  • 09-June-2026
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  The removal of a Mathadhipati from the office of the head of a religious institution is not an administrative act of ordinary character. The constitutional guarantee of fairness in procedure, applies with full force to such quasi-judicial proceedings. Supreme Court.

  • 09-June-2026
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  Order XII Rule 6 CPC. Decree on admission requires a clear and unequivocal admission. Decree can be granted only where the admission is categorical, unconditional, unambiguous and unequivocal. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 172

  • 09-June-2026
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  Personal Liberty. Supreme Court mandates pronouncement of orders on bail application at the earliest by the High Courts.

  • 09-June-2026
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