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  Civil Procedure Code. A pure question of law, such as maintainability of a suit, can be raised at any stage of the proceedings, including in appeal, and even in the absence of specific pleading to that effect. Karnataka High Court.

  • 02-June-2026
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  Easements Act. To claim protection under Section 60(b) against revocation of a licence, it must be established that the permanent construction was made acting upon the licence granted by the owner. Construction undertaken on the basis of permission from a third party or lessee, without the owner’s authority, does not render the licence irrevocable. Karnataka High Court.

  • 02-June-2026
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  Forest (Conservation) Act. Land notified as a 'District Forest' or 'Reserved Land' constitutes 'Forest Land' Any non-forest activity including stone crushing or mining on such land is strictly prohibited without prior approval from the Central Government. Karnataka High Court.

  • 02-June-2026
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  Criminal investigation cannot be used to examine alleged professional misconduct of advocates. Questions concerning professional misconduct of an advocate fall primarily within the disciplinary jurisdiction of the Bar Council. Police investigation cannot be used as a substitute for disciplinary proceedings. Bombay High Court.

  • 01-June-2026
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  A contractual stipulation that arbitration proceedings shall be conducted at a specified place, in the absence of any contrary indication, designates that place as the seat of arbitration, thereby vesting supervisory jurisdiction in the High Court exercising territorial jurisdiction over such seat. Delhi High Court

  • 01-June-2026
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  Inclusion in electoral roll raises only a rebuttable presumption of validity; it does not curtail the Election Commission’s power to conduct Special Intensive Revision or delete ineligible names from the voters’ list. Supreme Court.

  • 28-May-2026
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  Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Non-impleadment of firm as party before the arbitrator is not fatal where all partners are already parties. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-May-2026
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  Arbitration and Conciliation Act. Interference with Arbitral Award is permissible only when the award is patent illegal, which is limited to situations where the findings of the arbitrator are arbitrary, capricious or perverse, or when the conscience of the Court is shocked, or when the illegality is not trivial but goes to the root of the matter. Karnataka High Court.

  • 27-May-2026
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  'Before any representative government can count votes, it must first know whose votes may be counted.' Supreme Court upholds Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

  • 27-May-2026
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  Mere pendency of civil dispute is not a ground to refuse sanction of building plan. Karnataka High Court. 2022 Daksha Legal Kar 1

  • 27-May-2026
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  Karnataka SC/ST (PTCL) Act. Agreement of sale, without any condition that the transaction would be proceeded after obtaining prior permission from the Government, amounts to ‘transfer’ and hence void. Consequently, suit for specific performance of such an agreement is not maintainable. Karnataka High Court. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 147

  • 26-May-2026
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  Negotiable Instruments Act. Cheque issued towards refund of advance sale consideration upon the failure to execute the sale deed, attracts the provisions of the Act. 2026 Daksha Legal Kar 139

  • 26-May-2026
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