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  A Legal Services Authority or Committee organizing a Lok Adalat acts merely as a referring body for pre-litigation disputes and cannot usurp the functions of a Lok Adalat by itself taking cognizance of or passing awards in such matters. Such an award is null, void, and liable to be quashed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution. Karnataka High Court.

  • 26-August-2026
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  Personal Liberty. Undue delay in consideration of life convict's premature release application despite completion of the eligible sentence period. Karnataka High Court extends interim relief/parole until final administrative orders are formally passed by the State Government.

  • 25-August-2026
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  A plaint in a partition suit cannot be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC for non-payment of Ad Valorem court fee when the question of joint possession and the applicable court fee depend upon disputed facts requiring evidence. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 443.

  • 26-August-2026
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  Auction Sale under the SARFAESI Act: A non-statutory earnest money deposit condition incorporated in an auction notice merely to filter out non-serious bidders is not an essential eligibility requirement. An auction sale cannot be set aside solely for non-compliance with such a condition. Supreme Court.

  • 27-August-2026
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  An advocate cannot disclose or misuse confidential communications received from a client, even after the professional relationship ends; such disclosure constitutes professional misconduct. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 435.

  • 25-August-2026
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  Suit for declaration of ownership. Limitation begins when the right to sue accrues and cannot be reckoned merely from the date of an adverse revenue entry. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 426.

  • 25-August-2026
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  Service Law. Though the State is not bound by the recommendation of the Public Service Commission, any decision to reject a recommendation by the Commission must be backed by lawful, clear, and cogent reasons. Supreme Court

  • 24-August-2026
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  Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. Only the Appropriate Authority can investigate offences under the Act and the police may assist only in a supplementary capacity. A Magistrate cannot take cognizance of such offences based on a police charge sheet, though the police remain competent to investigate independent offences under the IPC/BNS. Supreme Court.

  • 24-August-2026
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  Maintenance. The fact that the mother is gainfully employed does not by itself justify reducing the father's contribution towards the children's maintenance. The obligation to maintain children is shared by both parents, but their respective contributions cannot be determined merely by arithmetic division. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 403.

  • 22-August-2026
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  SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The requirement of “public view” is satisfied only when the alleged caste-based utterance is made in circumstances where members of the public can witness or hear it; an utterance made inside an enclosed room, though within the school premises, without evidence of public presence or hearing, does not fulfil this essential ingredient. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 407.

  • 22-August-2026
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  Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. does not amount to a final adjudication on the merits. Such rejection does not operate as res judicata against a subsequent FIR based on the same or substantially similar allegations. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 412.

  • 24-August-2026
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  Child Custody. Children have equal human rights traceble to Article 21 of the Constitution of India. A parent cannot unilaterally take custody of a child in violation of subsisting court orders on the plea that the child’s welfare would be better served in his or her custody. Karnataka High Court

  • 22-August-2026
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