Judgements

Security for keeping peace. Show-cause notice under Section 126 of the BNSS must be accompanied by an order under Section 130. No show-cause notice can be issued by the Executive Magistrate without the order in writing setting forth the substance of the information received, the amount of the bond to be executed, the term for which it is to be in force and number of sureties. Karnataka High Court.

09-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Motor Vehicles Act. if it is established that a wrong vehicle has been falsely implicated in an accident, in collusion with the vehicle owner, with the intention of securing insurance compensation, such conduct vitiates the claim. The insurance company cannot be held liable and stands absolved from the obligation to pay compensation. Karnataka High Court.

09-March-2026

Daksha Legal
In a criminal appeal filed by a convict challenging his conviction and sentence, the High Court cannot enhance the punishment awarded by the Trial Court if the State has not filed a cross-appeal or a separate petition for enhancement of sentence. Karnataka High Court.

07-March-2026

Daksha Legal
“Saving Kappathagudda”. Karnataka High Court directs inclusion of the left-out portions of the Kappathagudda Reserve Forest within the area of the Kappathagudda Wildlife Sanctuary.

07-March-2026

Daksha Legal
‘’No breaking of link’’. In a criminal trial based entirely on circumstantial evidence, the Court cannot sustain a conviction for murder based on inadmissible statements and weak circumstantial links that do not exclude the hypothesis of innocence. Karnataka High Court.

07-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Inclusion of a professional’s name in a centralized ‘Caution List’ or blacklist by bodies such as the Indian Banks’ Association has serious civil consequences and affects the fundamental right to practice a profession. Such action must comply with principles of natural justice, including a prior show-cause notice and fair hearing. Blacklisting without a speaking order or hearing is arbitrary, violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India. Karnataka High Court.

07-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Karnataka Land Reforms Act. In the absence of any other evidence to demonstrate payment of geni amount, ‘money orders’ by themselves may not be sufficient to establish the relationship of landlord and tenant. Karnataka High Court.

07-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Writ jurisdiction. The High Court cannot exercise its writ jurisdiction to direct the State to execute a lease for an area beyond the prescribed limit under the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, as a writ of mandamus cannot be issued to compel an authority to perform an act that violates the prevailing law. Karnataka High Court.

07-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Rights of a stranger purchaser in a partition suit are extremely limited. A purchaser of an undivided share has no independent right to participate in the partition proceedings or to resist the claim of a coparcener, unless a specific plea of collusiveness or fraud is raised and substantiated. Karnataka High Court.

06-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. Failure to maintain required documentation and operating prohibited machine cannot be termed as mere procedural lapse. Such violation of basic fundamental requisite amounts to dishonest, fraudulent and can be termed intentional. Karnataka High Court refuses to quash criminal proceedings under the Act.

05-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. A victim cannot file second appeal against the order of acquittal either under Section 413 or by seeking special leave under Section 419 since affirming order of acquittal by the Appellate Court is final and not subject to review. Karnataka High Court.

04-March-2026

Daksha Legal
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. There is no bar to entertain an appeal even after expiry of 180 days. Karnataka High Court.

04-March-2026

Daksha Legal

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