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  Municipal Corporation can levy property tax only from the date of issuance of Occupancy Certificate. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-November-2025
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  In a suit for specific performance, the trial court need not grant an injunction restraining the owner from alienating the property, as any transfer made during the pendency of the proceedings remains subject to the final decree by virtue of the doctrine of lis pendens under Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-November-2025
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  A Gazette Notification declaring a property as Wakf land cannot be relied upon by revenue authorities where the owner’s rights have already crystallised through an initial lawful grant and uninterrupted possession. Failure of the Wakf Board to assert its claim for an unduly long period results in forfeiture of its rights due to laches and limitation. Karnataka High Court.

  • 24-November-2025
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  Karnataka Excise (General Condition of Licences) Rules. A legal heir can claim transfer of an excise licence only if the licence was valid and subsisting on the date of the original licence holder’s death. A lapsed or expired licence cannot be revived through renewal to create such a right. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-November-2025
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  Administrative Law. Communication from the State Government to a University directing termination of an employee's service without granting the employee an opportunity of being heard results in civil consequences. Such communication constitutes a fundamental breach of the principles of natural justice and is unsustainable and void. Karnataka High Court.

  • 22-November-2025
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  Widow of coparcener cannot be disqualified from inheriting her husband's share in the joint family properties on the ground of she leading an unchaste and immoral life. Karnataka High Court. 

  • 21-November-2025
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  Arms Rules. When a firearm licence is sought to be transferred from a living licensee aged 70 years or one who has held the weapon for 25 years, the nominated legal heir need not prove any threat to life. The application must be decided based on the licensee meeting the eligibility under the Act and Rules. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-November-2025
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  Bangalore Development Authority (Allotment of Sites) Rules. An allottee of a site forfeits his right to the allotment if he fails to deposit the full sital value within the period stipulated. The Court cannot direct the BDA to accept such payment and execute the sale deed years after the stipulated period has expired. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-November-2025
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  Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Act. Provisions which facilitate determination of compensation through a voluntary and amicable consent award are mandatory in nature. The acquiring authority is bound to consider a landowner's request for a consent award upon such willingness being expressed, notwithstanding the prior passing of a general award. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-November-2025
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  Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act. Voluntary refusal or unwillingness of an initially nominated delegate of a Co-operative Society to act as such delegate for an election is a 'substantial reason' justifying the substitution of the delegate by a subsequent resolution of the board of directors. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-November-2025
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  Karnataka Lokayukta Act. Chairman of a government company is a 'public servant' under the Act. The collective nature of board decisions does not absolve the Chairman of responsibility for ensuring adherence to statutory rules. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-November-2025
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  WAKF Act. Power to remove a member of the Managing Committee is vested exclusively in the WAKF Board. The Managing Committee of the WAKF has no power to remove a member, and any such action taken by the Committee is void. Karnataka High Court.

  • 19-November-2025
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