Justice Chandarashekar Mrutyunjaya Joshi celebrates his 60th birthday today. Justice C.M.Joshi was born on 24.01.1964. He is native of Hubballi. He enrolled as Advocate and practiced at Hubballi. He was appointed as Munsiff on 08.02.1995. He was appointed as District Judge on 06.07.2009.
Justice Joshi served as Deputy Secretary, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, Central Project Co-ordinator (Computers), Registrar (Computers) at High Court of Karnataka and as Prl. District & Sessions Judge, Udupi, Belagavi & Prl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru. He was sworn-in as Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 16.08.2022.
Important judgments delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice C M Joshi.
Criminal law. Call records regarding conversation between accused and deceased are inadmissible in evidence unless the Certificate required under Section 65B of the Evidence Act is produced. Karnataka High Court. (DB)
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Motor Vehicle Act. When a claim petition is filed under Section 163A and the evidence on record shows the income is above Rs.40,000/- p.a, the claim petition is liable to be rejected, unless it is converted to one under Section 166. Karnataka High Court.
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Disciplinary proceedings against daily wage employee can be initiated under the Karnataka Daily Wage Employees Welfare Act, 2012 only if his name is notified by the State Government as daily wage employee. Karnataka High Court. (DB)
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An order of acquittal adds up to the presumption of innocence in favour of the accused and hence the Appellate Court has to be relatively slow in reversing the order. Karnataka High Court.
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Property allotted to a female in family partition between herself and her father is her absolute property and does not revert to heirs of her father under Section 15 (2) of the Hindu Succession Act. Karnataka High Court.
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Service benefits do not form bequeathable estate of Government Servant. Family pension does not form part of the estate of the deceased and as such it cannot be disposed off during lifetime by testamentary disposition. Karnataka High Court.
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Grant of Succession Certificate will not determine rights of parties since it merely identifies the hands in which death benefits be given and it does not entitle such person to appropriate such benefits to himself. Karnataka High Court.
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Adopted son becomes a coparcener in the adoptor’s family and cannot claim right in his genitive family properties. Karnataka High Court.
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In case of ‘Act Only Policy’ which does not cover pillion rider with extra premium, liability cannot be fastened on the insurance company. Even the principle of ‘pay and recover‘ does not apply in such cases. Karnataka High Court.
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When ‘package/comprehensive’ policy is issued, it covers all including the occupant, driver, pillion rider and the owner. Premium paid is irrelevant. Karnataka High Court.
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