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ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ವಕೀಲರ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಹಿರಿಯ ಹಾಗು ಮಾಜಿ ಸದಸ್ಯರು, ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಹಾಗೂ ಉಪಾದ್ಯಕ್ಷರುಗಳ ಕನಸಿನ೦ತೆ ಹಲವಾರು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿ೦ದೆ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾದ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ವಕೀಲರ ಪರಿಷತ್ ಲಾ ಅಕೆಡೆಮಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ಚೈತನ್ಯ ತು೦ಬುವ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ವಕೀಲರ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ಕೈಗೊ೦ಡಿದೆ. ಸೆಪ್ಟೆ೦ಬರ್ ತಾರೀಖು 28 ರ೦ದು ಲಾ ಅಕೆಡೆಮಿಯ ವೆಬ್ ಸೈಟ್ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ ನಡೆಯಿತು. ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಲಿ೦ಕ್ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt6j7eor_0o&t=92s ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಲಾ ಅಕೆಡೆಮಿಯು ಸ್ವ೦ತವಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಾ೦ದ್ಯ೦ತ …

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Beli Ram vs Rajinder Kumar and another, Civil Appeal 7220-7221 /2011. Decided on 23 September 2020. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul. Justice Aniruddha Bose. Justice Krishna Murari. Judgment link: https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2009/29334/29334_2009_36_1501_24048_Judgement_23-Sep-2020.pdf Held: Held:  Para 1. The sole question of law for consideration in the present appeals is whether in case of a valid driving licence, if the …

Continue reading “Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Valid driving license expired and not renewed beyond grace period of one month and for three years. Negligence on the part of the owner. Insurer not liable. Earlier judgments distinguished.”

Mr. S. Basavaraj, Senior Advocate and Member, Karnataka State Bar Council has approached the Supreme Court for his intervention in the pending appeal of Bangalore Turf Club and seeking allotment of the area to Judiciary, Bar Council and Law Academy. Mr. Ankur Kulkarni, Advocate, Supreme Court represents the intervention applicant. The appeal of Bangalore Turf …

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The Karnataka High Court (Justice Krishna Dixit and Justice P. Krishna Bhat) holds that though contracting a second marriage by a Muslim may be lawful, but is more often than not, causes enormous cruelty to the first wife justifying her claim for divorce . “There is no dispute that Section 2 of the Dissolution of …

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Indian Penal Code. Cheating and Forgery. When the issue regarding genuineness of the document is pending consideration before the civil court, Criminal proceedings cannot continue on the same issue. It would prejudice the interest of the parties understand or taken by them in the civil suit. Criminal proceedings quashed. Rajeshbhai Muljibhai Patel and others vs …

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Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Once an insolvency professional is appointed to manage company, erstwhile directors cannot litigate on behalf of the company. also see Party violating the interim order. Court may refuse to hear him on merits of the case. Karnataka High Court 4:9:2020. M/s Alpine Wineries Pvt Ltd vs M/s. Pridhvi Asset Reconstruction. …

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Recently I saw a video where a Police Officer was seen removing a flag on car bonnet and replacing it with national flag. The flag “resembles” Islamic flag. There was large scale presence of flags during Rahul Gandhi campaign in Kerala and the brouhaha followed thereafter also requires to be explained. Please note, Islamic flag …

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At the outset, let’s understand the gist of two Supreme Court judgments on this issue. (1) Mahipal Singh Rana v. State of U.P., (2016) 8 SCC 335. Held: Section 24A of the Advocates Act, 1961 which debars a convicted person from being enrolled applies to an advocate on the rolls of the Bar Council for …

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Recent controversy relating to conviction of Sri Prashanth Bhushan, Advocate (herein after referred to as the contemnor) for contempt of court has given opportunity to some interested persons to create erroneous impression in the minds of the public and more importantly among law students and Junior Lawyers about the judiciary in the country and in …

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