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A. Tenancy and Land Laws — Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 — S. 67 — Applicability — Held, it only applies to public roads, streets, lanes etc. or to such lands which are not the property of individuals, or an aggregate of...

Leave granted.

A. Penal Code, 1860 — Ss. 307, 328 and 392 — Sentence — Reduction — Offences u/Ss. 307 and 328 and 392 of IPC — These sections provide for imprisonment ‘and’ fine — Awarding punishment of imprisonment is a must — Modification of...

Arbitration — Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 8 — Agreement when terminated — Arbitration clause — Effect — Held, where an agreement is terminated by one party on account of the breach committed by the other...

A. Criminal Law — Penal Code, 1860 — S. 300 Exception 4 — Word ‘fight’ used under — Meaning — Held, a fight is a combat between two and more persons whether with or without weapons — It is not possible to enunciate any general...

A. Arbitration — Award — Challenge to — Wrong forum was chosen — After availing of five remedies to assail arbitral award, appellant sought 3 more remedies — All the remedies availed of by appellant, were totally frivolous —...

Issue notice, returnable in four weeks.

Consumer Protection — Services — Insurance — Actionable claim made by insured — Approaching Court for adjudication of the claim — Held, not required — This would amount to the encouraging avoidable litigation which certainly...

Criminal Law — Criminal Trial — Circumstantial evidence — Unnatural death of wife and child — Explanation by surviving accused-husband — Failure of — Effect — Inference against accused — Held, where there is no other eyewitness...

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.