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Karnataka HC Gets It Right: Why "Settled Possession" Cannot Trump a Decreed Title
The Hook: The Ghost of Land Reforms Past Here is a case that should be required reading for every practitioner who thinks they can resurrect a dead claim through the backdoor of "possessory rights." The Karnataka High Court, in Smt Shakunthala vs Smt...
Stop Treating Consumer Forums as Catch-All Courts: Karnataka HC Rightly Quashes Rs. 1 Crore HIV Privacy Claim
The Hook: The Mission Creep of Consumer Commissions There is a dangerous, growing trend in Indian litigation: the tendency to treat Consumer Commissions as a panacea for every conceivable civil, statutory, or constitutional wrong. Because consumer fo...
Stop Using Consumer Forums as a Catch-All: Karnataka HC’s Reality Check on Jurisdictional Overreach
The Hook: The Epidemic of Jurisdictional Creep If there is one bad habit Indian litigators have developed over the last decade, it is treating Consumer Commissions like a judicial Swiss Army knife. Got a breach of contract? File a consumer complaint....
Stop Using the Consumer Forum as a Dumping Ground for Statutory Torts: Karnataka HC Lays Down the Law on HIV Confidentiality
The Hook: The CPA is Not a Magic Wand for Every Legal Wrong There is a lazy, yet incredibly common, trend among Indian litigators: if a client has suffered a wrong—any wrong—just draft a complaint, slap the label of "deficiency in service" on it, and...
Stop Weaponizing Consumer Forums: Why the Karnataka HC Rightly Ruled that an HIV Privacy Breach is Not a "Deficiency in Service"
The Hook: The Lazy Habit of "Shoehorning" into Consumer Courts There is a pervasive, lazy habit among Indian litigators: when faced with a complex civil wrong, a breach of privacy, or a statutory violation, we try to dress it up as a "deficiency in s...
"Sub Judice" is Not a Magic Wand: Karnataka HC Rescues Retired Manager’s Gratuity from Institutional Hypocrisy
The Hook: The Weaponization of Pending Litigation If there is one bad habit Indian employers—particularly state instrumentalities and co-operative societies—refuse to outgrow, it is the weaponization of the phrase "sub judice." We see it in our pract...
Viral Justice vs. Statutory Boundary: Karnataka HC Reins in a Sessions Court's Overreach in a Viral POCSO Case
1. The Hook: When Social Media Outrage Meets Judicial Overreach In the era of viral outrage, the lines between police investigation and judicial oversight are increasingly blurring. When a video of a controversial act goes viral, the pressure on the ...
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