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2026 DAILYLAW 54147 (KAR)
THE MANAGER LEGAL v. PARAVIN AND ORS
MFA/202187/2024 · 2026-01-29
R Nataraj, Tyagaraja N Inavally
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>815?93 <=1< 6=9 G16 E9@?1292<8; 3561:893 3C9 <4 <=9 52BC@596 6C6<15293 52 <=9 1>>5392< 92>9 6=9 >815?93 >4?E9261<5424716C?47 6)*''''+7@4?<=94G29@ 123526C@9@47<=9<5EE9@=9526C@9@392593<=91>>5392< 123<=952BC@5966C6<15293:;<=9>815?12<<1864392593 <=91A4>1<542123<=93561:585<; 6C779@93:;<=9>815?12< <>815?93<=1<<=93@5A9@47<=9<5EE9@35324<E4669661 A185385>92>9123<=9@974@95<G1624<851:89 55 =9 >815?12< G16 9H1?5293 16 +( 123 6=9 ?1@F93 H <4 H(' =9 >815?12< 353 24< 9H1?529 12;34><4@<4166966<=93561:585<;6C779@93:;=9@1F52D 52<4 1>>4C2< <=9 52BC@596 6C779@93 :; <=9 >815?12< <=9 @5:C218 1G1@393 1 D84:18 >4?E9261<542 47 6$''''+ 123 35@9><93 <=9 526C@9@ <4 E1; <=9 >4?E9261<542 1842D G5<= 52<9@96< 952D 1DD@59A93 :; <=9 IC12<C?
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52139IC1<9 123 G1@@12<6 92=12>9?92<2 6CEE4@< 47 =56 >42<92<542 =9 52A5<93 <=9 1<<92<542 47 <=9 4C@< <4 <=9 G4C23 >9@<575>1<9 1< H$ 9 >42<92393 <=1< <=9 52BC@596 6C779@93 :; <=9 >815?12< G9@9 69@54C6 52 21<C@9 123 <=9@974@9 <=9 >4?E9261<542 1G1@393 :; <=9 @5:C218 5624<139IC1<9 ) =9891@293>4C269874@<=9526C@9@6C:?5<6<=1< <=9 >4?E9261<542 1G1@393 56 139IC1<9 9 =4G9A9@ >42<9236<=1<<=9@5:C218>4??5<<93129@@4@525?E4652D <=9 851:585<; <4 E1; <=9 >4?E9261<542 42 <=9 526C@9@ 9 >42<9236 <=1< <=9 3@5A9@ 47 <=9 47792352D A9=5>89 353 24< E466966185>92>9123<=1<<=93@5A52D85>92>9E@43C>93:;
<=9 4G29@ 47 <=9 47792352D A9=5>89 56 71F9 9 <=9@974@9 6C:?5<6<=1<<=9851:585<;5?E4693CE42<=9526C@9@:969<+ 16539123<=9526C@9@:935@9><93<4E1;123@9>4A9@<=9 >4?E9261<54216<=93@5A9@35324<E4669661A185385>92>9 1< <=9 <5?9 47 <=9 1>>5392< 9 <=9@974@9 E@1;6 <=1< <=9 1EE918 75893 :; <=9 526C@9@ 59 4('(%-('() 526471@ 16 5< @981<96 <4 <=9 851:585<; 5?E4693 CE42 <=9
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526C@9@ :9 69<+16539 123 <=9 526C@9@ :9 E9@?5<<93 <4 E1; 123@9>4A9@<=9>4?E9261<5421G1@393:;<=9@5:C218 $ 9 =1A9 >426539@93 <=9 6C:?566542 ?139 :; <=9891@293>4C269874@<=9>815?12<16G98816<=9891@293 >4C269874@<=9526C@9@ & =9 1>>5392< 52 IC96<542 56 24< 52 356EC<9 123 <=952BC@;6C779@93:;<=9>815?12<56186424<52356EC<9 4G9A9@ <=9 >815?12< 353 24< 9H1?529 <=9 4><4@ <4 166966 <=9 3561:585<; 6C779@93 :; <=9 >815?12< =56 4C@< 349624<=1A9<=9?9126<4166966<=93561:585<;6C779@93 =9@9 56 24 @9>4@3 <4 96<1:856= <=1< <=9 >815?12< =13 6C779@93 12; 3561:585<; 47 1 E9@?1292< 21<C@9 =9@974@9 G9 >426539@ 5< 1EE@4E@51<9 <4 CE=483 <=9 IC12<C? 47 >4?E9261<5421G1@393:;<=9@5:C218 - 26471@16<=9851:585<;47<=9526C@9@<4E1;<=9 >4?E9261<542 56 >42>9@293 <=9 526C@9@ >815?93 <=1< <=9 3@5A9@ 47 <=9 47792352D A9=5>89 353 24< E466966 1 A1853 85>92>91<<=9<5?947<=91>>5392<123<=9429?1@F9316
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