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Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 03 To February 09, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 38 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 51Nominal Index: Rahul H M AND The Registrar (Evaluation) & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 38Newspace Research and Technologies Private Limited and Anirudh Putsala & others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 39Rajkumar Agarwal AND Income Tax Department. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 40Rooda Veershetty AND Union of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar)...
Stray Dogs Being Microchipped To Avoid Vaccine Duplication: BBMP Tells Karnataka HC, Court Declines To Stay Chip Implant Proposal
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (February 10) refused to stay the Request for Proposal (RFP) floated by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for procuring and implanting microchip readers in the bodies of stray dogs in the city.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun posted the matter for further hearing on March 20 and directed the BBMP to file its reply to...
Burden Of Cases Over Courts Can't Be Ignored: MP High Court Imposes ₹50K Cost On Nursing College For Filing Frivolous Petition
While dismissing a review petition filed by a Nursing College seeking grant of recognition, the Madhya Pradesh High Court imposed a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the petitioner-college for wasting court's time by filing frivolous petitions and applications.The court also remarked that the petition has been drafted very carelessly and without any sensible approach.The division bench of Justice...
Right To Agitate Does Not Give License To Block Public Roads Or Footpaths: Kerala High Court Observes
The Kerala High Court today (February 10) orally observed that while people can agitate in an appropriate manner, this does not give them the license to block public roads or footpath.“Any person can have the agitations in an appropriate way, but that will not give a license to put up stages on the public road or even on the pedestrian facilities provided on the road”, Justice Anil...
Delhi High Court Grants Custody Parole To MP Engineer Rashid To Attend Parliament, Proscribes Him From Using Internet Or Speaking To Media
The Delhi High Court on Monday granted custody parole of two days to Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer, who is detained in relation to a terror funding case registered under UAPA.Rashid sought custody parole in order to attend the Parliamentary budget session.“Custody parole is being granted for 2 days in the peculiar facts of this case… Conditions are imposed,” Justice Vikas...
Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt To Expeditiously Fill Vacancies Of President, Members At Consumer Forums & State Commission
The Karnataka High Court was on Monday informed by the state government that it has constituted a selection committee and begun the process of making appointments to the post of Presidents and Members of all the consumer Forums.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun accordingly disposed of the petition filed by V R Raghunathan seeking a direction to the...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Legislator Whose Photos Were Found On Pressure Cookers During Assembly Elections
The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against legislator R.Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, who was charged after certain cartons of pressure cookers were found in a building which had his sticker pasted, during the State Assembly Election held in 2023.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Murthy and T N R Rohit and quashed the case registered...
Courts Should Not Insist On Conducting 'Potency Tests' On Accused Persons In A Routine Manner: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has asked the courts across the state of Tamil Nadu not to insist on conducting potency tests on accused persons in a routine manner. The court also directed the Director General of Police to issue circulars to the departments asking the officers to refrain from sending the accused for potency test in a mechanical manner. The bench of Justice Anand Venkatesh...
Delhi HC Issues Notice To Prison Authority, NIA On Separatist Leader Nayeem Khan's Plea Against Withdrawal Of Calls, E-Mulaqat Facilities
The Delhi High Court on Monday issues notice on a plea filed by Separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan challenging various circulars issued by the Prison authorities over the alleged withdrawal of phone calls and e-mulaqat facilities to him.Justice Sachin Datta sought response of the prison authorities, Delhi Government and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and listed the matter for hearing...
PSU Employees Nearing Superannuation Can't Seek To Continue In Service Until Govt Takes Formal Decision To Enhance Retirement Age: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has set aside a single bench order permitting employees of various Public Sector Undertakings (PSU's) to continue in service, irrespective of their retirement age, until the government takes a decision on the expert committee's report on the feasibility of enhancing retirement age from 58 to 60.The Division Bench of Justice Anil K.Narendran And Justice Muralee Krishna...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs Rape Accused To Handover All Electronic Gadgets, Password Of Social Media Accounts For Investigation
While granting anticipatory bail to a rape accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court directed him to handover all his electronic gadgets along with the password of his all social media platforms to the investigating agency. The court also directed the applicant to submit all documents and intimate pictures of the victim to the investigating agency and the victim.The single judge bench of...