Karnataka High Court
Photostat Copy Of Unregistered Sale Agreement Can't Be Admitted As Secondary Evidence In Trial Only On Basis Of Accused's Admission: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that a photostat copy of an unregistered agreement to sell cannot be admitted as secondary evidence in a trial under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, only because the accused claims the signature on the document is his.A single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty dismissed a petition filed by one Bhuvaneshwari challenging an order of the trial court 29.12.2022, dismissing his plea to permit him to mark the said document.The court...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Judgment On State's Appeal To Conduct Board Exams For Classes 5, 8, 9 And 11
The Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved its verdict on the appeal filed by the State Government challenging a single judge bench order which quashed its decision to hold Board Exams for students of Classes 5, 8 and 9 and 11 standard of the schools affiliated to the State Board. A division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Rajesh Rai K reserved the order after hearing the parties. It said “Matter is heard in toto. Matter is reserved for judgment. Parties are permitted to submit their...
"Prima Facie Untenable": Karnataka HC Directs State To Not Proceed With Circular Which Stated That Shops Not Having 60% Signage In Kannada Would Be Sealed
The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the State Government to not proceed with the implementation of the condition in the Karnataka Language as Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Act 2024, by which it would seal the premises failing to have 60% use of Kannada in signboards of businesses and establishmentsA single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while hearing a petition filed by Retailers Association of India said “The circular issued by the state government dated 26-02-2024, which...
Chit Funds Act | Appellate Authority's Order U/S 70 Is Final, High Court Can't Sit In Appeal: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that there is only one statutory appeal against an order passed under Section 69 of the Chit Funds Act and an order passed by the Appellate Authority under Section 70 of the Act is final and no appeal lies against it before the High Court.A single judge bench of Justice M.I. Arun dismissed the petition filed by M/s Margadarsi Chits (K) Pvt. Ltd which had challenged the order passed by the Joint Registrar of Chits. It was the petitioner's case that H Srinivas...
Matrimonial Dispute | Strong Prima Facie Evidence Needed To Refer Wife To Board Of Psychiatrist For Medical Examination: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that there should be strong prima facie evidence to consider an application filed by the husband who is seeking divorce, to refer the wife to a Board of Psychiatrists for medical examination on the ground of her being of unsound mind.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed a petition filed by a husband who questioned the order of the family court which kept in abeyance his application seeking to refer the wife to a Board of Psychiatrists at...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 11 - March 17, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 119 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 129Nominal Index:Sunl G & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 119D N Bhagya AND D A Mallikarjuna & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 120Abdul Khader & ANR AND Tasleem Jamela Agadi & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 121DR SHIVAMURTHY MURUGHA SHARANARU AND STATE BY KARNATAKA & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar)...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 4 - March 10, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 108 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 118Nominal Index:Hemachandra M Kuppalli AND M/s R.B.Green Field & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 108The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited & ANR AND K.N. Ningegowda & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 109ABC AND XYZ. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 110Arunkumar R & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 111Umashankara...
Hatred Case: Karnataka HC Grants Interim Protection To Journalist Rahul Sivasankar Booked Over Tweet On Allocation Of Funds To Religious Minorities
The Karnataka High Court has granted temporary relief to journalist Rahul Sivasankar who approached the court seeking to quash a FIR registered against him for his tweet about the State government's allocation of funds for welfare of religious minorities.The journalist is booked under Sections 153A and 505 of IPC on a complaint by Kolar councillor N Ambaresh who opposed Sivasankar's...
No Stakeholder Consultation Held Before Notifying Board Exams For Classes 5, 8, 9 And 11: Parents' Body To Karnataka High Court
The Parents' body appearing before the Karnataka High Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the government's proposal to conduct board exams for Classes 5, 8, 9 and 11 in schools affiliated to the State board, without consulting them.Counsel A Velan, appearing before the division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Rajesh Rai K for the intervening body in State's...
Party Not Arrayed As Respondent In Compromise Decree Can File Suit For Partition If Not Allotted Any Share: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a suit for partition filed by the plaintiff is maintainable if he was not impleaded as party respondent in the earlier suit wherein a compromise was arrived and court passed a decree without allocating any share in the property to the plaintiff.A single judge bench of Justice CM Poonacha made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Mahesh who...
Board Exams For Classes 5, 8, 9 And 11 Are In Students' Interest, No Parent Has Assailed The Decision: Karnataka Govt Tells High Court
The Karnataka government on Thursday urged before the High Court that Board exams proposed to be conducted this academic year for students of Classes 5, 8, 9 and 11 in schools affiliated to the State board are in the interest of students."No student or parent has come before the court because it is in their interest...if the exam is to be quashed now, the respective schools will have to draw...
National Commission For Schedule Caste Does Not Have Power To Adjudicate Complaints Relating To Service Matters: Karnataka High Court Reiterates
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the National Commission for Schedule Caste does not have power to adjudicate upon or entertain complaints relating to service matters, specifically those pertaining to seniority and promotion.A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said,“It is axiomatic that the ambit of the NCSC's jurisdiction does not extend to adjudicating upon...