Karnataka High Court Declines Law Students' Plea Challenging Debarment From Writing Ninth-Semester Exams Due To Attendance Shortage

The Karnataka High Court has rejected petitions filed by 9th-semester law students seeking directions on the Karnataka State Law University to permit them to write their examinations, which they were not allowed to do since they did not meet the required attendance criteria.A single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav dismissed the petitions filed by Dhanush B N and others. The students...

Mandatory To Get Magistrate's Certification On Seized Contraband Before Sending It To FSL For Analysis: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that it is mandatory for authorities to prepare an inventory of seized contraband material and get it certified before the jurisdictional Magistrate before sending it to the Forensic Science Laboratory, for chemical examination. A single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty allowed the appeal filed by two accused Shahrukh Khan and another...

Karnataka High Court Flags Rampant Instances Of Persons Inducing Pregnant Women To Illegally Abort Female Foetuses At Medical Centres

The Karnataka High Court has observed that instances of persons inducing pregnant ladies to undergo scanning and to abort the female foetus at various medical centres are very rampant in various parts of the state, especially Mysuru and Mandya districts.A single judge bench Justice M G Uma observed thus while dismissing the anticipatory bail application filed by Dhananje Gowda and two others,...

Recovery Of Debt Of Bank Under SARFAESI Act Prevails Over Debts Under FEMA: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently held that provisions of the Securitisation And Reconstruction Of Financial Assets And Enforcement Of Security Interest Act (SARFAESI) will override the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act,(FEMA) which is a subsequent enactment, the debt of a secured creditor–Bank, would have priority and prevail over all other debts.A single judge bench of...

Dengue Surge: Karnataka High Court Appoints Senior Advocate KN Phanindra As Amicus

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday appointed Senior Advocate KN Phanindra as Amicus Curiae to assist the court in its suo-motu case against rise in number of Dengue cases in Bengaluru and other districts of the state, especially rural areas. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind requested the counsel to assist it in the matter and directed BBMP to...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal Challenging State Govt's Decision To Expunge 50 Out-Of-Syllabus Questions From KCET-2024

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal challenging a single judge bench order which refused to look into the validity of the State government's decision to set up a committee to examine 'out of syllabus' questions asked in the Karnataka CET 2024 exams, held in April and its finding to exclude 50 questions which were out of syllabus. A division bench of Chief Justice...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging ₹2 Price Hike On Nandini Milk Variants

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation, questioning the price increase across all variants of Nandini Milk by Rs 2, which came into effect on June 26.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the petition filed by Dr Amrithalakshmi R and said “Pricing policy is essential in the policy domain and judicial power would not...

Karnataka HC Stays Probe Against ED Officers Accused Of Coercing Witness To Name CM Siddaramaiah In Valmiki Corporation Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed further investigation against two Enforcement Directorate officers, who are investigating the Valmiki Corporation case and are alleged of coercing a witness in the case to make a incriminating statement against the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others in the case.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasann by way of interim relief stayed...

[NH 66-Uttara Kannada Landslide] Bodies Of 7 Out Of 10 Missing Persons Recovered, Search Ongoing To Find Others: Union Govt Tells Karnataka High Court

The Union of India has informed the Karnataka High Court that out of 10 people missing, bodies of 7 persons have been recovered and joint operations are still under progress to find others who suffered due to a landslide which occurred on July 16, on National Highway 66 in Uttara Kannada district, following heavy rainfall. Deputy Solicitor General H Shanthi Bhushan filed a status...

[Negotiable Instruments Act] Evidence Of Accused Cannot Be Tendered By Way Of Affidavit: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an accused has no right to tender his evidence by way of an affidavit in a proceedings initiated against him under the Negotiable Instruments Act. A Single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by the complainant Zaheeda Inamdhar and set aside an order of the trial court permitting the filing of an affidavit by...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Union Bank Of India's Plea To Transfer Valmiki Development Corporation Probe To CBI

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State Government and other respondents on a petition filed by Union Bank of India seeking a direction to the government to transfer the probe being carried out in the alleged scam in regards to the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). A Single...

Frivolous, Clogs Criminal Justice System: Karnataka HC Stays Proceedings Against Man Accused Of Wrongfully Holding Missing Cat In His House

The Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed further proceedings against a man against whom a case is registered claiming he was holding the cat of the complainant in his house. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna granted interim relief to petitioner Taha Husain. It said, “There shall be an interim order of stay of the further proceedings in C.C.No.13477/2022, till the...