Karnataka High Court
Uttara Kannada Landslide: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Continue Rescue & Rehabilitation Efforts To Locate Missing Persons
The Karnataka Government on Monday assured the High Court that it would continue the rescue and rehabilitation and operations for finding missing persons who have gone missing due to a landslide which occurred on July 16, on National Highway 66 in Uttara Kannada district.Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty informed the court that a total of 11 people went missing, of which 8 dead bodies...
High Court Directs State To Consider BJPs Plea To Organise 'Peaceful March' From Bengaluru To Mysore To Protest Against Alleged Land Scam
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the State Government to consider the representation made by the State BJP General Secretary seeking permission to organise a peaceful march (Padayatre) from Bengaluru to Mysore on August 3 and to provide police protection. The march is being organised in order to protest against the multi-crore scams relating to Valmiki Corporation and Mysore...
Karnataka HC Quashes Drug Case Against Columbia University Student, Says Uncorroborated Confession Of Co-Accused Not Sufficient To Implicate Him
The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act against a student who is pursuing higher studies at Columbia University, USA.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said,“The petitioner, who is a student pursuing his Masters elsewhere, beyond the shores of the nation, should not be made to suffer...
Once Sale Deed Is Executed And Stamped, Sale Agreement Can No Longer Be Independently Subjected To Stamp Duty: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that once a sale deed has been duly executed and stamped, the agreement of sale can no longer be independently subject to stamp duty as it has merged into the sale deed.A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum allowed a petition filed by Nagamma and others and set aside the order of the trial court which in a partition suit, had impounded...
Father Can't Be Charged Of 'Kidnapping' His Minor Child From Wife's Custody Unless He Was Specifically Prohibited By Competent Court: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High court has held that a father cannot be charged for kidnapping his minor child from the custody of his wife, so long as there is no prohibition order passed by a competent court against him.A single judge bench of Justice Venkatesh Naik T allowed the petition filed by the husband and quashed the proceedings initiated against him by his wife for the offence punishable...
Bank Can't Attach Grantee's Land Under Karnataka SC/ST (Prohibition Of Transfer Of Certain Lands) Act For Loan Default By GPA Holder: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a bank cannot enforce a decree for attachment of property against a land grantee under Karnataka Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, for loan default made by the Cooperative Society holding the general power of attorney for such land.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said,"When a grantee has...
University Income From Rentals, Not Exempted From Service Tax: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the university is liable to pay service tax on the income earned from the rentals of buildings leased or licensed for banking facilities.The bench of Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar has observed that when the university rents out its property for running a bank, the profit motive is abundant. It is not the case of the...
Karnataka HC Temporarily Stays Proceedings Against MP Dr K Sudhakar Allegedly Connected To Seizure Of ₹4.8 Crore A Day Before Lok Sabha Polls
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday by an interim order stayed criminal proceedings pending before the Magistrate court against Member of Parliament, Dr K Sudhakar who was charged after the Election Commission had seized Rs 4.8 crore in cash from a co-accused, belonging to his party, a day before the Lok Sabha Elections on April 25. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On SIT's Plea Seeking To Cancel HD Revanna's Bail In Abduction Case
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved its order on the petition filed by Special Investigation Team (SIT) seeking cancellation of bail granted to Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Revanna, accused of abducting a woman. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna reserved the order after hearing the parties. Revanna was granted bail by the special court on May 13. Obscene...
Constitutional Courts Are Not Merely Arbiters But Stakeholders In Cases Relating To Rivers, Forests: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the trial court which decreed a suit in favour of private persons, declaring them to be owners of the land, which was notified by the then Mysore Maharaja in 1929 for the formation of a State Reserve Forest.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar allowed the appeal filed by the State government and...
All Prisoners Need To Be Given Nutritious Food, Cannot Make Distinction Between Actor Darshan And Other Undertrials: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday said every citizen or undertrial prisoner requires a nutritious diet, and authorities cannot create a distinction merely because the prisoner is poor, rich, influential, non-influential or an actor. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation while hearing a petition filed by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa who...
Dam Safety Committee To Decide On Individual Pleas For Quarrying Within 20 Km Of KRS Dam, Final Decision Subject To Court Approval: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday clarified that the State Level Dam Safety Committee constituted to carry out a scientific study regarding the safety of the Krishnaraja Sagara Dam, in view of the quarrying/mining activities carried out in its 20-KM periphery, shall consider individual representations for operating the quarry and take a final decision subject to the approval of...