Karnataka High Court
Karnataka HC Upholds Non-Renewal Of License Of G.R. Medical College Due To Deficiencies, Allows Transfer Of Enrolled Students To Other Colleges
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a G.R. Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Mangalore, challenging the National Medical Council's (NMC) denial of renewal of permission for its 150 1st year MBBS Seats for the academic year 2022-23 and the government's decision to transfer the 150 students to different Medical Colleges in the State.A division bench of Justice P...
On Provisionally Admitted Transgender Student's Plea, Karnataka High Court Asks NLSIU To Disclose Norms Set For Extending Financial Aid
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to inform the norms framed by its committee for extending financial aid to students who have been admitted in the University to pursue various courses and the extent of financial aid which can be given. A single judge bench of Justice Ravi V Hosmani issued the direction while hearing an...
Purchasing Even 50 Sq Mtrs Plot A Dream In Bangalore, Authorities Should Favourably Consider Sanctioning Building Plans: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that there is no blanket prohibition which is imposed as regards sanction of construction plan on a plot measuring less than 50 sq. metres under the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike Building Bye-laws, 2003.Instead such sanction in respect of private landowners would have to be considered and acceded to by following due principles of law, in the interest of...
Pontiff Travelling Abroad No Ground To Bar Him From Performing Pooja At Udupi Temple: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a PIL seeking to preclude Puttige Mutt seer Sugunendra Theertharu from performing religious rituals in Udupi as he had travelled abroad.Petitioner Gururaj Jeevan Rao claimed that the pontiff had crossed oceans and therefore, as per traditions of subject Mutt, he is not entitled to touch the idol of Lord Krishna and he is disqualified from worshipping...
Copyright Act | Karnataka High Court Quashes Prosecution Against ANI Technologies, CEO Upon Being Told Of Settlement Between Parties
The Karnataka High Court has quashed prosecution initiated under provisions of the Copyright Act, against ANI Technologies Private Limited which operates Olacabs, and its Chief Executive Officer, Bhavish Aggarwal. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan allowed the petition and quashed the FIR registered by the Jeevan Bheemanagar Police Station under sections 63 and 64 of the Copyright...
Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act | All Director Posts Deemed Vacated If Few Members Resign And Board Falls Short Of Quorum: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that upon the resignation of few members of the Board of a Society as governed under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, elections are required to be held to the posts of all the Directors including the posts of Directors who have not tendered their resignations, if the Board falls short of quorum. A single judge bench of Justice C M Poonacha dismissed...
Karnataka High Court Strikes Down 100% Reservation For Women In Recruitment To Cadre Of 'Nursing Officers' In Military
The Karnataka High Court has struck down the expression "if woman" found in Section 6 of the Indian Military Nursing Services Ordinance, 1943 as unconstitutional. By this expression, 100 percent recruitment was reserved for women in the cadre of 'nursing officers'.A Single judge bench of Justice Ananth Ramanath Hegde sitting at Dharwad partly allowed the plea filed by Sanjay M Peerapur and...
Tax Exemption Can't Be Denied To Govt's Helicopter Pilots Trainer For Non-Furnishing GSTIN : Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that tax exemption cannot be denied to the government's helicopter pilot trainer merely for non-furnishing goods and service tax identification numbers (GSTIN) initially.The bench of Justice B. M. Shyam Prasad has observed that the GSTIN of the recipient organization was not furnished initially, is able to be furnished later, and demonstrates that its services...
God Is One, Though Called By Many Names: Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Disqualification Of Ministers & MLAs For Not Taking Oath As Prescribed
The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a plea seeking the disqualification of 9 ministers and 37 MLAs, who did not take oath as per the prescribed format under Schedule III of the Constitution of India. The plea also called for their appointments to be declared unconstitutional and illegal. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed the...
Will Help Meet Global Standards: Karnataka HC Upholds Union Govt Notification Imposing Quality Control On Polyethylene Used To Make Plastic
The Karnataka High Court has upheld a Government of India notification dated 15-04-2021 which imposes quality control on polyethylene, used to manufacture different types of plastic. A Single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the plea filed by All India HDPE/PP Woven Fabric Manufacturers Association and said that if the product was sought to be exported under the “Made in...
Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Divorce Decree Passed During Covid-19 Pandemic; Says Marriage Sacrosanct, Wife Can't Be Condemned Unheard
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an ex-parte divorce decree passed by the trial court in 2021, as the trial Court had conducted the hearing including recording of the evidence when the world was in the grip of Covid-19 pandemic.A division bench of Justice K S Mudagal and K V Aravind allowed the appeal filed by the wife and set aside the decree passed by the trial court on the petition...
Karnataka High Court Prohibits Mining With Explsovies Around KRS Dam, Directs Scientific Study To Be Conducted For Determining Feasibility
The Karnataka High Court on Monday prohibited any form of quarrying and mining activity within a 20-kilometre radius of Krishnaraja Sagara dam, popularly known as KRS dam, till further orders by the court. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit said “We deem it appropriate to prohibit any form of quarrying activities from 20 Km of KRS, till...