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...

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...

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...

Karnataka High Court Cancels Bail Of Police Constable Accused Of Rape On Pretext Of Marriage, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs For Obtaining Bail By Fraud

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Registrar General to file a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha police station against a police constable for allegedly playing fraud on the court as well as on the Trial Court, in obtaining bail order in a case of rape registered against him.A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh allowed the petition filed by the victim in the case and cancelled...

Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Protection From Ouster To BYJU'S CEO Raveendran

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday extended till March 28, its interim order restraining the investors of Think and Learn Private Limited which operates BYJU'S to not give effect to the decision taken by the shareholders of the Company in the extraordinary general meeting held on 23.02.2024.The meeting was reportedly called seeking the removal of CEO Byju Raveendran. A single judge bench of...

Karnataka HC Declines To Quash Defamation Proceedings Against News Channels By Actress Divya Spandana For Portraying Her As Part Of Spot-Fixing Scandal

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the defamation proceedings against Asianet News Network Pvt. Ltd, Suvarna News 24/7 and two others which came to be initiated based on the complaint filed by Divya Spandana.Spandana had filed a private complaint against the petitioners and others with a prayer to punish the accused for the offence of defamation under Section 500 of the Indian...