BBMP Informs Karnataka High Court Of SOP To Be Followed For Felling Of Dangerous Trees

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has adopted a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines/parameters to be followed by Tree Officers/Deputy Conservator of Forest, BBMP, for felling of dangerous trees.A single-judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj was informed by the corporation that such a procedure would be followed henceforth. The bench recorded the submission and said...

Bounden Duty Of Authority To Supply Details Of Detention & Translated Case Materials To Detenu: Karnataka HC Quashes Order Under Preventive Detention Act

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order of detention passed by the authorities against a detenu under the Karnataka Prevention Of Dangerous Activities Of Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, [Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum-Grabbers And Video Or Audio Pirates] Act, 1985 ("Goonda Act/Preventive Detention Act"). One of the grounds for setting aside the order was the failure...

Karnataka High Court Allows Bail Plea By Accused In Journalist Gauri Lankesh's Murder

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to an accused involved in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The accused was alleged to be harbouring Accused nos.2 & 3 who murdered Lankesh by shooting her near her house and being a member of the syndicate involved in committing organised crimes.On September 5, 2017, journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in front of her...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up [December 4 To December 10, 2023]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 458 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 468Nominal Index:Sanju v. The State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 458C G Jagdish AND State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 459Santhosh Beejadi Srinivas AND Union of India & Another. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 460Srishti Daiv & ANR AND NIL. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 461Hangal Taluka Civil Contractors Association AND State of Karnataka...

Karnataka High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Medically Terminate 26-Week Pregnancy

The Karnataka High Court has permitted a 16-year-old victim of sexual assault to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed a plea by the minor girl who was represented by her mother and said, “In the light of the opinion of the Medical Board, the victim can undergo termination of pregnancy with necessary precautions and it would become...

Karnataka High Court Modifies Guidelines For Resumption Of Video-Conference Hearings On Pilot Basis From 11th December

The Karnataka High Court has issued modified guidelines for attending court hearings through video conference starting from December 11. The guidelines are as follows: 1. All the Advocates, party-in-persons, Litigants, Media persons shall get themselves compulsorily registered on the Zoom platform as a one-time measure by signup procedure.2. Only such registered users would be allowed to join...

Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Resumption Of Video Conference Hearings On A Pilot Basis From December 11

Karnataka High Court to resume video conference hearing of court proceedings from December 11. On December 5, the High Court temporarily suspended Video Conference facilities in all the Courts of the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, Dharwad, and Kalaburagi.The guidelines for the resumption of video conferencing on a pilot basis issued by the Registry state that all the...

High Court Directs Karnataka Chief Secretary To Constitute High-Level Committee For Constant Monitoring Of Storm Water Drains In Bangalore

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka to constitute a Committee comprising of officers such as the Chief Commissioner of the BBMP along with other Stakeholders like the Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Principal Secretary, Gram Panchayat, for constant monitoring of storm water drains,...

Karnataka HC Quashes Case Against Persons Charged With Threatening, Abusing Police Officials When Questioned On Keeping Hotel Open After 11:30 PM

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against two persons who allegedly abused police personnel with unparliamentary words, threatened them with dire consequences and restrained them from discharging their official duties when questioned for running their hotel business beyond 11.30 pm.A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Arms Act Case Against Man Flying From Mysuru To Chennai With Live Bullets In Carry-On Luggage

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case registered under the Arms Act against a man who was flying from Mysuru to Chennai, with seven live bullets in his luggage, without any weapon. A single-judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Dr Jonathan Jaideep and quashed the case registered against him under Section 25(1-B)(a) of the Arms Act. It was alleged that...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Transfer Plea Of Woman Accused Under Section 138 of NI Act

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the plea of a senior citizen woman, accused under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act ("NI Act"), seeking transfer of case from one court to another.A Single Judge Bench of Justice K Natarajan passed the order in a petition of accused-Renuka Yamunappa Golasangi, who sought transfer of her case from Sagara to Vijayapura. The issue had arisen...

Karnataka High Court Calls For Explanation From Trial Court Judge Who Failed To Comply With HC Directions To Conclude Trial By January 2023

The Karnataka High Court recently called for an explanation from the Trial Court for not obeying its direction of disposing of a criminal case registered against a man charged with the death of his wife, under Section 498A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda had earlier called for an explanation for the delay in concluding the proceedings while hearing...