[Succession Act, 1925] Probate Can Be Granted In Plea By Beneficiary Of Will Even If No Executor Has Been Named: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that probate can be granted on a plea made by the beneficiary named in a will, in case no executor had been named.A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh allowed the appeal filed by M.R. Mohan and others and set aside the order of the trial court rejecting their petition filed for issuance of probate. Allowing the appeal the court granted...

If Husband Fails To Adhere To Decree For Restitution Of Conjugal Rights, Wife Can Seek Interim Maintenance Before Executing Court: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that in the absence of a stay on the decree for restitution of conjugal rights (RCR), if the husband fails to take the wife back to the matrimonial home, then it would be open to the wife to seek interim maintenance for herself and their child even at the stage of execution of the decree. The Court was dealing with a challenge by the husband, against an order...

Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea By Elder Brother Of Actor Kabir Bedi For Restraining Sale Of Actor's Autobiography Due To Alleged Defamatory Statement

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea by R.T Bedi, elder brother of film Actor Kabir Bedi, challenging an order of the trial court rejecting his prayer to temporarily restrain Kabir Bedi and the publishing house Westland Publications Private Limited, from selling his autobiography titled 'Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life of an Actor.'Further, he sought an ad-interim order...

Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash Case Against CM Siddaramaiah For Alleged Illegal March In 2022, Directs Him To Appear Before Special Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Congress' State incharge Randeep Singh Surjewala, and legislators Ramalinga Reddy and MB Patil, seeking to quash a criminal case registered against them in 2022 for alleged illegal march towards the residence of then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, shouting slogans and demanding the resignation of...

Karnataka HC Stays Criminal Intimidation Case Against ED Officers Investigating Kolar-Chikkaballapur District Co-op Milk Producers Union Recruitment Scam

The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed further investigation in a criminal intimidation case against the Enforcement Directorate (ED), its Deputy Director Manoj Mittal and Assistant Director Ajay Kumar Vaidya, lodged by a suspect who is allegedly involved in the recruitment scam at Kolar-Chikkaballapur District Cooperative Milk Producers Union.It was alleged by the ED that they had...

Disciplinary Authority Should Consider Acquittal Order Before Awarding Penalty Of Dismissal From Service: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order passed by State Administrative Tribunal whereby the penalty of dismissal from service was imposed on a former Panchayat Development Officer, accused of demanding and accepting bribes.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice G Basavaraj allowed the petition filed by P V Rudruppa and said,“Cases of mindless sacking of employees...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: January 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 01 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 53Nominal Index:Raghvendraraddi Shivaraddi Naduvinamani AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 1H B Bhagyalakshmi AND Cheluvamma. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 2Late H.H. Jyotendra Sinhji Vikramsinhji & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 3Hemanth Raju AND Punitha H J and Another. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 4ABC AND State...

Effective Discipline Requires Balance Of Punishment & Positive Reinforcement: Karnataka HC Quashes Abetment Case Against Principal, Teacher Over Suicide Of 2 Students

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case of abetment to suicide registered against a principal and school teacher after two children studying in a school committed suicide and left a suicide note holding them responsible for their act.A single-judge bench of Justice G Basavaraja allowed the plea filed by the petitioners and discharged them for the offences under section 306 of the Indian...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 29 To February 4, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 47 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 57Nominal Index:M/s ICICI Lombard Company Ltd AND Ms Harshitha B & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 47Management of M/s Tata Advanced System Limited AND The Secretary To Department of Labour & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 48K T Suresh & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 49K Sajan Aiyappa AND Deputy...

Karnataka High Court Issues 'Preventive Measures' To Be Adopted By BBMP To Curb Unauthorised Constructions

The Karnataka High Court has issued general directions to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) suggesting preventive steps to be taken so that new constructions are not carried out in violation of building plans. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj took on record the office order dated 27.07.2023 issued by the Chief Commissioner to all the officers enclosing the...

Industrial Disputes Act | Project Leader Can't Be Implied To Be Doing Clerical, Manual Or Technical Work: Karnataka HC Sets Aside Labour Court Order

The Karnataka High Court has said that an employee working as a project lead in an Information Technology Services and Consulting company, would not come in any of the classifications envisaged under Section 2 (s) of the Industrial Disputes Act and the Labour Court has no jurisdiction to order his reinstatement.A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha allowed the plea filed by Mphasis...

Karnataka High Court Denies Relief To Landowner Who Approached Court With 9 Yrs Delay, Compares Him To 'Rip Van Winkle'

The Karnataka High Court has refused relief to a landowner who challenged the bank auction sale of his land on failure to repay the loan, nine years after the sale took place.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while dismissing the petition filed by Anil H Lad, referred to the short story of Rip Van Winkle, penned by American author Washington Irving in the year 1819, about a Dutch...