Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 11 To September 17, 2023
Nominal Index: ABC And XYZ. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 351Pallavi G M And Managing Director & Others. LiveLaw (Kar) 352Mrs. Eulalia Sequeira Nee Menezes and Cyril Anthony Menezes & Others. LiveLaw (Kar) 353Alok Kumar v Mallikarjun B M alias Ravi. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 354Meenakumari K R And Mission Director (NRLM) & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 355Fathima Richelle Mather v. Registrar of Births...
Land Earmarked For Village Cattle Can Be Diverted For Larger Public Purposes Like Waste Disposal Unit: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation questioning a Deputy Commissioner's order reserving 5 acres gomal land in Soraba Taluka, earmarked for village cattle, for establishment of Solid and Liquid Waste Disposal Unit. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit observed,“It is not that the gomal land can never be diverted to...
When Husband Leads Luxury Life, Wife Can't Be Left In Lurch: Karnataka HC Enhances Maintenance Of Former Judge's Daughter To ₹1.5 Lakh A Month
The Karnataka High Court recently granted relief to the daughter of a former High Court judge, enhancing monthly maintenance payable to her by her husband to Rs. 1.5 lakh.Relying on Apex court judgments, Single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that when the husband is or has been in the realm of luxury lifestyle, the wife and their son cannot be left in the lurch.The Court rejected...
Karnataka High Court Gives Interim Protection To Sudhir Chaudhary But Says His Report Could Create Hatred Against Minorities
The Karnataka High Court today observed that a prima facie case is made out against Aaj Tak news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary for alleged communal coverage of State's ‘Svalambi Sarathi Scheme' whereby subsidy is given to religious minorities for purchase of vehicles. However, single bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar added there is no need for custodial interrogation and hence asked the...
Parents' Mistake Can't Deprive Child Of Birth Certificate For Eternity: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has allowed a petition seeking a direction to the civic body to insert the petitioner's name in her birth certificate observing that 'a mistake by the parents cannot put the child at a disadvantage'. Justice Suraj Govindaraj thereby quashed the endorsement issued by the civic body rejecting her application holding that the identity and the paternity of the petitioner...
Advocate's Movement Between Courts Affected By Lower Limb Disability, Impacts Income: Karnataka HC Enhances Motor Accident Compensation
The Karnataka High Court has enhanced the compensation awarded to an advocate by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, stating that the disability of lower limb certainly hinders her ability to efficiently serve clients and move quickly between courts, potentially impacting her income and professional responsibilities. A division bench of Justice K Somashekar and Justice Umesh M Adiga...
News Anchor Sudhir Chaudhary & Aaj Tak Channel Approach Karnataka High Court Against FIR Over Alleged Fake News
TV news anchor Sudhir Chaudhary and Hindi news channel Aaj Tak have approached the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash the First Information Report filed against them for the offences under Sections 153A and 505 of the India Penal Code over a news report. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar is to hear the matter on Friday. The plea by way of interim relief has sought stay...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Bribery Case Against IPS Officer Alok Kumar
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings against senior Indian Police Service (IPS) Officer Alok Kumar under Sections 7, 13(1)(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Justice M Nagaprasanna found that the Sessions Judge had not received a valid sanction to prosecute the IPS officer, who was not named as an accused when the case was initially registered. ...
S.263 Indian Succession Act | Beneficiary Of Will Bound To Prove Contention Of Improper Service Of Notice Of Probate Proceedings: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the burden is on the beneficiary of the will to substantiate the contention of no proper service of notice of probate proceedings on the persons who should have been apprised. Justice H P Sandesh thus allowed the appeal challenging the order of the trial court which dismissed her petition filed under Section 263 of the Indian Succession Act, seeking...
X Corp Deposits ₹25 Lakh With Karnataka High Court Registry In Appeal Against Account Blocking On Its Microblogging Platform Twitter
X Corp (formerly Twitter) informed the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that it has deposited Rs 25 lakhs with the Registry, in pursuance of its appeal against blocking orders issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.The amount is 50% of the cost imposed by a single bench of the High Court while dismissing...
Sister Cannot Seek Compassionate Appointment Upon Death Of Married Brother: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a sister cannot be appointed on compassionate grounds upon the death of her married brother, who was working as Junior Line Men with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom). A Division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit referred to Rule 2(1)(b) of Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds)...
Karnataka High Court Introduces Digital Accessibility Training For Visually Challenged Court Staff
The Karnataka High Court launched the Digital Accessibility Training programme on Monday for visually impaired employees in both the High Court and District Judiciary, marking the first of its kind venture among South Indian High Courts.The training programme was inaugurated by Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bengaluru, in the presence of Justice P.S....