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...

Manual Scavenging: Karnataka High Court Irked By 'Zero Conviction' Rate, Says Authorities Not Handling Cases With Due Seriousness

The Karnataka High Court on Monday expressed regret at the 'zero conviction rate' with respect to unabated manual scavenging activities in the State, despite a ban."What we do not understand is why everything has to be done by court? Why do you need a direction from our side? What a travesty of justice" orally remarked a division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna...

Karnataka High Court Directs State Bar Council To Afford Hearing To Advocate Accused Of Sexually Harassing Female Lawyer, Quashes Suspension

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the State Bar Council (KSBC) suspending an advocate from practising in any Courts of the country, for allegedly sexually harassing a female lawyer.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by H Manjunath and remitted the matter back to the Council to consider the objections of the petitioner that he has to file...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: [January 2 To January 7, 2024]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 01 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 09Nominal 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...

Playing With Children's Future: High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost On Bengaluru's Brigade School For Delayed Compliance Of Its Order

The Karnataka High Court on Friday saddled the Brigade School in Bengaluru's Malleshwaram area with Rs 1 lakh cost for failure to comply with its interim order requiring it to permit petitioner's daughter to attend classes. She was deprived of attending classes on account of non-submission of an undertaking from the parents, which the school wanted.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna...