Karnataka High Court Stays ED's Money Laundering Case Against CPI(M) Leader's Son Bineesh Kodiyeri

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings against Bineesh Kodiyeri, son of Kerala CPI (M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, who was arrested by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Senior advocate K. Suman, appearing for the petitioner, informed the court that the cognizance taken of the offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in the absence of...

[Maintenance] S.125 CrPC Doesn't Require Wife To Prove 'Sufficient Cause For Living Separately' From Husband: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench, has held that maintenance proceedings under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (“Cr.P.C”) do not require proof regarding sufficient cause for living separately.“It is clear from a clean reading of Section 125 of Cr.P.C, that the proceedings are summary in nature and it is sufficient if negligence or refusal on the part of the husband...

S.397 CrPC | Revision Petition Before Sessions Court Against Order Passed By Magistrate U/S 143A NI Act Maintainable: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a revision petition preferred before the Sessions court under Section 397 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, challenging an order made by the Magistrate Court under Section 143A of the Negotiable Instruments Act, is maintainable. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said,“An order passed on an application filed under Section 143A of the Act,...

Account Blocking: Karnataka High Court Stays Payment Of 'Exemplary' Cost By X Corp Subject To Depositing ₹25 Lakh

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed a Single bench order dismissing the plea moved by X Corp (formerly Twitter) challenging the blocking orders issued to it by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, to the extent it imposed Rs. 50 lakh cost on the company.The interim relief is subject to X Corp depositing 50%...

Order 39 CPC | Suppression Of Material Facts Detrimental To Grant Of Temporary Injunction: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently held that relief of temporary injunction under Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) is a discretionary remedy which requires a careful balance between the need for interim relief and the ongoing legal proceedings.Justice H.P Sandesh added that this discretion should not be exercised when material facts are suppressed before the Trial...

Class 1 Admissions: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere With State's Policy Fixing '6 Years' As Eligibility Criteria

The Karnataka High Court has upheld State government's decision fixing the admission age for class-I students in Government schools, aided and unaided schools from the academic year 2025-2026 as as 6 years.A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum dismissed a petition filed on behalf of a 4 year old toddler, represented through her father, seeking to quash the...

Karnataka High Court Directs Integration Of Police IT System With Road Accident Database, FSL, Insurance Depts

The Karnataka High Court reiterated that Motor Vehicles Act being a beneficial legislation, the provisions thereof have to be given beneficial meaning and effect. It held that benefit under the Act cannot be taken away on a technical aspect that too of limitation under Section 166(3) of the Act, which mandates that no claim petition can be entertained unless it is made within six months of...

3-Yrs LLB Admissions | NLSIU Executive Council Has Opted To Not Provide Reservation For Transgender Persons: Karnataka High Court Told

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) has informed the Karnataka High Court that its Executive Council has opted, at this time, not to provide reservation for transgender persons in admission to 3-years NLSAT-LLB 2023 course offered by the University. The University has stated this in the statement of objections filed opposing a petition moved by one Mugil Anbu Vasantha,...

Karnataka High Court Asks Centre To Secure Procedure For Moving Clemency Petition For Indian Convicted In Saudi Arabia For Blasphemy

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Government to secure a copy of Saudi Arabia court's order confirming the conviction of Indian citizen Shailesh Kumar, so that clemency petition can be moved before the King of Saudi Arabia. Kumar was arrested in 2020 and sentenced to suffer 15 years imprisonment on charges of blasphemy and sedition for having made objectionable...

Wife Insulted, Moved Away From Husband Because Of His 'Dark Complexion': Karnataka High Court Dissolves Marriage On Ground Of Cruelty

The Karnataka High Court has held that a wife insulting the husband on the premise that he is 'dark', moving away from his company for the same reason and levelling false allegations of illicit relationships as a cover up, would constitute cruelty.A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Anant Ramanath Hegde thus allowed the appeal filed by the husband and set aside the family court...

SBI Is State Instrumentality, Writ Petition Maintainable Even In Disputes Pertaining To Contract For Loan Transaction: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an endorsement issued by the State Bank of India to a partnership firm, stopping the release of loan amount which was sanctioned and partly disbursed.While the bank resisted the writ petition stating the loan transaction was in the nature of a 'private contract', a single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit observed,“The respondent-bank being...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 To August 6, 2023

Nominal Index: M/s Masturlal (Pvt) Ltd And Government of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 289Mustafa s/o Maktumsab Rasoolanavar And The State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 290Emmanuel Michael And Union of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 291Lok Shikshan Trust & Others And Davalsab S/O Malliksab Nadaf. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 292Nabisab s/o. Huchchesab Agnnamani AND Hatelsab s/o Huchchedab Sannamani....