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...

Karnataka HC Constitutes High Level Committee In Chikkamagaluru Advocate Assault Case, Expresses Anguish Over Police Officials' Strike

The Karnataka High Court has constituted a High Level Committee to suggest means and ways for enhancement of amiability between stakeholders of Administration of Justice and the Law & Order Agency of the State, amidst investigation into an Advocate's assault by police officials of Chikkamagaluru district.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit...

One Investor Cannot Accuse Another Investor Of Cheating If Business Runs Into Losses: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an investor of a company cannot file case for cheating against another investor if he loses his money because the company suffered business losses. A Single Judge Bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation, while allowing the plea of petitioners who were charged for offences punishable under Sections 420, 468, 406, 403, 418 read with Section 34...

No Fundamental Right To Do Business With State: High Court Dismisses Contractors' Plea Against Karnataka Govt's Call For Tenders Above ₹1 Crore

The Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with the government's decision to issue tenders under the Amrutha Nagarothana Scheme, wherein various works are clubbed together and the value of each tender was allotted to be more than Rs.1 crore.A single-judge bench of Justice M I Arun dismissed a batch of petitions filed by the Hangal Taluka Civil Contractors Association and Others. It...

Hindu Marriage Act | Trial Court Must Wait 18 Months Before Dismissing Plea U/S 13B Even If Parties Trying To Reunite: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that under Section 13B (2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, a couple seeking divorce had 18 months to report a settlement between them after filing the petition for divorce by mutual consent. It further clarified that the trial court cannot on its own dismiss the petition without the request of the parties for such disposal. A division bench of Justice K...