Karnataka High Court
Second Stint Of Police Custody After Judicial Custody Of Accused Not Permissible: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that an accused cannot be remanded to police custody a second time in the same case after the accused has been in judicial custody for a long time. A Single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna partly allowed the petition filed by one Emmanuel Michael who is charged for offences under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act)...
Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules | Amount Of Security For Release Of Seized Vehicle Can't Be Fixed Randomly: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that when asking for deposit of amount for release of seized vehicle to the interim custody of the owner under Rule 232-G of Karnataka Motor Vehicle Rules, the Court has to take into consideration the probable value of the vehicle and the amount of security cannot be randomly fixed without any basis.Petitioner Mustafa Rasoolanava had approached the...
Karnataka HC Refuses To Quash Criminal Case Against Company For Not Furnishing Statistical Data, Says It Impacts Nation's Economic Policy
The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by a company M/s Masturlal (PVT) Ltd seeking to quash the proceedings initiated against it under the provisions of the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 for non-furnishing of statistical data, to the Government. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said,“Non-furnishing of data by a company, though may seem to be a trivial...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 24 - July 30
Nominal IndexT Sudhakar Pai and Others And M/s Manipal Academy of Higher Education & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 275Kantharaju And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 276State of Karnataka & Others And Savantrewwa. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 277Adity Deepak Kumar And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 278Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation And Nigel Roderick...
'Holy Quran Says Duty Of Husband To Look After Wife & Children, Especially When They Are In Disablement': Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by a Muslim man challenging an order granting maintenance in favour of his wife and children. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit rejected the petition filed by one Mohammed Amjad Pasha who claimed that he does not have sufficient means to pay a collective maintenance of Rs 25,000 to his wife and minor children. The...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To CM Siddaramiah On Plea Challenging His Election For Alleged Malpractice
The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to Chief Minister Siddaramiah in an Election petition filed seeking to set aside his Election from Varuna Assembly constituency alleging that he committed electoral malpractices in the 2023 assembly elections.A single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav said “Notice under Rule 10, issued to respondent. Notice returnable by September...
Justice Lalitha Kanneganti Sworn In As Judge Of Karnataka High Court
Justice Lalitha Kanneganti was on Friday sworn in as the Judge of Karnataka High Court, following her transfer from the Telangana. Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale administered the oath of office. The swearing in ceremony was followed by a welcome address by Vishalaraghu H L, Chairman of the Karnataka State Bar Council. In reply Justice Kanneganti said “State of Karnataka is a perfect blend...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere With Magistrate Court Order Charging HC's Ex-Deputy Registrar As Co-Accused In Misappropriation Case
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by a former Deputy Registrar of the High Court challenging a Magistrate court's order allowing an application filed under Section 319 CrPC and making him a co-accused in a misappropriation of funds case.The application was moved by primary accused Jayaram Nayak, who was working as a Section Officer in High Court's Accounts...
BH-Series Vehicle: Karnataka High Court Upholds Single Bench Decision Against Exclusion Of Private Sector Employees
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal preferred by the State Government against a Single bench decision directing the Transport Commissioner to register the vehicles of two private sector company employees under BH-series, whose offices are in more than four states.A Division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice M G S Kamal passed the order. A detailed copy...
Differences Between State And Its Entities Ought To Be Resolved On A Separate Platform, Not In Courts: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has referred the petition moved by Special Agricultural Produce Market Committee, raising a dispute regarding the quantum of compensation to be paid for acquisition of its land for construction of a metro line, to a committee headed by the Chief Secretary of the State. A Single judge bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav remarked,“Differences between State and its...
Divorce Cases Should Be Decided By Family Courts Within One Year: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said courts (trial courts) should make all efforts to try and dispose off matrimonial cases, which involve prayer for the dissolution/nullity of marriage, within an outer limit of one year. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said “Matrimonial causes should be tried & disposed off on a war footing, at least as a concession to the shortness of...
Vodafone Idea Not Liable To Deduct TDS On Inter-Connectivity Usage & Bandwidth Charges: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the assessee, Vodafone Idea, is not liable to deduct TDS on interconnectivity usage and bandwidth charges.The bench of Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar and Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar has observed that since the assessee was entitled to the benefits under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), it was not liable to deduct tax at source.The court...