Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea For Passport Renewal By Man Accused In Mother's Death, Says Short-Validity Passport Application May Be Considered

The Karnataka High Court has upheld a decision of the passport authority rejecting the issuance of a regular passport (Valid for 10 years), to an accused charged with offences of murder and criminal conspiracy in the death of his mother. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while deciding the petition said “the prayer for issuance of a regular passport/normal validity passport for...

Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Chikkamangaluru Bar Association Lawyers Accused Of Obstructing Policeman, Snatching His Phone

The Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed criminal proceedings initiated against four advocates of the Chikkamangaluru Bar Association who had been booked for allegedly stopping a police officer from performing his duties and snatching his mobile phone when he went to record the statement of an advocate who was allegedly assaulted by the police. Senior Advocate Vivek Subba Reddy, appearing...

'Mischief Being Played': Karnataka High Court Decides To Suspend Live Streaming, VC Hearings

The Karnataka High Court has stopped video conference facility to all courts due to cyber security issues. In view of the Cyber Security reasons, the Video Conference facilities in all the Courts of the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, Dharwad and Kalaburagi, are suspended for the time being.Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale orally said, “An unfortunate situation has arisen. We are...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Convict's Life Sentence For Murdering Man Having Illicit Relationship With His Wife

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the conviction for murder and sentence of life imprisonment of a man, who ran over his neighbor (Jyothiba) for involvement in an illicit relationship with his wife.A division bench of Justice HP Sandesh and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar dismissed the appellant's plea, noting that the chain of events clearly pointed to the guilt of the appellant, who fled...

Karnataka Land Revenue Act | Deputy Commissioner Cannot Invoke Inherent Powers To 'Casually Rescind' 25 Yr Old Conversion Order: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that inherent power vested under Section 25 of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, 1964 with the Deputy Commissioner cannot be invoked casually to rescind orders of conversion of land.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed an appeal filed by C G Jagdish and said “The inherent power vested in a Revenue Court...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 27 To December 3, 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 450 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 457Nominal Index:Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited & Other And Mallikarjun Savanur. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 450The Deputy Director General & FAA Central Public Information Officer & Another AND P Lavanya & Another. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 451H V Ashok And H N Gopal and Other. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 452Ganesh V v. State...

Karnataka High Court Directs LIC To Consider Compassionate Employment Plea By Son Of Wrongfully Terminated Employee, Relaxes Age Limit

The Karnataka High Court has held that the right of legal heirs of a terminated employee to claim compassionate employment would only arise when such termination was decreed to be illegal by a court of law. In allowing a plea by the legal heirs of a former Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) employee who had been illegally terminated, a single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda directed...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: November 2023 [Citation No 418 to Citation No. 456]

Nominal Index: D Venkatesh AND The Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 418Srinivas Sagar B & Others And State of Karnataka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 419Dr Uday Mulgund And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 420B Narayana & Others AND State Of Karnataka & Others. 2023 (Kar) LiveLaw 421Manjula @ Manju And The Chief Secretary...

Threat To Rule Of Law: Karnataka High Court Takes Exception To Assault On Lawyer By Police, Directs State To File Further Action-Taken-Report

The Karnataka High Court on Friday acting on the representation made by Advocates Association of Bengaluru, initiated a suo-moto petition regarding the incident of an advocate being assaulted by policemen at Chikamanagaluru district. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit observed “This is not a happy thing. If there is an attack on a lawyer it does...

s138 NI Act | Complainant Had No Right Over Property, Misused Cheques Issued To Grandfather: Karnataka High Court Upholds Accused's Acquittal

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal upon noting that the appellant/complainant under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act did not possess any right over the property which had been purchased by the accused using the cheques which were dishonoured. The Court also found that the appellant had misused the cheques which had been issued by the accused in her grandfather's...

Using Residential Premises To Provide Free Lodging Services To Cancer Patients, Parents Not Hospital Activity: Karnataka High Court

Justice Suraj Govindaraj of the Karnataka High Court recently quashed a notice issued by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to a non-profit organization providing supportive care, including free lodging services, to children undergoing cancer treatment and their parents.The notice, which was issued to non-profit organization "Access Life Assistance Foundation" on the basis of a...

Disproportionate Assets Case: High Court Permits DK Shivakumar To Withdraw Challenge After Karnataka Govt Withdraws Consent For CBI Probe

Subsequent to the Karnataka government withdrawing consent accorded to the CBI, the High Court today permitted Deputy CM DK Shivakumar to withdraw his petition and appeal challenging the consent to prosecute him given to CBI in the disproportionate assets case.A Division Bench of Chief Justice PB Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit said in the absence of any challenge to the GO, it cannot...