Husband Failed To File Objections: Karnataka High Court Allows Wife's Plea For Divorce On Ground Of Cruelty

The Karnataka High Court has allowed a petition filed by a woman seeking divorce on grounds of cruelty, after the husband failed to challenge the petition or the evidence led by the wife. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde set aside the family court order rejecting the divorce petition. It said, “When there is no challenge to the petition as well as to...

Karnataka High Court Directs Nursing College To Pay ₹10 Lakh Each To 10 Students For Year Loss

The Karnataka High Court has directed a Nursing college to compensate ten students a sum of Rs 10 lakhs each for causing the loss of one year by admitting the students post the deadline for admissions set by the University. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj directed the Mother Marry College of Nursing to compensate the students. Further, it directed the Rajiv Gandhi University...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest - June 2023 [Citations 198 - 247]

Nominal IndexJameela And Sullia Afsa & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 198Shivappa Bellad And Superintendent of Open Air Prison & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 199Dr Vinod G Kulkarni And Ministry of Railways & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 200M/s Mangalore New Sultan Beedi Works And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 201Nasim Banu & ANR And Shabas Khan & Others....

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 26 to July 02

Nominal IndexK P Pushpesh & Others And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 237Pramod Mutalik And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 238Parameshwarappa And The State. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 239Mrs Gauramma & Others And State of Karnataka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 240Aniruddh v RGUHS & connected matters. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 241M R Seetharam And State By Anti Corruption...

Social Media Often Misused To "Manipulate Political Choices Of Voters", May Eventually Hijack Democratic Setup: Karnataka High Court

Social media has been used to manipulate political choices of voters, perniciously affecting the democratic setup of constitutional institutions, the Karnataka High Court observed on Friday.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said emergence of social media has changed the way in which people participate in the democratic process. "People increasingly rely on social media than...

Centre's Blocking Power Not 'Tweet Specific', Can Extend To Blocking Accounts; Individual Notices To Users Not Mandatory: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed Twitter's plea against Centre's blocking orders while holding that government is not required to issue notice to individual account holders whose account is to be blocked. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said notice to users of account in terms of Rule 8(1) of the /Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for...

Cyber Law Spurns At Traditional Concept Of 'Territoriality': Karnataka HC Upholds Foreign Entity's Right To Invoke Writ Jurisdiction In India

In its 109-page judgment dismissing US-based microblogging platform Twitter's plea against account blocking orders issued by the Central government, the Karnataka High Court today upheld the right of foreign entities to invoke writ jurisdiction of Indian Courts.A single bench of Justice Krishna S. Dixit rejected Centre's objection to maintainability of Twitter's challenge and recognized that...

Bribe Giver Susceptible To Prosecution Like Bribe Taker: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Case Over Alleged Bribes To Ex-Legislator's Son

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by owners and two employees of the Karnataka Aromas Company for quashing the FIR filed by Lokayukta police on allegations of offering to pay bribe to Prashanth, son of former Legislator Madal Virupakshappa, in relation to an alleged tender scam.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed,“It is high time the menace...

Sales-Tax Exemption Certificate Has Overriding Effect Over VAT Notification: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the sales tax exemption certificate is valid for 7 years and could not have been rescinded before the period of eligibility expired as it is a sovereign assurance.The bench of Justices P.S. Dinesh Kumar and C.M. Poonacha has observed that the State Government discontinued sales tax-based incentives. However, the incentives already offered and committed...

Breaking | Karnataka High Court Dismisses Twitter's Plea Against Centre's Account Blocking Orders With ₹50 Lakh Cost

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Twitter Inc, challenging the blocking orders issued to it by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit also imposed cost of Rs. 50 lakh on the microblogging platform, citing its conduct. It also refused...

Doctrine Of Unreasonable Delay Applies To Proceedings Under Karnataka SC/ST Prevention Of Land Transfer Act: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that initiation of proceedings under Section 5 of Karnataka Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, for resumption of land by the original grantee, after lapse of 7 years and after third party interest has been created, is hit by doctrine of unreasonable delay and thus not maintainable.A division bench of Justice...

Breaking: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh & Supriya Shrinate For KGF Song Copyright Infringement

The Karnataka High Court today refused to quash the FIR registered by music company MRT Music against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh and Supriya Shrinate over the alleged copyright infringement by the use of song from the Kannada movie "KGF Chapter 2" in the promotional video for the "Bharat Jodo Yatra".A single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed,"Petitioner appeared to...