[Sedition] Citizens Have Right To Criticize Govt Policies But Can't Insult Constitutional Functionaries: Karnataka High Court In Bidar School Case

The Karnataka High Court last month quashing the proceedings initiated under Section 124-A (Sedition) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against four persons belonging to the management of Shaheen School in Bidar, said, “A citizen has a right to criticize or comment upon the measures undertaken by the Government and its functionaries, so long as he does not incite people to resort to...

Cruelty Allegations Uncontroverted: Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order Denying Divorce To Wife For Not Honouring Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Decree

The Karnataka High Court has allowed an appeal filed by a woman and set aside the order of the family court rejecting her plea for dissolving marriage, stating that despite the court allowing the application moved by the husband for restitution of conjugal rights, she had not returned to the matrimonial home. A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil, said...

Senior Citizens Act | Lawyers Allowed To Represent Parties Before Maintenance Tribunal, Karnataka HC Declares Bar U/S 17 Ultra Vires Advocates Act

The Karnataka High Court has declared Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, which bars advocates from representing parties before the tribunals/forums constituted under the Act, as ultra vires of Section 30 of the Advocates’ Act, 1961. It has thus permitted Advocates to represent parties before the tribunal/forums. A single judge bench of Justice...

Karnataka HC Upholds Reduction Of Maintenance To 'Capable' Wife; Says She Can't Sit Idle, Can Only Seek 'Supportive Maintenance' From Husband

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by a woman challenging the order of the Appellate court reducing the maintenance and compensation amount granted to her by the Magistrate court on filing of an application under section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar observed that the petitioner-wife was...

Re-Issue Of Passport On Being Lost Cannot Be Done Without Registering FIR With Police: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition seeking direction to Regional Passport officer to re-issue petitioner's passport on him having lost the passport, without him registering a First Information Report with the police as is prescribed under the rules framed under the Passport Act. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit while dismissing the petition of one...

S.452 CrPC | Seized Passport Cannot Be Withheld After Acquittal In Criminal Case Citing Pendency Of Appeal Period: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that on an accused being acquitted by the trial court, his passport cannot be withheld on the ground that period for preferring an appeal against the order of acquittal is yet to get over. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one Francis Xavier Crasto and directed the concerned court to release his passport....

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...