Karnataka High Court
Settlement Arrived At Though Interim In Conciliation Proceedings Between Workmen And Employer Is Binding On Both Parties: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has once again referred for Conciliation the matter regarding re-employment of 80 contract workers of Indian Telephones Limited who have been refused employment since December 2021, though they had been employed in the services for a period of 3 to 38 years. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted that without prejudice to issue of regularization,...
Parent Losing Child's Custody Should Be Given Sufficient Visitation Rights To Ensure Social, Psychological Contact With Child: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has directed a woman to comply with the settlement arrived at with her husband in regard to guardianship, custody and visitation rights of their minor son. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde disposed of a habeas corpus petition filed by the father to produce the minor son and directed the mother to handover the custody of the son...
S.91 CrPC | Correspondence Between IO And His Senior Not Part Of Chargesheet, Cannot Be Summoned: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that reports prepared by an investigating officer in discussion with his higher officers, before filing chargesheet, cannot be produced before the court for the purpose of evidence.A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan said “Except the documents produced by the investigation officer under Section 161 of CrPC, the remaining documents cannot be...
State Should Leave Religious Institutions To Solve Their Problems On Their Own: Karnataka High Court Removes Administrator For Mutt
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a Government Order which appointed an Administrator to run the affairs of Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Bruhan Mutt at Chitradurga. The administrator was appointed as the pontiff- Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was arrested in September 2022 following cases registered against him under the POCSO Act.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit observed...
Father Engaging A Stranger In House To Videograph Him With Child Not Congenial Environment: Karnataka High Court Refuses Custody
The Karnataka High Court recently declined interference with a family court order refusing custody of the minor daughter to her father as he failed to create a congenial atmosphere in his house for the child to stay.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected the petition filed by the father and said, “It is a fact that there is nobody to take care of the child when the father...
Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea By Social Democratic Party Of India Against Sealing Of Its Mangalore Offices Under UAPA
The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) seeking to unseal its properties in Mangalore which came to be sealed by the State government following the ban imposed by the Central Government on the organisation Popular Front of India (PFI). A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that the notifications to seal the premises...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 8 - May 21, 2023
Nominal Index: Dilshad And Athaulla Khan & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 173Emmanuel Michael And Union of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 174Gameskraft Technologies Private Limited Versus Directorate General Of Goods. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 175Vinod Damji Patel And The Hoskote Yojana Pradhikara & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 176Gajaraja And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw...
Senior Lawyer Shashi Kiran Shetty Is Karnataka's New Advocate General
Senior Advocate K Shashi Kiran Shetty has been appointed as the new Advocate General of Karnataka.An alumnus of National Law school of India University, he is the son of former Lokayukta Justice Vishwanath Shetty, having over 23 years of experience in handling matters before various courts across the country. The key areas of his practice are Constitutional Law, Administrative Law,...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Prison Officials For Alleged VIP Treatment Of AIADMK's Ex-General Secretary VK Sasikala
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against three officials of the Bengaluru Central Jail, charged with allegedly acting as broker in facilitating luxury amenities inside prison to former AIADMK General Secretary Sasikala Natarajan (VK Sasikala).Sasikala was lodged in prison in the year 2017 on being convicted by Supreme Court in a disproportionate assets...
Planning Authority Forcing Private Landowner To Surrender Property For Proposed Acquisition Free Of Cost Amounts To Extortion: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed an endorsement issued by the Planning Authority of Hoskote Taluk in rural Bangalore, directing a private landowner to surrender a portion of his land free of cost, claiming it has been earmarked for widening of National Highway, and only then it would approve the construction plan submitted on the remaining land. A single judge bench of Justice...
Online Rummy Games Played Are Not Taxable As ‘Betting’ And ‘Gambling: Karnataka High Court Quashes GST Intimation Notice Demanding Rs. 21,000 Crores Against Gameskraft
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the GST Intimation Notice to the tune of Rs 21,000 crore and held that online/electronic/digital Rummy games and other Online/Electronic/Digital games played on Gameskraft’s platforms are not taxable as "betting" and "gambling".The bench of Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar has observed that online, electronic, and digital games, which are also substantially...
Karnataka Elections: High Court Permits Hotels To Serve Free Food To Persons Who Cast Vote Without Receiving Contribution From Political Parties
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday stayed the public notice issued by the Assistant Commissioner (Election), Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike by which it had restrained any hotels from distributing free food or articles at concession rates to those who cast their votes in the Elections to be held on Wednesday. A single judge bench of Justice T G Shivashankare Gowda stayed the notice dated...