Karnataka High Court Upholds Police Circular Barring DJ, Sound Systems In Processions And Public Pandals During Gauri Ganesh & Eid-Milad

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday dismissed the petition filed by an officer bearer of Karnataka Light Music and Cultural Artists Association, challenging the decision of Police to prohibit DJ's and use of sound systems, in processions and public pandals, during Gauri Ganesh and Eid-Milad festivals. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi dismissed...

Parole Leave Is A 'Valuable Right' Of A Convict, Police Must Pass Reasoned Order After Applying Mind: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the grant of parole is a valuable right of a convict, which would also be a right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.It said that the concerned authorities must apply their mind in a proper manner and pass a reasoned order on case to case basis, rather than reproducing the same grounds in all the reports which are submitted. The court passed...

Deportation Of Russian Woman, Her Children Rescued From Gokarna Cave Will Take Time: Centre Tells Karnataka High Court

The Central Government has informed the Karnataka High Court on Friday (August 22) that the process for the deportation of a Russian woman and her two minor children, who were found living in a cave in the state's Uttara Kannada district (Gokarna) recently, will take some time. Additional Solicitor General Aravind Kamath, appearing for the Union of India informed Justice BM Shyam Prasad that...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Penalty Of Compulsory Retirement Imposed On Civil Judge Accused Of Threatening Police

The Karnataka High Court upheld an order which refused to interfere with the penalty of compulsory retirement imposed on a Civil Judge (Sr.Dvn), accused of threatening the police and interfering in police investigations, observing that that there was no infirmity in procedure. The decision came in an appeal filed by a civil judge against an order passed by high court's single judge bench....

'Not Permitted Bike Taxis To Operate, State Can Take Action Without Harrassing Individual Taxi Owners': Karnataka High Court Clarifies

The Karnataka High Court on Friday clarified that it has made no observations in its order passed on Wednesday (August 20) permitting aggregators to operate Bike taxis in the state.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi were informed by the Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty that aggregator apps have started the business (biketaxis) soon after the order passed...

Karnataka High Court Orders Compassionate Appointment Of Widow Despite Crossing Upper Age Limit, Calls For 'Humane' Policy

The Karnataka High Court has asked the Managing Director of North West Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) to formulate a humane policy for compassionate appointment of kin of deceased employees who expire during course of employment. The court also directed the Divisional Controller KSRTC, Gadag Division (respondent no. 4) to appoint a woman, widow of deceased employee of...

'Create An Integrated Geospatial Platform With Digital Maps Of All Land In Karnataka Using Satellite Imagery': High Court Tells State Govt

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to create a unified geospatial platform which would include digital/unified, and immutable (unchangeable) maps of all land parcels in the State by leveraging high-resolution satellite imagery from agencies like Forest Survey of India (FSI) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).Justice Suraj Govindaraj said: "The...

Prison Authority Can't Refuse To Consider Convict's Parole Merely Because He Didn't Seek Bail Or Suspension Of Sentence: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a convict who files a parole plea, cannot be deprived of consideration for parole merely because he did not move an application for suspension of sentence or bail.Justice Suraj Govindaraj said thus while partly allowing a petition filed by Eshwaramma seeking release of her son on general parole for 90 days, sought on account of her illness.“...it would...

Karnataka High Court Issues Directions On Using Technology To Resolve Title Disputes, Protect Forests; Forms Panel To Oversee Implementation

The Karnataka High Court passed a slew of directions to incorporate use of modern technology to resolve complex title disputes and protect forest areas from illegal conversion, including formation of a high level committee of various State departments' officials to oversee the implementation of its directions. Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order while considering a land dispute case...

Karnataka High Court Asks Litigant Seeking Reconstruction Of Parashuram Statue To Deposit ₹5 Lakh With Registry

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed a litigant, seeking re-construction of the 33 feet statue of Parashurama inside a theme park in Udupi district, which had to be brought down after a few months of erection, to deposit Rs 5 lakh with the high court registry within two weeks.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi orally said,“Your sentiments are...

Every Legitimate Trade Protected By Constitution: Karnataka High Court Observes In Plea Against Bike Taxi Ban, State Agrees To Consider Issue

The Karnataka Government on Wednesday informed the High Court that a decision in regards to bike taxis will be taken at the highest level in the government.This comes after a division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi grilled the State over complete ban on the transport mode, instead of regulating it."Today even e-bikes are not allowed. Now a complete legitimate trade...

'Only Procedural Error': Karnataka High Court Orally Remarks In Plea Challenging BJP Leaders' Complaint Against Smart Electricity Meter Tender

The Karnataka High Court has orally remarked that the complaint by BJP leaders challenging the alleged irregularity in the tender for the procurement and installation of smart electricity meters may have only suffered from procedural errors.Justice M I Arun told the petitioners, "The maximum relief you can have is to redo the process again. What else can you have? It is only a procedural...