Karnataka High Court Allows Landlord's Plea To 'Strike Off' Tennant's Defence In Eviction Suit For Defying Order To Pay Outstanding Rent

"Judicial discretion must not be exercised in favour of a party indulging in contumacious defiance. No party has a right to be heard on merits, when interim orders are violated with impunity,” said the Karnataka High Court while quashing a trial court order which rejected a landlord' plea to strike off the tenant's defence in an eviction suit.Noting that the tenant had not paid arrears of...

Karnataka HC Relegates Prajwal Revanna To Sessions Court For Bail In Rape Case, Sets 10-Day Deadline For Disposal

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday relegated former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna to the Sessions Court for seeking regular bail in the alleged rape and sexual assault case against him. The court has, however, granted him liberty to approach HC after exhausting his remedy in the trial court.Dealing with his second successive bail plea, a bench of Justice SR Krishna Kumar directed that if...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On RCB's Plea To Expunge CAT Remarks Blaming It For Chinnaswamy Stampede

The Karnataka High Court has issued notice on a plea moved by IPL cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru, seeking to expunge the remarks of Central Administrative Tribunal, blaming the Team for the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium, which claimed 11 lives.Notice was issued by a bench of Justices SG Pandit and TM Nadaf and the matter is now listed on July 17.The mishap occurred ahead of...

Delayed Justice Is 'Dented': Karnataka High Court Fines State Officers ₹2 Lakh For Denying Caste Certificate To Lawyer By Defying Settled Law

"Justice Delayed Is Justice Dented", said the Karnataka High Court while imposing exemplary cost of Rs 2 Lakh on the Chairman, members of District Caste and Income Verification Committee of Hassan District for refusing to issue a caste and income certificate to an assistant Public Prosecutor, despite the law being settled on this aspect. The court underscored that the cost will be paid to...

Karnataka High Court Stays Suspension Of Legislative Council Official Accused Of Not Keeping Ambedkar's Photo At Constitution Day Event

The Karnataka High Court, in an interim order on Tuesday (July 8) stayed the suspension of Deputy Secretary K J Jalajakshi–working in the Karnataka State Legislative Council–on the allegation that he failed to keep the photograph of Dr B R Ambedkar on the Constitutional Day function conducted on 26.11.2024.Issuing notice to the respondents and directing them to file their response...

Karnataka High Court Asks NLSIU To Respond To Transgender Candidate's Plea For Admission In Current Academic Year

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 8) asked National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to file its response to an application by a transgender person seeking a direction to provide admission in the 3-year LL.B course in the current academic year, listing the status of the seats and if the candidate can be accommodated.A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice T M...

Govt Officers Across Country Ordering To Block Content Based On 'Subjective Morality': X Corp Tells Karnataka High Court

In the ongoing challenge to content takedown directives issued by the Union Government, X Corp (formerly Twitter) told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that thousands of Central government officers across India having their subjective understanding of law and morality are directing it to block content by virtue of power under Section 79 of the IT Act. Union's officers deciding what is...

'Internet Never Forgets': Karnataka High Court Orally Remarks In X Corp's Plea Resisting Take-Down Orders

'Internet never forgets', the Karnataka High Court orally remarked today while hearing the plea filed by X Corp, formerly Twitter, resisting the various take-down orders issued against it by the Central Government.The Elon Musk-owned company has also challenged the central government's mandate to onboard the Sahyog portal. It claims that the portal empowers Central government officers to...

Gram Panchayat Cannot Levy Property Tax On Industrial Establishment Within Notified Industrial Areas: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Gram Panchayat cannot levy or collect property taxes in respect of Industrial establishments located within areas notified by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB). Mere execution of a lease-cum-sale agreement or any administrative communication cannot vest power in the Gram Panchayat to levy tax in the absence of express delegation...

Don't File Chargesheet In Bengaluru Stampede FIR Without Permission: Karnataka High Court To State In Quashing Plea By RCB, DNA Networks

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 8) asked the State not to file a final report without the court's permission in an FIR lodged against Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL)–which manages RCB IPL team and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks Ltd in connection with the Bengaluru stampede. After hearing the parties, Justice SR Krishna Kumar in his...

IPL Team Royal Challengers Bengaluru Moves Karnataka High Court Against CAT Order Blaming It For Chinnaswamy Stampede

IPL cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru has approached the Karnataka High Court against an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal blaming the Team for the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium, which claimed 11 lives.The mishap occurred ahead of the Team's announcement for celebrating its 2025 victory in IPL at the Chinnaswamy stadium.As per CAT, the announcement was "sudden", giving...

Karnataka High Court Stays Govt Order Closing 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' In Govt Hospitals For 18 Aggrieved Owners

The Karnataka High Court has stayed qua the 18 petitioners, the operation of a Government Order issued by State's Health Department directing closure of all Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) operating within the premises of government hospitals.Justice M I Arun passed the order in a batch of petitions filed by the owners of the Kendras, stating, “The concession granted to the petitioner to run a...