Labour Courts Taking 'Considerable Time' To Decide Workman's Money Recovery Plea: Karnataka HC Issues Guidelines Capping Scope Of Inquiry

Taking note of the "considerable time" taken by labour courts in deciding workman's plea for recovery of money due from employer, the Karnataka High Court has issued guidelines for expeditious adjudication of applications made by workman under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde in his order said:“This Court has also taken note of considerable time...

[S.138 NI Act] Trial Court Shall Order Payment Of Future Interest On Compensation Amount To Protect Complainant: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that trial courts, while passing an order of sentence in cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act, after determining the fine/compensation, shall also pass orders to pay future interest on the compensation amount payable to the complainant, so that even if the matter is challenged, the complainant will be protected.Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar said,...

Posthumous Registration Of Will Is Permissible Under Registration Act, Not Indicative Of Fraud: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that posthumous registration of the Will is not indicative of fraud. The Registration Act permits such registration and does not prescribe any outer limit for registering it.Justice Ramachandra D Huddar held thus while allowing the appeals filed by M D Revanna and others. It said “In the present case, the Will bears the signature of the testator and is...

'Livelihood Of 6 Lakh Families Affected By Bike Taxi Ban': Taxi Welfare Association Tells Karnataka High Court

The Taxi Welfare Association told the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25) that the bike taxi ban imposed in the state was affecting the livelihoods of almost 6 lakh families.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi was hearing a plea moved by Bike Taxi Welfare Association and another party against the single judge's order, which had banned the operation of...

Centre Attempting To Circumvent Safe Harbour Protection By Resorting To S.79(3)(b)Of IT Act: X Corp Tells Karnataka High Court

X Corp (formerly Twitter) has told the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25) that the safe harbour for social media intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act is being cicrumvented by the centre due to the allegedly illegal issuance of blocking orders under Section 79(3)(b), without the following the procedures under Section 69A of the IT Act, read with the...

'Entire Media Fraternity Restrained': YouTube Channel Moves Karnataka HC Against 'Gag Order' In Dharmasthala Burial Case

A YouTube Channel has moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25), challenging the trial court's ex parte interim order restraining various media platforms from publishing any "defamatory content" against the family running the Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala(Karnataka) and also the temple in relation to the "Dharmasthala Burial" case.Justice M Nagaprasanna orally said that...

Bengaluru Stampede | Police Officers Were Suspended For Failing To Act Based On Available Information: State Tells Karnataka HC

The state government on Friday told the Karnataka High Court that all 5 officers who had been suspended in the aftermath of the Chinnaswamy stampede had been suspended for their failure to act based on information regarding the gathering of people, leading to the stampede, and not merely for misconduct.The state government had filed the present plea challenging the Central...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against BJP MLC N Ravikumar Accused Of Making 'Vulgar Comments' Against Chief Secretary

The Karnataka High Court has stayed an FIR and further investigation against BJP MLC N Ravikumar, who had been accused of making 'vulgar comments' against Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh.While passing the interim order of stay in open court, the bench opined that it would deliver a detailed order, recording its reasons for granting interim relief at a later stage. At the...

[Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede] DNA Entertainment Moves Karnataka HC Against Report By State-Appointed Inquiry Commission

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court by M/s DNA Entertainment Network Private Limited, seeking to quash the one member judicial inquiry report submitted by Retired justice John Michael Cunha in regards to the stampede that occurred outside the Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of an event to celebrate Royal Challenger Bangalore's (RCB) victory at the 2025 IPL Final.The plea was...

'Google India' Can't Be Sued For 'Defamatory' Content Posted On 'Google LLC', 'YouTube'; They Are Distinct Entities: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has observed that Google India Private Limited cannot be sued for alleged defamatory content posted or broadcast on platforms operated by Google LLC or YouTube, as these are distinct legal entities. With this, a bench of Justice Vijaykumar A Patil allowed Google India's writ plea seeking its deletion from a defamation suit pending in Bengaluru...

DNA Profiling Not 100% Accurate, Can't Be Sole Basis For POCSO Conviction In Absence Of Corroborative Evidence: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that DNA reports cannot be solely relied on to convict the accused who is charged for offences punishable under provisions of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). A division bench of Justice R Nataraj and Justice Rajesh Rai K held thus while dismissing an appeal filed by prosecution challenging a trial court order dated...

Karnataka High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Questioning Deportation Of Russian Woman's Children Found Living Inside Cave

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Union of India to respond in two weeks time to a petition filed questioning the deportation of two minor children of a Russian woman, who was living with them in a cave in the state's Uttara Kannada district earlier this month. A single judge, Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav was informed that the children lack travel and identity...