Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 07 - April 13, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 133 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 140Nominal Index: SRI JAGADGURU BASAVA JAYMRITYUNJAY SWAMIJI & others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 133Mahalaxmi AND Karnataka Public Service Commission & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 134S Basavaraj AND Bar Council of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 135H T Umesh & Others AND State of Karnataka...

RERA Registry Has No Power To Decide Maintainability Of Complaint, Only Tribunal Members Can Adjudicate: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that maintainability of a complaint cannot be decided by the Registry of Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority, (KRERA) it can only be decided by the Authority and the members of RERA.The court said thus while allowing a petition filed by one Amit Garg who had approached the court calling in question an order communicated by way of electronic mail...

Karnataka High Court Directs Byju's RP To Preserve E-Mails, Communication Between Stakeholders For CIRP Purposes

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Resolution Profession presiding over the insolvency proceedings initiated against Think And Learn Private Limited (BYJUS) to preserve all the emails or conversations between all the stakeholders in the case at hand, which would be required for the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim...

KPWD Suspends Five Officials Who Switched Off CCTV, Celebrated Birthday Party On High Court Premises

The Karnataka Public Works Department has ordered the suspension of five of its officials on charges of celebrating a birthday party at the special buildings division of PWD which is inside the Karnataka High Court premises, by turning off the CCTV cameras. The suspended officials include Assistant First Class G H Chikkegowda, Assistant Engineers Lavanya, Naveen and Amin S Annadinni and Meena...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: March 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 81 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 126Nominal IndexPavankumar AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 81Dinesh Borkar & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 82Bhagavant Alagur AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83Gurunath Vadde AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 84BMTC AND IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO....

Karnataka HC Set Aside Suo-Motu Discharge Order By Trial Court Against BBMP Officials Accused Of Irregularities Causing Loss To State Exchequer

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an order passed by the trial court by which it discharged several engineers (present and former) of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), and contractors in the cases registered against them about irregularities in the works conducted during 2005 and 2012.Justice H P Sandesh allowed the petition filed by the state government and set aside...

Value Of Land Under Works Contract Is Not Exigible To VAT: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court stated that value of land under works contract is not exigible to VAT. The Division Bench of Justices Krishna S Dixit and Ramachandra D. Huddar was addressing the issue of whether levying tax on receipt for land cost i.e., immovable property, which does not constitute consideration for works contract under Composition Scheme of KVAT is...

University Professors Don't Discharge Duties In Public Domain, Their Post Not 'Public Office' For Invoking Writ Of 'Quo Warranto': Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that lecturers, assistant professors or associate professors bear jural relationship with the University and since they do not discharge any public function, their post cannot be characterized as 'public office' for invoking the writ of Quo Warranto.Writ of Quo Warranto can be issued where the person holding public office does not meet the eligibility criteria...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Directorate of Revenue Intelligence In Actress Ranya Rao's Plea For Bail In Gold Smuggling Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRi) on the bail petition filed by Kannada actor Harshavardhini Ranya Rao, who has been arrested in connection with the gold smuggling case.A single judge, Justice S Vishwajith Shetty, issued the notice and posted the matter for further hearing on April 17, directing the agency to file its...

Karnataka High Court Quashes BCI's Resolution Suspending Senior Advocate S Basavaraj Upon Withdrawal Of Complaint

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed a resolution passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI), placing Senior Advocate S Basavaraj under interim suspension. The resolution was earlier stayed by the High court by way of an interim order.Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Basavaraj and said, “It needs to be noticed that BCI has passed the impugned resolution on...

Karnataka HC Slams State's Reluctance To Arrange Local Exam Centre For Pregnant Govt Job Aspirant; Says Crores Are Spent On Elections

Coming to the aid of a pregnant woman, the Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) to conduct the main examination for the woman at Kalaburagi rather than the allotted centres, owing to her advanced stage of pregnancy. The designated centres for the main exam for the Group-A post are Bengaluru and Dharwad. However, due to her pregnancy, the...

Karnataka HC Directs Inspection Of 49 BBMP Run Schools To Check On Infrastructure, Facilities Available To Students

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority to constitute a team and survey the 49 schools run by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in regards to the availability of infrastructure for the students.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind said “Teams shall examine and take assessment in respect of toilets, adequacy...