Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Order Quashing ED Summons To Ex-MUDA Commissioner But Says Probe Into Scam Will Continue

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 2) refused to stay a single judge's order which quashed Enforcement Directorate's (ED) summons issued to Dr Natesha DB, the former MUDA Commissioner during whose tenure alleged illegal allotment of land was made to CM Siddaramaiah's wife Paravathi.The court however said that single judge's order cannot stall investigation against other accused...

Karnataka HC Stays Disciplinary Proceedings Against Advocate Who Allegedly Abused Law Professor

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday by way of interim order stayed the disciplinary proceedings initiated by Karnataka State Bar Council against an advocate on charges of professional misconduct after a law professor complained that he was called 'monkey and donkey' by the advocate.The advocate had approached the court seeking to quash the entire proceedings and the notice issued and...

Karnataka HC Refuses To Entertain Plea To Implement 2020 Govt Circular Asking All Departments To Avoid Using 'Dalit' To Address SC Members

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 2) refused to entertain a petition filed seeking to implement the government circular issued in the year 2020, asking all its departments and authorities to avoid during all official transactions the nomenclature "Dalit" for members belonging to the Scheduled Castes.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed...

Karnataka HC Asks Authorities To Ensure Smooth Movement Of Traffic And Pedestrians During Ramzan, Other Festive Occasions

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation, Police Commissioner and all other authorities concerned to ensure the smooth movement of traffic on the road and on the footpath so as not to adversely affect the vehicular, pedestrian and public movement, during the ongoing festivities of Ramzan and other festive occasions. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria...

Karnataka HC Asks State To Provide Complete Plan To Protect Sanitation Workers During Heatwaves In Summer

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally said that the state government should put in a complete plan in regard to steps to be taken to provide protection to powrakarmikas/sanitation workers during the summer months/heat wave in the state.Justice M Nagaprasanna said, “When this contingency happens every year, heatwaves will be there in several parts of the state during this period, why...

Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Questioning Fare Hike In Bengaluru Metro, Says Administration Has Power

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (April 1) dismissed a public interest litigation questioning the fare hike in Bengaluru Metro also known as 'Namma Metro'.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the petition filed by Sanath Kumar Shetty, an automobile engineer who works in a private company.The bench on going through the averments in the petition...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 24 To March 31, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 117 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 126Nominal Index:Prabhat Sharma And State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 117Mohanakumar K R & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others . 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 118M R Rukmangadha & Others AND State of Karnataka & others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 119B G Parmeshwara AND Bangalore Development Authority & Others. 2025 LiveLaw...

Inflating Contract Figures & Complaining That Tax Authorities Based Decision On Such Figures Amounts To Defrauding State In Two Ways: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court stated that inflating contract figures and complaining that tax authorities have premised their decision on such figures, amounts to defrauding state. “Claiming higher contract amount by inflated figures and thereafter complaining that the Tax authorities have premised their decision on such figures, virtually amounts to defrauding the State, in two-ways....

Whether Rights In Favor Of Third Party Are Created In Property Which Is Subject Matter Of Arbitration Cannot Be Decided Under Writ Jurisdiction: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court bench of Mr Justice Krishna S Dixit and Mr Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar has held that whether rights in favor of a third party based on sale deeds have been created in the property, which is the subject matter of arbitration, cannot be decided by the court under writ jurisdiction. Brief Facts: The petitioner is the third party purchaser of the plots in...

Illegal Or Unlawful Content Can't Be Protected Under Fundamental Right To Free Speech: Union Tells Karnataka HC In X Corp's Plea

The Union Government has said that illegality or unlawful content cannot attract the same level of Constitutional protections as Free speech.The submissions were made by the union in its objections filed seeking dismissal of the petition filed by X Corp with exemplary cost. 'X' corp had approached the Karnataka High Court to declare that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act,...

MSME Council Cannot Pass Award On Account Of Failure Of Conciliation Proceedings, Has To Refer Matter To Arbitration: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Micro and Small Enterprises Facilitation Council cannot pass an award on account of conciliation having failed without referring the matter to arbitration. Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing the petition filed by M/s Enmas GB Power Systems Projects Ltd. It said, “The matter is remitted to the Karnataka Micro and...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On ED's Plea To Stay Order Quashing Case Against Former MUDA Commissioner

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (March 27) reserved its order on Enforcement Directorate's application seeking to stay a single judge's order which quashed the summons issued to Dr Natesha DB, former MUDA Commissioner during whose tenure alleged illegal allotment of land was made to CM Siddaramaiah's wife Paravathi.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V...