Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 03 To March 09, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 93Nominal Index:Bhagavant 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. LTD & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 85Vijaya Bank & AND AND Abhimanyu Kumar. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 86Thomas Mani And G Shankar. 2025 LiveLaw...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: February 2025 [Citations: 37 - 80]

Citation 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 37 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 80Nominal Index:Karnataka SC/ST, Backward Classes and Minorities Advocates Federation AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 37Rahul H M AND The Registrar (Evaluation) & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 38Newspace Research and Technologies Private Limited and Anirudh Putsala & others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 39Rajkumar Agarwal...

Arbitration Clause Cannot Be Invoked Again Over Matters Which Have Already Been Adjudicated: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said the Arbitration clause in the lease agreement cannot be invoked for matters that have already been adjudicated upon and concluded by both the Arbitral Tribunal and the competent courts.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held thus while dismissing a petition filed by Starlog Enterprises Limited, who had approached the court praying for the appointment of a...

Karnataka High Court Quashes ED Summons Issued To Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's Wife, Minister BS Suresh In MUDA Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed the pleas by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi and Minister B S Suresh for quashing summons issued by Enforcement Directorate for their alleged involvement in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.Justice M Nagaprasanna while pronouncing order said, "Allowed and quashed". The court had reserved its order last month. During...

Karnataka High Court Orders Inquiry Against Police Inspector For "Undue Indulgence" In Dispute Between Two Religious Institution

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Police Commissioner, Dharwad to initiate departmental inquiry against a police inspector for allegedly interfering with the functioning of a religious institution.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna said, “There is material in the case at hand to demonstrate that the 3 rd respondent has indulged in abuse of his power. Therefore, it becomes a fit...

Karnataka HC Debunks RTC's Contrary Actions In Defending Bus Driver Before Motor Claims Tribunal But Taking Disciplinary Action Against Him

The Karnataka High Court recently said that a Road Transport Corporation cannot take different stands in respect of a road accident involving its driver before the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal and in the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the driver for the same incident.A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj said “If any accident occurs, in pursuance of which the Corporation...

Negotiable Instruments Act | Complainant Can Prefer Appeal Against Acquittal Order Before Sessions Court: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a complainant in a case under the Negotiable Instruments Act, can file an appeal against an acquittal order before the Sessions Court and need not approach the high court. In doing so the court set aside a sessions court order which had dismissed the complainant's appeal against an acquittal order as not maintainable and had asked the complainant to file...

Beneficiary Nomination Under Insurance Act Can't Override Succession Law: Karnataka HC Suggests 'Better Practices' To Follow While Enacting, Amending Law

The Karnataka High Court has held that the amended Section 39 of the Insurance Act is not intended to override the provisions of law relating to succession.In doing so the court said that a mother cannot, by virtue of being a beneficiary nominee under Section 39, claim absolute ownership over the benefits flowing from her son's insurance policy in view of the claim laid by the heirs of...

Karnataka High Court Lets Vijaya Bank Retain ₹3 Lakh Indemnity Recovered From Employee Who Left Before Completing Mandatory Service Period

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a single judge order directing Vijaya Bank to refund the indemnity bond amount collected from a former employee, who left its services before completing mandatory service period of three years and preferred employment with SAIL.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind noted that a clause in the employee's joining letter issued...

Plea In Karnataka High Court Seeks Fresh Elections To State Bar Council, Says Extension By BCI After 5-Yr Tenure Ended In June 2023 Invalid

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the Bar Council of India (BCI), to dissolve the present office of the Karnataka State Bar Council which has completed its statutory tenure of 5 years in June 2023. Justice M Nagaprasanna heard the petition filed by Advocate Rahmatulla Kothwal and said, “You (petitioner) serve a copy of the petition on the...

'No Evidence': Karnataka HC Rejects BMTC's Claim That It Lost 13 Days Revenue As Bus Was In Repair After Accident, Refuses To Enhance Compensation

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) seeking enhancement of compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal towards damages for a bus involved in a road accident. The court dismissed the plea after noting that the BMTC could not produce cogent evidence to prove that the bus was kept idle for 13 days, for carrying...

High Court Rejects PILs Seeking Enquiry Into PWD, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department Over Alleged Irregularities In Issuing Tenders

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed two public interest litigations seeking a direction to the State Government to hold high level enquiry into the alleged illegalities and irregularities committed by the Public Works Department and Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department, during the period 2016-17 to 2021-22, while calling for tenders, tender process payment of bills...