'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...

Imprisonment Of Husband Cannot Exceed One Month In Single Application Claiming Arrears Of Maintenance: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a subsequent order passed by the trial court sentencing a husband to suffer two more months civil imprisonment after he had already spent one month, on account of non-payment of maintenance to the wife.Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by one Chandrashekhar who had challenged the order sentencing him to undergo imprisonment for...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against Rule Permitting Destruction Of High Court Records After 5 Years

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (March 3) issued notice to the Registry of High Court and others on a petition seeking to quash the amendment made to High Court Rules which permits destruction of records available in the high court after five years. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anajaria and Justice M I Arun issued notice on the petition filed by Advocate N P Amruthesh who has...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: February 24 To March 02, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 70 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 82Nominal Index: Devanand Patil & ANR AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 70RASHTRIYA SURAKSHA JANANDOLAN SAMITHI MYSORE AND The Commissioner of Police, Mysore. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 71.Kailasam P AND The Karnataka Bank Ltd & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 72Chirag Sen & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw...

Indiscriminate River Sand Mining Affects Drinking Water Supply: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Monitor Rivers Via Satellite Imagery

The Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to implement a system which could give real time feedback on any changes, which occur to river banks and or sand bars in the State of Karnataka.Justice Suraj Govindaraj has said “It is high time that the available technology is harnessed to address these kind of issues and the State of Karnataka implements a satellite based imagery...

'Satire Protected Under Article 19' : Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Over College Skit Allegedly Insulting Ambedkar & Dalits

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a case registered against students and faculty members of the Jain Centre of Management Studies (Deemed University) who were booked for staging a skit that allegedly referred to Dr B R Ambedkar and Dalits in a derogatory manner. Justice S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petitions filed by Dinesh Nilkant Borkar and others and quashed the prosecution...

Govt Can't Pass Interim Order Directing Payment Of Wages To Workmen Without Hearing Management, Workers Union: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the government cannot pass an interim order directing payment of wages in favour of workmen of a company without hearing the company management and the workers union.Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde held thus while allowing a petition filed by the Management of Mahindra Aerostructures Private Limited, challenging a June 11, 2024 order passed by...

Police Cannot Issue Notice Of Appearance To Accused Via WhatsApp: Karnataka High Court

Quashing a notice under Section 35 (3) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, directing a 25-year-old man to appear before the Police which was served through WhatsApp, the Karnataka High Court reiterated that issuance and service of such notices via WhatsApp is impermissible in law. For context, Section 35(3) BNS states the police officer shall, in all cases where the arrest of a person is...

Wild Life (Protection) Act | Offence Must Be Registered In Wild Life Offences Report Before Issuing Serach Warrant: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated against one person found in possession of certain prohibited articles under the Wild Life (Protection) Act on account of procedural irregularities in the investigation.A single judge, Justice Hemant Chandangoudar allowed the petition filed by Pavana Kumar M R who was charged under Sections 2(2), 2(31), 9, 39, 42, 44, 47, 48, 48A, and...

Penalty Of Withholding 100% Pension Gratuity By Disciplinary Authority Is Not Understandable: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has come to the aid of a 73-year-old, cancer patient and former employee of Commissioner of Central Excise, Customs and Service Tax, by setting aside an order of the authorities withholding 100 percent of gratuity and pension due to him.Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Hanumanth N Karkun and quashed the order passed by the authorities and directed...

'Depicts Unwelcome State Of Affairs': Karnataka HC In PIL Against Govt Order Making Appointments To Implement 5 Guarantees Of Congress

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (February 27) issued notice to the State Government on a public interest litigation filed questioning the appointments of Chairman, Vice Chairman and other members to the State, District and BBMP level committees formed for implementation of the five guarantees in the state.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun issued notice on...