In-Subordination Is Contagious Malady In Public Service Resulting In Maladministration, Cannot Be Viewed Leniently: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed with cost a petition filed by a delinquent employee of the State Administrative Tribunal, questioning the order passed by the Tribunal whereby his two annual increments with cumulative effect were withheld on charges of disobeying instruction of the Chairman, and employing rude language.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice C M...

Karnataka HC Reserves Order On BJP MLA Basangouda Patil's Plea For Quashing FIR Over Alleged Derogatory Remarks Against Rahul Gandhi

BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, while arguing his plea for quashing an FIR registered against him for making alleged derogatory remarks against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (November 28) that he merely responded to certain statements made by Gandhi when the Congress MP went overseas.The BJP MLA told the court that no ingredients of the...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Another Over Allegedly Offensive 'X' Post On Congress Leaders

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (November 27) quashed proceedings initiated against Karnataka State BJP President B Y Vijayendra in connection with an FIR registered over an allegedly offensive post made on X (formerly Twitter), by the party's Karnataka Unit on alleged Muslim appeasement by the State Congress.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and...

Karnataka HC To Consider Whether POCSO Act Is Gender Neutral Or Not, Stays Proceedings Against Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor

While staying further proceedings in a POCSO Act case registered against a 52-year-old woman on a complaint by the parents of a minor boy, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (November 27) orally said that considering the case was against a woman it would have to lay down whether the law is gender neutral or not. The court further orally expressed its "shock", adding that it had come...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict In Plea For CBI Probe Into Lawyer's Suicide After Alleged Torture By Police Officer

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on an application filed by Advocates Association of Bengaluru, seeking a direction to transfer to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), an abetment to suicide case–concerning the death of an advocate–registered against a Deputy Superintendent of Police.While reserving its verdict, the orally questioned the police authorities if it...

Karnataka High Court Calls For Higher Penalty On Pet Owners Who Don't Clean Their Pet's Excrement In Public Parks

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state authorities to increase the penalty amount to be imposed on dog owners, who or whose dogs, are found to be conducting themselves irresponsibly in treating and cleaning of the excrement of their pets in public parks. This penalty amount the court said would be higher than that which is imposed on the "other class of people" who breach...

No Bail U/S 479(1) BNSS On Completing Half Or 1/3rd Sentence If Accused Booked In Multiple Cases: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the bail plea of 73-year-old K Ramakrishna, former Chairman of Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha and Sri Guru Sarvabhauma Souhanda Credit Co-operative Ltd, booked under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, for allegedly de-frauding the bank to the tune of Rs.1,553 Crores by creating fictitious documents and granting loan in favour of...

Renukaswamy Was A Menace To Orderly Society: Actor Darshan Argues In Karnataka High Court For Bail

While seeking bail in the Renukaswamy Murder case, Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas on Tuesday argued in the Karnataka High Court that the deceased was a "menace to the orderly society" as he would send vulgar messages."Messages were share not only to me but several women. I am certainly not saying that this can be the reason for his death...A man (deceased) who has no respect...

Mother Is Best Judge To Decide Interest Of Growing Baby: Karnataka HC Directs NIMHANS To Consider Giving Nurse 120 Day Child Care Leave

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which directed National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) to "consider grant" of Child Care Leave (CCL) to a nurse for a period of 120 days and extend CCL benefits' within eight weeks.In doing so the court underscored that NIMHANS as State's instrumentality has to be...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 - November 24, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 472 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 480Nominal Index:Satish AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 472State of Karnataka & Others AND Latha H N. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 473Parvati & ANR AND State of Karnataka & anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar). 474Ramesh N R AND Chief Secretary & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 475Mandara AND State of Karnataka and Anr. 2024 LiveLaw...

Magistrate Granting Permission To Probe Non-Cognizable Offence Must Apply Mind, Not Write 'Lengthy Orders To Fill Up Pages': Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that Magistrate courts, while passing an order on a request made by the police to investigate a non-cognizable offence, should not merely pass lengthy orders only to fill up the pages, without applying their mind.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while allowing the petition filed by one Krishnappa M T and another quashed the proceedings...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Suspended Janta Dal (S) Leader Prajwal Revanna's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Sexual Assault Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (November 22) dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna who has been arrested on the allegations of rape and sexual assault.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprassana while pronouncing the order said, "Dismissed". The petition prayed that in the event of his arrest, Revanna be released on bail. Revanna is...