Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Upholds Guidelines Which Did Away With Grant Of Grace Marks In UG Medical Examinations
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by undergraduate medical students seeking a grant of five grace marks for the exams conducted in January, which would help them pass their examination.The primary contention of the students was that under the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) 2019, provision for grace was available and the benefit of the...
Karnataka High Court Notifies Guidelines For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings, Restricts Usage Of Recordings
The Karnataka High Court on Friday posted a note before live streaming of court proceedings would begin, informing the general public about the Karnataka Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings, which prohibits/restricts usage of court proceedings recordings or live stream. The note was issued after videos of court proceedings went viral on social media, where the judges...
Karnataka High Court Pulls BJP Leader For Calling State Health Minister "Half Pakistani", Refuses To Stay Defamation Case
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure at the statement made by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal referring to State Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dinesh Gundu Rao as "half Pakistani". A single judge bench of M Nagaprasanna refused to stay the defamation proceedings initiated against him by Rao's wife Tabbasum Dinesh Rao under Section 499 and 500...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje For Remarks On Rameswaram Cafe Blast
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed the criminal case registered against Member of Parliament, Shobha Karandlaje, after she had made a statement during a protest in Bengaluru, linking the suspect in the Rameshwaram cafe blast with Tamil Nadu. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings registered with the Cottenpet Police station...
No Case Of Sexual Assault Made Out At This Stage, Delay In Lodging Complaint: Prajwal Revanna To Karnataka HC For Bail, Verdict Reserved
Suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna while arguing his bail plea in a sexual assault case told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that at this stage no allegations were made out against him, adding that there was a delay in lodging of complaints in the matter. After hearing the arguments from the parties, a single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna went on to reserve its verdict...
Non-Payment Of Maintenance Dues By Association Member Is Unjustified, Hinders Welfare Of Other Members: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has upheld a trial court order decreeing a suit filed by an Apartment Owners Association, seeking to recover the outstanding maintenance dues from one of its defaulting members.A single judge bench of Justice M G S Kamal allowed the appeal filed by M/s.Shangrila Flat Owners Association challenged the order of the first appellate court which had allowed the appeal filed...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Filed Against NCPCR Chief For Allegedly Trespassing Into Orphanage, Passing Derogatory Remarks
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed the prosecution initiated against National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chief Priyank Kanoongo, for allegedly trespassing into a Muslim orphanage and comparing the living conditions there with life under Taliban rule. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed Kanoongo's quashing petition. Detailed order...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Cheating Case Against Ex-MLA Lingesh, Others Accused Of Bartering Away ₹750 Cr Worth Govt Land
The Karnataka High Court refused to quash a cheating and criminal conspiracy case lodged against former MLA Lingesh K S–who was the Chairman of a committee for regularisation of land between 2016-2023, after "prima facie" observing that the committee had bartered away government land as if it was its personal property. It had been alleged that the committee–Bagair Hukum Saguvali Samithi...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Four Accused Allegedly Involved In Gauri Lankesh Murder Case
The Karnataka High Court recently granted bail to four accused allegedly involved in the murder case of journalist Gauri Lankesh.A single Judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty granted bail to Bharat Kurane, Srikanth Pangarkar, Sujith Kumar and Sudhanva Gondhalekar, on them executing a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh each, with two sureties of like amount. The petitioners are charged...
"Tried To Flee From Police, Conscious Possession": Karnataka HC Upholds Conviction Of Man Found With Counterfeit Currency In 2010
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the conviction handed down to a man 14 years after the accused committed the offence of being in possession of counterfeit currency.A single judge bench of Justice Ramachandra D Huddar convicted T N Kumara, dismissed the appeal filed by him challenging the conviction under Section 489B and C of the Indian Penal Code in the year 2013. The court said...
Karnataka HC Orders Departmental Inquiry Against Policemen For Filing False Chargesheet Under NDPS Act Against Students, Affecting Their Careers
The Karnataka High Court has directed initiation of Disciplinary proceedings/departmental inquiry against three policemen for having filed a false charge sheet against two persons claiming they consumed Ganja, even when the FSL report clearly opined no presence of any form of contraband in their body.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Hanumantha...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 9 To September 15, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 396 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 402Nominal Index:B S Suresh & ANR AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 396H Mahadev AND K N Rajamma & others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 397ABC AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 398Priyanka Halamani AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 399Muniyappa AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 400Disha Bhat...