Karnataka High Court
S.23 Senior Citizens Act | Karnataka HC Allows Mother To Void Gift Deed Transferring Property To Son After He Refuses To Assist Parents In Old Age
The Karnataka High Court has said that when parents transfer property by way of gift, a reasonable expectation that their offspring would take care of their requirements in their old age can imputed from the pleadings made in the application filed under Section 23 of the Maintenance And Welfare Of Parents And Senior Citizens Act, even if not so mentioned in the gift deed.Section 23 pertains...
Merely Inserting Wakf Board's Name In Revenue Records Of Land Will Not Lead To Conclusion That It Is Wakf Property: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that on the mere deletion of the name of a private owner in revenue records by the Tahsildar and inserting the name of the Wakf board, without carrying out an inquiry for determination of title, the property cannot be said to be a wakf property.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing a petition filed by one Chennamma and...
Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Action On Complaint Against OLA Cab Driver For Allegedly Sexually Harassing Female Commuter
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a petition filed by a woman seeking inquiry on a complaint under the POSH Act against an OLA cab driver who allegedly sexually harassed her during a trip in 2019. A single judge bench of Justice M G S Kamal heard the parties and reserved the order. The petitioner was allegedly subjected to sexual harassment in 2019 and her complaint...
Negligence Of Electricity Dept Leads To Loss Of Lives: Karnataka HC Declines Relief To BESCOM Officials Over Death Of Mother, Child Due To Live-Wire
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a criminal case registered against BESCOM officials who were charged after a mother and her nine-month-old child died due to electric shock caused because of a live wire which was broken and lying on a public street.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Sreeramu V and another who were charged under section...
Needs Immediate Remedial Action: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Address Issue Of Overcrowding In Govt Hostels For SC/ST Students
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State Government to take remedial steps in regard to overcrowding of students in government hostels run in the state for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind on going through the report submitted by the state government noted that from the figures of the students...
Karnataka High Court Directs BBMP To Prepare Draft MoU For Handing Over Maintenance Of Lakes To Private Parties
The Karnataka High Court on Monday permitted the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to prepare a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which it would enter into with third parties under the new policy formulated by it, which permits the corporation to hand over 205 lakes for maintenance and preservation, by issuing tenders.The court gave these directions while hearing a batch of...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: August 12 - August 18, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 365 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 372Nominal Index:Stanly Kirthiraj AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 365Kawal Jeet Kaur AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 366Kumara C AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 367Alok Kumar v. Mamatha Singh. 2024 Live Law (Kar) 368Shankar Naik G K AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 369Shanthalakshmi...
Karnataka High Court Directs Trial Court To Defer All Proceedings Against CM Siddaramaiah In MUDA Case Till Challenge To Governor's Sanction Is Heard
The Karnataka High Court has taken up a challenge by CM Siddaramaiah seeking to quash an order issued by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting sanction to prosecute him in the alleged multi-crore scam relating to Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA). The Court directed the trial court to defer all proceedings against Siddaramaiah, based on the governor's sanction, till the next date...
Not Wearing Protective Headgear By Motorcyclist Cannot Negate Right To Compensation: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has clarified that failure to wear protective headgear as required by Section 129(a) of the Motor Vehicles Act, though constitutes a contributory negligence, will not drastically affect the compensation awarded to a claimant who has suffered.A division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Dr Chillakur Sumalatha said this while deciding an appeal filed by Sadath...
'Effort To Destabilize Govt' : Karnataka CM Siddaramiah Moves High Court Challenging Governor's Sanction For Prosecution In MUDA Case
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah has moved the High Court seeking to quash the order issued by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granting sanction to prosecute him in the alleged multi-crore scam relating to Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA).The petition filed by Siddaramiah has claimed that the sanction order which was communicated to the Chief Secretary on 17.08.2024, is issued...
Karnataka HC Directs Regularisation Of Daily Wage Employees Working At Horticulture And Sericulture Department For Over 10 Yrs
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed an endorsement issued by the Horticulture and Sericulture department and declared that the petitioners who have been working as daily wage workers for over 10 years without a sanctioned post are entitled to regularisation of service.A single judge bench of Justice B M Shyam Prasad allowed the petition filed by Shanthalakshmi and others and said...
Appeal Against Endorsement Seeking Production Of Account Books Lies Before Joint Commissioner Of Appeals: Karnataka High Court
The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court has held that the appeal against endorsement seeking production of account books lies before the joint commissioner of appeals.The bench of Justice Jyoti Mulimani has observed that there is an alternative efficacious statutory remedy under Section 62 of the KVAT Act, 2003.The petitioner/assessee is a partnership firm running a bar, restaurant,...