Karnataka High Court
Fair Price Shops Must Enable Access For Impoverished Classes And Ensure Distribution To All Citizens In Speedy, Cheap Manner: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that the object and purpose of establishing a fair price shop is to enable the citizens of the country to have easy access to fair price shops, more so, when the ration card holders belong to the impoverished class of society and many of them are below the poverty line.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed a petition filed by Mahatma...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: August 19 - August 25, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 373 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 379Nominal Index:Sreeramu V and ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 373Chennamma AND The Regional Commissioner & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 374Shobha AND Dr Anil P Kumar. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar). 375Mohammed Shahid & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 376Rafiq Bepari AND State of Karnataka...
UPI Facility For All Payments To BESCOM Will Be Made Available Within 6 To 8 Months, Karnataka High Court Told
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) informed the Karnataka High Court on Friday that the facility of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) or Online payment in respect of all aspects of payment to be made to BESCOM will be made available in six to eight months.The high court had in its July 26 order directed BESCOM to file an affidavit explaining why the facility of providing...
State's Goal To Check Female Foeticide Due To "Illegal" Sex Determination At Diagnostic Centres "Laudable" But It Must Comply With Law: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that the State's object to check female foeticide cases due to "illegal" sex determination at diagnostic centres is "laudable", but there must be compliance of Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act (PCPNDT) as every centre cannot be "painted with the same brush". A single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna...
"Courts Are Vigilant To Forcible Conversion Of Underprivileged Women, Children": Karnataka HC Denies Bail To Man Booked For Sexual Assault, Illegal Conversion
The Karnataka High Court recently rejected a bail plea filed by one Rafiq Bepari who is accused of inducing a married woman, sexually assaulting her and forcing her to convert to Islam for marriage with him.A single judge bench of Justice S Rachaiah said “In the present case, the act of inducing innocent and poor women and forcibly converting to Islam is a serious development and therefore,...
Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Minister Priyank Kharge Booked For Participating In 2002 Protest March Against KS Eshwarappa
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed all proceedings pending before the Special Court against State Minister of Electronics and IT/BT, Priyank Kharge in a case registered against him over a protest march held in 2002 of which he was part, demanding the resignation of then Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister KS Eshwarappa.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna by way...
"Does Anybody Spend So Much? If She Wants To Spend, Let Her Earn": Karnataka HC On Plea Of Wife Seeking Over ₹6 Lakh As Interim Maintenance
The Karnataka High Court on August 20, expressed surprise after an estranged wife filed an application seeking Rs 6,16,300 per month as interim maintenance amount from her husband.A single judge bench of Justice Lalitha Kanneganti orally told the counsel for the wife, “Does anybody spend this much, a single lady for herself, if she wants to spend let her earn, not on the husband. If you want...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Husband's Complaint Alleging Wife Was Attempting To Murder Him And His Mother Using 'Black Magic'
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a complaint registered by a husband against his wife claiming she wanted to murder him and his mother using Black Magic.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by the wife and quashed the order of reference made for further investigation by the Magistrate court on the private complaint filed by the husband under sections...
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...