Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 1 to April 06, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 132Nominal Index: Sanath Kumar Shetty & Others AND Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127Sabeer & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 128Mahendra Kumar Mitra AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 129ROPEEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 130Samiulla Khan & Others AND Sirajuddin Macci. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 131M/S. MAHA RASHTRA APEX CORPORATION LTD Versus SRI. P.K.MOHAMMED and Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 132Judgments/OrdersKarnataka High Court Rejects PIL Questioning Fare Hike In Bengaluru Metro, Says Administration Has PowerCase Title: Sanath Kumar Shetty & Others AND Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited & OthersCase No: WP 9077/2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (April 1) dismissed a public interest litigation questioning the fare hike in Bengaluru Metro also known as 'Namma Metro'.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the petition filed by Sanath Kumar Shetty, an automobile engineer who works in a private company.The bench on going through the averments in the petition and considering the submission said, “As far as present subject matter of fare increase is, the same is done under Section 33 of the Act. Thus, it is evident from the aforesaid section that Metro administration is empowered to fix the fare from time to time and the task is done by a fare fixation committee.”Karnataka HC Asks Authorities To Ensure Smooth Movement Of Traffic And Pedestrians During Ramzan, Other Festive OccasionsCase Title: Sabeer & Others AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WP 8783/2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 128The Karnataka High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation, Police Commissioner and all other authorities concerned to ensure the smooth movement of traffic on the road and on the footpath so as not to adversely affect the vehicular, pedestrian and public movement, during the ongoing festivities of Ramzan and other festive occasions.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind directed thus while refusing to entertain a public interest litigation by one Sabeer and others, who had pointed about encroachment in the public spaces in certain areas of the city of Bengaluru.Karnataka HC Refuses To Entertain Plea To Implement 2020 Govt Circular Asking All Departments To Avoid Using 'Dalit' To Address SC MembersCase Title: Mahendra Kumar Mitra AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WP 200451/2025.Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 129The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 2) refused to entertain a petition filed seeking to implement the government circular issued in the year 2020, asking all its departments and authorities to avoid during all official transactions the nomenclature "Dalit" for members belonging to the Scheduled Castes.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the petition filed by one Mahendra Kumar Mitra.The petitioner appearing in person had prayed for a direction to the Principal Secretary Social Welfare Department to implement the circular issued by the department dated May 20, 2020. Further, sought a direction that the other respondent authorities also to implement the said circular. By way of interim relief it had sought pending disposal of the petition, the court may be pleased to stay to use the unconstitutional term 'dalit' as synonymous to scheduled castes in the interest of justice and equity.Karnataka High Court Bans Bike Taxi AggregatorsCase Title: ROPEEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WP 14627/2021Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 130The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday held that bike taxi aggregators like Rapido, Uber and others cannot operate in the state unless the State government issues relevant guidelines and rules under the Motor Vehicles Act. The Court ordered that the State government has to in six weeks ensure that all bike taxi operations cease to operate.A single judge, Justice B M Shyam Prasad passed the order while dismissing a batch of petitions filed by Uber India Systems Private Limits, Ani Technologies Private Limited, Ropeen Transportation Services Pvt Ltd and another. The state government has been given three months to frame the necessary rules and guidelines.'Country Needs Uniform Civil Code' : Karnataka High Court Urges Union & State Govt To Make UCCCase Title: Samiulla Khan & Others AND Sirajuddin MacciCase No: REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO.935 OF 2020 (PAR) C/W RFA CROSS OBJECTION NO.33 OF 2023Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 131The Karnataka High Court has made a request to the Parliament and State Legislatures to make every endeavour to enact a statute on Uniform Civil Code, (UCC) to truly achieve the object of the principles enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution of India.A single judge,...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 1 to April 06, 2025

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