Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 11 To December 17, 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 469 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 478Nominal IndexMohan Nayak N AND State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 469Mohammad Shafiulla AND The D. G. AND I.G.P. Of Police & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 470Dr V L Nandish AND The Commissioner Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 471Anitha H And Principal District and Session Judge. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 472HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AND State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 473Yallappa & Another AND Kallavva Kuriyavar. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 474Mubeen Unnisa Begum AND State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 475Ms X v State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 476Nikkitha K J AND Union of India & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 477Rajesh Kumar Shetty And T Subbaya Shetty & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 478Judgments/OrdersKarnataka High Court Allows Bail Plea By Accused In Journalist Gauri Lankesh's Murder Case Title: Mohan Nayak N AND State of KarnatakaCase No: CRL.P.No.7963/2023Citation No. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 469The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to an accused involved in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. The accused was alleged to be harbouring Accused nos.2 & 3 who murdered Lankesh by shooting her near her house and being a member of the syndicate involved in committing organised crimes.On September 5, 2017, journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead in front of her residence in south Bengaluru. The police have arrested 18 persons in the case. The first charge-sheet in the case was filed against Naveen Kumar on May 30. On November 23, 2018, the SIT submitted an additional 9,235-page chargesheet in the Principal Civil and Sessions court. The second chargesheet named 18 people as accused in the murder.Bounden Duty Of Authority To Supply Details Of Detention & Translated Case Materials To Detenu: Karnataka HC Quashes Order Under Preventive Detention Act Case Title: Mohammad Shafiulla AND The D. G. AND I.G.P. Of Police & OthersCase No: WPHC NO.75 OF 2023Citation No. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 470The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order of detention passed by the authorities against a detenu under the Karnataka Prevention Of Dangerous Activities Of Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, [Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum-Grabbers And Video Or Audio Pirates] Act, 1985 ("Goonda Act/Preventive Detention Act").One of the grounds for setting aside the order was the failure of authority to provide copies of documents relied on by it while passing the impugned order in a language known to the detenu. A division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Rajesh Rai K allowed the habeas corpus petition to produce the detenu before the Court and set him at liberty by quashing the impugned detention order.BBMP Informs Karnataka High Court Of SOP To Be Followed For Felling Of Dangerous Trees Case Title: Dr V L Nandish AND The Commissioner Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara PalikeCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 17877 OF 2023Citation No. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 471Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has adopted a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guidelines/parameters to be followed by Tree Officers/Deputy Conservator of Forest, BBMP, for felling of dangerous trees.A single-judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj was informed by the corporation that such a procedure would be followed henceforth. The bench recorded the submission and said “This court has not expressed any opinion on the validity or otherwise of the above SOP.”'Husband's Avocation Has No Relevance To Candidate's Merit': Karnataka High Court Quashes Typist's Termination OrderCase Title: Anitha H And Principal District and Session JudgeCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 12609 OF 2023Citation No. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 472The Karnataka High Court has quashed the termination order issued to a typist working at the Additional Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class court, Davanagere for allegedly giving incorrect details about her husband's avocation during the selection process.A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda allowed the petition and directed that the petitioner be reinstated to the post forthwith and be permitted to discharge her services as a Typist. The bench said “The avocation of the petitioner's husband would really have no relevance for comparing the relevant merit of the petitioner. Admittedly, the petitioner possessed the necessary merit and secured the post of Typist on the basis of her own merit and appointment was obviously not given to her on the basis of her husband's avocation.”Police Assault On Advocate | Karnataka High Court Disposes PIL Noting Probe Handed To CID, Says State Taking Appropriate Steps Case Title: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AND State of KarnatakaCase No: WP 26762/2023Citation No: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 473The Karnataka High Court disposed of the suo-motu petition taken up acting on the representation made by the Advocates' Association of Bengaluru regarding the alleged incident of an advocate being assaulted by the police in Chikamanagaluru...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 11 To December 17, 2023

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