Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 14 - April 20, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 141 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 146Nominal Index:Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 141 to Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 146THE MYSORE EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR AND Babu P & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 141Divisional Controller AND Shyamala B. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 142Dr A A Muralidharswamy And State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 143J Ramesh AND M/s Lakshmi Precious Jewellery Private Ltd.. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 144Dr S Chandrakala AND State of Karnataka & ANR . 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 145P. Junjappa v. Principal Chief Conservator Of Forests & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 146Judgments/OrdersKarnataka HC Quashes Caste Discrimination Case By National SC/ST Commission Against Educational Institution Over Complaint By EmployeeCase Title: THE MYSORE EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR AND Babu P & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 17808 OF 2024Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 141The Karnataka High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, against the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Mysore Education Society, which runs Mysore Education Society (MES) College at Malleswaram, Bengaluru, on a complaint filed by a computer technician working with it alleging harassment on the grounds that he belongs to a scheduled caste.Justice M Nagaprasanna allowing the petition it said “The first respondent (P Babu) seeks leave of two years; it is granted, his appointment is saved, he is taken back, since the vacancy had already been filled and is transferred four kilometers away to another Institution of the same Society, in terms of the conditions of employment which had been signed by the first respondent, with eyes wide open. With the circumstances being thus, the Commission ought not to have entertained the complaint, which on the face of it, is a misuse of the provisions of the Act, projecting abuse and imaginary atrocity. A palpable service dispute is projected as an atrocity dispute.”Karnataka High Court Upholds Compensation Granted To Passenger Who Was Injured Due To Rash Driving By Bus Driver On Road BumpsCase Title: Divisional Controller AND Shyamala BCase No: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.785 OF 2023Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 142The Karnataka High Court recently upheld an order passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal which granted compensation to a teacher who suffered injuries to her hand and elbow, because the driver of the bus drove in a rash and negligent manner on the road humps.A single judge, Justice Dr Chillakur Sumalatha dismissed the appeal filed by the Divisional Controller, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and upheld the tribunal order dated 29-10-2022, by which a compensation of Rs 6,60,100 was awarded to Shyamala B.The court said, “The compensation that is granted under all heads is reasonable. The order of the Tribunal discloses discussion on each and every aspect of the case. This Court therefore is of the view that the compensation that is granted by the Tribunal is highly justifiable. Thus, there are no grounds to interfere with the well reasoned order of the Tribunal.”Identify And Act Immediately Against Clinics Run By Fake Doctors Hoodwinking Innocent People: Karnataka High Court Tells State GovtCase Title: Dr A A Muralidharswamy And State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 33364 OF 2024Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 143The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to immediately act, identify and pull the curtains down on those clinics which are run by "quacks" in the state.Justice M Nagaprasanna said “It is these quacks, who project themselves to be Doctors are endangering the life of innocent rural people, by opening clinics in remote areas and hoodwinking them. Such instances have grown exponentially, which has resulted in mushrooming of such clinics all over, opened by the persons projecting themselves to be Doctors. It is un-understandable as to how the State is in blissful ignorance towards proliferation of such clinics without initiating any action.Therefore, it is for the State to immediately act, identify such clinics and pull the curtains down of those clinics, which are run by quacks like the case at hand, all in accordance with law”.S. 391 CrPC | Court's Power To Record Additional Evidence Must Be Exercised In Rare & Exceptional Cases: Karnataka HC ReiteratesCase Title: J Ramesh AND M/s Lakshmi Precious Jewellery Private Ltd.Case No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.12045 OF 2024Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 144The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a court's power to record additional evidence under Section 391 Criminal Procedure Code, should only be exercised when the party making such request was prevented from presenting the said evidence in the trial, despite due diligence.The high court said that though the concerned Court has the power to secure additional evidence under Section 391 of the Cr.P.C., but it had been observed by the Supreme Court and other Courts in various judgments, that ...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 14 - April 20, 2025

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