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 & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 377Dr Subhalakshmi N & ANR v. State By District Appropriate Authority PC AND PNDT District Health and Family Welfare Office & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 378Sadat Ali Khan AND Noor Ahmed Sayyed & ANR2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 379Judgments/OrdersNegligence Of Electricity Dept Leads To Loss Of Lives: Karnataka HC Declines Relief To BESCOM Officials Over Death Of Mother, Child Due To Live-Wire Case Title: Sreeramu V and ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION No.16281 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 373The 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 304A of the Indian Penal Code (causing death by negligence).Merely Inserting Wakf Board's Name In Revenue Records Of Land Will Not Lead To Conclusion That It Is Wakf Property: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Chennamma AND The Regional Commissioner & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 202162 OF 2022Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 374The 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 set aside the order of the Assistant Commissioner dated 14-02-2022 and directed the Tashildar to delete the entry of Board in the record of rights in respect of the land of the petitioner and reinstate the name of the petitioner in the said revenue records within sixty days.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 Case Title: Shobha AND Dr Anil P KumarCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 202832 OF 2019Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar). 375The 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 to transfer of property to be void in certain circumstances.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while setting aside an order passed by the Assistant Commissioner, which had rejected the application made by one Shobha seeking to void the gift deed executed in favour of her son Dr Anil P Kumar after he showed disinterest in ensuring her and her husband's welfare and did not provide basic amenities and tend to physical needs during old age.Karnataka High Court Quashes Husband's Complaint Alleging Wife Was Attempting To Murder Him And His Mother Using 'Black Magic' Case Title: Mohammed Shahid & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.9653 OF 2023 C/W WRIT PETITION No.19687 OF 2023 (GM-RES) WRIT PETITION No.23864 OF 2023.Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 376The 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 380, 411, 506, 307, 511 and 34 of the IPC and Section 3 of Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Act, 2017."Courts Are Vigilant To Forcible Conversion Of Underprivileged Women, Children": Karnataka HC Denies Bail To Man Booked For Sexual Assault, Illegal Conversion Case Title: Rafiq Bepari AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100296 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 377The 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...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: August 19 - August 25, 2024

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