Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 - December 22, 2024

Citation 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 513 to 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 525Nominal Index:Satish Jarkiholi AND Dilip Kumar. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 513ACTION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION, REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND Union of India & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 514Syed Ajaz Ahmed AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 515SHIVAPRASAD AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 516B Y Vijayendra AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 517State of Karnataka & Kalandar Shafi & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 518Principal Secretary To Government & ANR AND Mahaveen Oswal and Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 519-Prakash Ramachandra Hegde. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 520Charulata Somal AND Shriya Muddanna Shetty. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 521State of Karnataka AND G Ramachari. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 522Karnataka Employers Association & Others AND All India Trade Union Congress & OThers. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 523Sachin R & ANR AND Karnataka State Law University & others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 524ABC And State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 525Judgments/OrdersKarnataka High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Congress Leader Over Remarks On The Word 'Hindu'Case Title: Satish Jarkiholi AND Dilip KumarCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.8574 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 513The Karnataka High Court has quashed a defamation case registered against Congress Leader and Member of Legislative Assembly Satish Jarikholi, who was charged under Section 500 and 153 of the Indian Penal Code, alleging to have hurt the sentiments of Hindus as he made a statement that the word “Hindu” has a dirty meaning.A single judge Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Jarkiholi and said, “This is a case where 'not' a definite class of people is alleged to be defamed but an indefinite class. The very concept of defaming an indefinite class cannot lead to the offence punishable under Section 500 of the IPC, as the purport of Section 499 and the Explanation is that it should be against a definite class of people.”Rejection Of FCRA License Renewal To Be Challenged In Revision Before Appellate Authority Not In Appeal Before HC: Karnataka High CourtCase Title: ACTION FOR COMMUNITY ORGANISATION, REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND Union of India & OthersCase No: REGULAR FIRST APPEAL NO. 833 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 514The Karnataka High Court has said that an order rejecting an NGO's application for renewal of license under Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) is to be challenged in revision before the appellate authority and an appeal questioning the order before high court is not maintainable.Justice K Natarajan held thus while dismissing an appeal filed Action for Community Organisation, Rehabilitation and Development under Section 31/31(2) of the Act appealing against a March 30 order by which the Union dismissed its FCRA certificate renewal.For Public Good: Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Against Govt Circular Suspending Change Of Farmers Land To Waqf BoardCase Title: Syed Ajaz Ahmed AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WP 33213/2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 515Dismissing a PIL for setting aside a government circular which suspended mutation of farmers and private khata properties to the waqf board after complaints were received regarding the same, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 17) said that directions were issued in public interest.The court was hearing a PIL by one Syed Ajaz Ahmed which prayed for setting aside the directions issued by the State government vide its letter dated November 9, withdrawing the notices issued to change the khata as waqf properties. It further sought directions to the respondents including the State to conduct a judicial enquiry into encroachments of the wakf properties in the state by appointing a retired high court judge of Karnataka to oversee the enquiry pertaining to the encroachments by the government bodies and private individuals and the disposals of properties under the Karnataka Inams Abolition Act and Karnataka land reforms act.Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Man For Printing 'Vote For Narendra Modi' Message On Wedding InviteCase Title: SHIVAPRASAD AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: WP 19700/2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 516The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 17) quashed the criminal proceedings initiated against a man booked for allegedly printing a message on his own wedding invite which read 'the gift that you would give me in the marriage is vote for Narendra Modi'.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order on a petition filed by one Shivaprasad. It said “Allowed and quashed.”The detailed order is awaited. Earlier, the court had while issuing notice to the respondents said, “There shall be an interim order of stay of all further proceedings in C.C.No.238/2024, qua the petitioners, till the next date of hearing”Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP State President BY Vijayendra For Allegedly Extorting ...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 16 - December 22, 2024

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