Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: December 01 - December 07, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 410 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 419Nominal Index:SOUMYA W/O. LATE SURESH RAO AND RATNAKUMARI & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 410Jayna Kothari v. Manish Kumar & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 411LAKSHMAMMA AND THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 412KJ George AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 413SRI. RAMAKRISHNA HOUSE BUILDING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY AND M/S SKILLETCH ENGINEERS AND CONTACTORS PVT LTD. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 414ABC AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 415Lubna Shah v. B. M. Jayeshankar & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 416Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd. v. Snil Pathiyam Veetil & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (kar) 417Mr. Yash v. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 418Exotic Mile Private Limited v. DPAC Ventures LLP. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 419Judgments/Orders Senior Citizens Act | Assistant Commissioner Empowered To Issue Eviction Order Where Rights Of Elderly Need Protection: Karnataka High CourtCase Title: SOUMYA W/O. LATE SURESH RAO AND RATNAKUMARI & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION No.104795 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 410The Karnataka High Court has held that the Assistant Commissioner under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act can issue an eviction order reiterating that this "jurisdiction is extraordinary" and must be invoked where rights of the elderly need protection.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while dismissing a petition filed by a daughter-in-law who had challenged an order of the Assistant Commissioner which had allowed her mother-in-law Ratnakumari's plea.The Commissioner had in its order directed the petitioner to vacate within 30 days a house, and handover the vacant possession to her mother-in-law. Against this the petitioner moved the high court.'Filed To Wreak Vengeance': Karnataka High Court Quashes Professional Misconduct Complaint Against Senior AdvocateCase Title: Jayna Kothari v. Manish Kumar & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION No.19619 OF 2022Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 411The Karnataka High Court quashed a complaint by a former male employee of Zoomcar India Private Limited, alleging professional misconduct against Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari before the State Bar Council (KSBC).Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the complaint filed by the man, who was terminated from service after being found guilty of sexual harassment wherein Kothari was part of the company's Internal Complaints Committee as an external member. It also quashed a notice issued to Kothari by the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC).It said: “The foundation in the complaint, inter alia, touches upon the merits of the opinion of the Committee which decided to terminate the services of the 1st respondent. To wreak vengeance the complaint is registered before the Bar Council, without having any locus to do so, as there is no contract or a client-advocate relationship between the petitioner and the 1st respondent. In that light, permitting the complaint to proceed any further would amount to becoming an abuse of the process of the law and result in miscarriage of justice"License To Run Fair Price Shop Not Transferable: Karnataka High Court ReiteratesCase Title: LAKSHMAMMA AND THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 31337 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 412The Karnataka High Court has said that authorisation to run a fair price shop issued to a dealer cannot be transferred to any other person.A single judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj said thus while dismissing a petition filed by one Lakshmamma who had sought to quash the endorsement issued by the authority and consider his representation seeking for transfer of the authorization to run a fair price shop.Karnataka High Court Quashes Complaint Against Minister KJ George, BESCOM Officials Over Alleged Irregularities In Smart Meter ProcurementCase Title: KJ George AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: Criminal Petition 11573/2025 c/w Criminal Petition No. 11571/2025.Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 413The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 2) quashed a private complaint by BJP leaders against State Energy Minister KJ George and BESCOM officials, alleging irregularities in the issuance of tender regarding procurement and installation of smart electric meters in the State.Allowing George's plea Justice M I Arun said “Petitions are allowed. Consequently the proceedings pending before the trial court are quashed.”Statutory Remedy Under Cooperative Societies Act Inapplicable When Arbitration Clause Exists: Karnataka High CourtCase Title: SRI. RAMAKRISHNA HOUSE BUILDING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY AND M/S SKILLETCH ENGINEERS AND CONTACTORS PVT LTD.Case No: CIVIL MISC. PETITION NO. 4 OF 2025 C/W CIVIL MISC. PETITION NO. 5 OF 2025 CIVIL MISC. PETITION NO. 6 OF 2025.Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 414The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that if an arbitration clause were to exist in an agreement between the parties and the dispute were required to be adjudicated by way of...

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