Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: July 08 - July 14, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 305 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 315Nominal Index:R Shankar AND E Ramamohan Chowdary. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 305Roopesha & ANR AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 306UNION OF INDIA & Others AND L. KRISHNAMURTHY & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 307Hu Xiaolin AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 308P B D'Sa & Others AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 309Mohammed Khaleelulla AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 310Shreekrishan Ramesh @Sreeki AND State of Karnataka & Other. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 311Vanitha & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR . 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 312C Niranjan Yadav AND D Ravi Kumar. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 313M K Thammaiah & Others AND A Mohan Kumar. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 314Vaibhavaraj Utsav AND State By Chandra Layout P.S. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 315Judgments/OrdersReturn Of Documents Under Order XIII Rule 9 CPC Not Limited To Party Physically Submitting Documents But To Ensure Rightul Ownership: Karnataka HC Case Title: R Shankar AND E Ramamohan ChowdaryCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 100487 OF 2022Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 305The Karnataka High Court has held that Order XIII Rule 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, which pertains to the return of documents produced during a trial, is not to be strictly limited to the party that physically submits the documents in court, instead, it is to ensure rightful ownership and fair administration of justice.Parochial & Myopic Mindset: Karnataka HC Declines To Quash Abetment To Suicide Case Against Teachers Who Threatened, Harrased Minor Girl For Talking To A Boy Case Title: Roopesha & ANR AND State of KarnatakaCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.4941 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 306The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash proceedings of abetment to suicide of a minor initiated against two school teachers. The girl student committed suicide following the alleged harassment and threats issued by them on the ground that she was talking to a boy studying in the same school.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while dismissing the petition filed by Roopesha and Sadananda said “Boys and girls are in the same classroom, if they talk to each other or become friends, it is ununderstandable as to how such acts could become subversive of discipline, as the entire projection by the petitioner is that they only wanted to discipline the children, particularly, the victim.”Karnataka HC Permits Former State Information Commissioner To Avail Medical Treatment Under Centre's Health Scheme, Dismisses Govt's Appeal Case Title: UNION OF INDIA & Others AND L. KRISHNAMURTHY & OthersCase No: WA 1556/2023Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 307The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed by the Union of India challenging a single bench order permitting a former State Information Commissioner to avail medical treatment and Hospital facilities as provided in the Central Government Health Scheme.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the appeal saying, “The appeal is dismissed.We have concurred with the view taken by the Ld Single judge.” The detailed order will be made available in due course.China's Law Prohibits Exit In Such Cases, Indian Laws Can't Be Made Flexible: Karnataka HC Disallows Return Of Chinese Nat'l Accused In 'Power Bank Scam' Case Title: Hu Xiaolin AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.455 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 308The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a Chinese national accused in the infamous Power Bank Scam seeking permission to travel back to China pending trial on the grounds of meeting her ailing father.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by HU Xiaolin while doing so took note that under the Chinese Criminal Code once a person becomes an accused, he or she will never be permitted to move out of the Chinese shores till the trial gets completed.After Former Judge Apologises, Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against Him Case Title: P B D'Sa & Others AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5242 OF 2017Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 309The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal defamation proceedings initiated against former High Court judge, Justice Michael Francis Saldhana, after he tendered an unconditional apology.The proceedings were initiated under sections 384/385/389 (extortion), 500/501 (defamation) and 506 (criminal intimidation) IPC on a complaint filed by Advocate MP Noronha.Breaking: Karnataka High Court Dismisses "Politically Motivated" PIL Seeking Action Against State BJP Leaders For Alleged Hate Speeches Case Title: Mohammed Khaleelulla AND State of Karnataka & Others Case No: WP 7545/2022Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 310The Karnataka High Court today dismissed a PIL filed by a civil contractor, seeking action against several state BJP leaders including MP Renukacharya, CT Ravi,...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: July 08 - July 14, 2024

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