Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: July 15 - July 21, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 316 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 325Nominal Index:Union of India & ANR AND B Arulappa. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 316Vinod Kumar K AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 317Nandini AND The DG & IGP of Police, Bengaluru & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 318Thanmay U AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 319Inayathulla N AND State By Police Sub Inspector. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 320XXX AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 321Manjunatha M S AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 322S Muniraju And State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 323Bylamurthy AND M.G Gangalakshmamma & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 324Informatica Business Solutions Private Limited Versus Acit. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 325Judgments/OrdersCAT Order To Consider Employee's Plea For Voluntary Retirement Is Binding, Authority Cannot Direct Compulsory Retirement Instead: Karnataka HC Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 316Case Title: Union of India & ANR AND B ArulappaCase No: WRIT PETITION NO.25744 OF 2023The Karnataka High Court has said that directions passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) to consider the representation for voluntary retirement made by an employee are binding and authorities cannot instead direct compulsory retirement without considering the plea for voluntary retirement.A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde, said thus while dismissing a petition filed by Union of India challenging an order passed by the Tribunal setting aside the compulsory retirement order passed against B Arulappa, Commissioner of Income Tax and directing the authority to consider his application for voluntary retirement.Right To Relief Lost: Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Filed After 44 Yrs Challenging Land Acquisition Proceedings From 1978 Case Title: Vinod Kumar K AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WRIT APPEAL NO. 325 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 317Observing that “Forty four years is too long a time to maintain legal action. With passage of such protracted time, the right to relief is lost,” the Karnataka High Court dismissed an appeal filed by an appellant questioning the land acquisition proceedings initiated and completed in the year 1978.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the appeal filed by Vinod Kumar K. The appellant had challenged a single judge bench order dismissing his petition praying to call for records pertaining to the proceedings initiated by the Special Land Acquisition officer. Further, direct the authorities to initiate proceedings and pass an award under Section 11 of the Right to Fair, Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.Preventive Detention Aims To Ensure Peace In Society: Karnataka High Court Denies Relief To Man Involved In 45 Cases Case Title: Nandini AND The DG & IGP of Police, Bengaluru & OthersCase No: WPHC NO.55 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 318The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by the wife of a detenu questioning his detention under the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas (Immoral Traffic Offencers, Slum-Grabbers and Video or Audio Pirates) Act, 1985.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar noted that the man is involved in 45 criminal cases registered at different police stations. It said, “The criminal antecedents of detenue galore on record and they lend credence to the contention of learned SPP that his detention is inevitably ordered after exploring all alternatives.”State Govt's Decision To Expunge 50 Out-Of-Syllabus Questions From KCET-2024 Cannot Be Interfered With By Court: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Thanmay U AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 16700 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 319The Karnataka High Court has refused to look into the validity of the State government's decision to set up a committee to examine 'out of syllabus' questions asked in the Karnataka CET 2024 exams held in April and its finding to exclude around 50 questions which were out of syllabus.A single judge bench of Justice S Suni Dutt Yadav while disposing of a petition filed by 18-year-old, Thanmay U who argued the case in person said, “The Court cannot enter into the aspect of validity of decision taken by the Government based on the applicable syllabus which is the decision of the experts.”Watching Child Pornography Online Will Not Attract Offence U/S 67B Of IT Act: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Inayathulla N AND State By Police Sub InspectorCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13141 OF 2023Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 320The Karnataka High Court has held that a person watching child pornography material online cannot be charged for an offence under Section 67B of the Information Technology Act.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed proceedings initiated against ...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: July 15 - July 21, 2024

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