Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 03 To March 09, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 93Nominal Index:Bhagavant Alagur AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83Gurunath Vadde AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 84BMTC AND IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 85Vijaya Bank & AND AND Abhimanyu Kumar. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 86Thomas Mani And G Shankar. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 87The Divisional Controller AND Hussainsab. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 88Uttaradi Mutt And State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 89Starlog Enterprises Limited Board of Trustees of New Mangalore Port Trust. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 90Parvathi AND Directorate of Enforcement (CRL.P 1132/2025) and another. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 91ABC AND XYZ. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 92Neelavva @Neelamma AND Chandravva & Others.. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 93Judgments/OrdersIndiscriminate River Sand Mining Affects Drinking Water Supply: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Monitor Rivers Via Satellite ImageryCase Title: Bhagavant Alagur AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 100263 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 83The Karnataka High Court has asked the State government to implement a system which could give real time feedback on any changes, which occur to river banks and or sand bars in the State of Karnataka.Justice Suraj Govindaraj has said “It is high time that the available technology is harnessed to address these kind of issues and the State of Karnataka implements a satellite based imagery system through the Department of Mines and Minerals and or such other departments like the Revenue Department, Forest Department etc., So that the boundaries of the rivers, Sand Bars and such other details are identified and marked on satellite maps and any change which occurs thereto, is notified to the concerned authorities to take necessary action.”High Court Rejects PILs Seeking Enquiry Into PWD, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department Over Alleged Irregularities In Issuing TendersCase Title: Gurunath Vadde AND State of KarnatakaCase No: WP 2036/2024 & WP 1040/2024Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 84 The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed two public interest litigations seeking a direction to the State Government to hold high level enquiry into the alleged illegalities and irregularities committed by the Public Works Department and Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department, during the period 2016-17 to 2021-22, while calling for tenders, tender process payment of bills making unauthorized advances to the contractor etc.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun dismissed the petition filed by Gurunath Vadde and said “Upon going through the averments and hearing the submission of advocate, the petition is based on general assertions. On the basis of general details, public interest jurisdiction cannot be exercised. Not only that petitioner has the remedy of approaching the Lokayukta or to pursue legal remedy if the individual cases are detected.”'No Evidence': Karnataka HC Rejects BMTC's Claim That It Lost 13 Days Revenue As Bus Was In Repair After Accident, Refuses To Enhance CompensationCase Title: BMTC AND IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD & ANRCase No: M.F.A. NO. 3567 OF 2022Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 85The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) seeking enhancement of compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal towards damages for a bus involved in a road accident.The court dismissed the plea after noting that the BMTC could not produce cogent evidence to prove that the bus was kept idle for 13 days, for carrying out repairs to the bus after the accident.Justice Dr. Chillakur Sumalatha dismissed the appeal filed by BMTC and said “This Court is of the view that there are no grounds whatsoever to interfere with the well reasoned order of the Tribunal. Thus this Court ultimately holds that the appeal lacks merits and deserves dismissal”.Karnataka High Court Lets Vijaya Bank Retain ₹3 Lakh Indemnity Recovered From Employee Who Left Before Completing Mandatory Service PeriodCase Title: Vijaya Bank & AND AND Abhimanyu KumarCase No: WRIT APPEAL NO.138 OF 2024Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 86The Karnataka High Court has set aside a single judge order directing Vijaya Bank to refund the indemnity bond amount collected from a former employee, who left its services before completing mandatory service period of three years and preferred employment with SAIL.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind noted that a clause in the employee's joining letter issued by the bank required him to execute an indemnity bond for Rs.3,00,000/- and it was stipulated that the amount will have to be paid, if he leaves the service before the stipulated period.The employee had joined the bank on 02.11.2011 and put in his papers on on 05.04.2012, i.e. after 5 months. As such, his request to waive of indemnity bond was declined and he was given a...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: March 03 To March 09, 2025

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