Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 481 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 489Nominal Index:Krishnappa M T & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 481National Institute of Mental Health And Neuroscience AND S Anitha Joseph. 2024LiveLaw (Kar) 482K Ramakrishna AND Assistant Director 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 483M/S COMPASSION UNLIMITED PLUS ACTION (CUPA AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 484B Y Vijayendra & ANR AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 485S Purushothama AND The Chairman & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 486Shumita Deb & ANR AND Gautam Bhattacharya & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 487Ashwith Kumar And State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 488R. Nataraj vs. Smt. R. Punitha & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 489Judgments/OrdersMagistrate Granting Permission To Probe Non-Cognizable Offence Must Apply Mind, Not Write 'Lengthy Orders To Fill Up Pages': Karnataka HCCase Title: Krishnappa M T & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 13215 OF 2023Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 481The Karnataka High Court has said that Magistrate courts, while passing an order on a request made by the police to investigate a non-cognizable offence, should not merely pass lengthy orders only to fill up the pages, without applying their mind.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while allowing the petition filed by one Krishnappa M T and another quashed the proceedings initiated against them under sections 34 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code.Mother Is Best Judge To Decide Interest Of Growing Baby: Karnataka HC Directs NIMHANS To Consider Giving Nurse 120 Day Child Care LeaveCase Title: National Institute of Mental Health And Neuroscience AND S Anitha JosephCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 11915 OF 2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 482The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which directed National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) to "consider grant" of Child Care Leave (CCL) to a nurse for a period of 120 days and extend CCL benefits' within eight weeks.In doing so the court underscored that NIMHANS as State's instrumentality has to be considerate whilst treating the claims of women employees for Maternity and Child Care Leave. The court further underlined that a lactating mother has a Fundamental Right to breastfeed her baby and to spend reasonable time with it and the baby too has a Fundamental Right to be breastfed.No Bail U/S 479(1) BNSS On Completing Half Or 1/3rd Sentence If Accused Booked In Multiple Cases: Karnataka High CourtCase Title: K Ramakrishna AND Assistant DirectorCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO.9930/2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 483The Karnataka High Court has rejected the bail plea of 73-year-old K Ramakrishna, former Chairman of Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha and Sri Guru Sarvabhauma Souhanda Credit Co-operative Ltd, booked under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, for allegedly de-frauding the bank to the tune of Rs.1,553 Crores by creating fictitious documents and granting loan in favour of fictitious persons.Ramakrishna–the petitioner, had approached the Trial Court seeking the relief of bail invoking Section 479(1) of BNSS, 2023, and also on the ground that there is a delay in trial and trial has not yet commenced and he has been in custody from two years seven months. He subsequently approached the high court in a third bail plea.Karnataka High Court Calls For Higher Penalty On Pet Owners Who Don't Clean Their Pet's Excrement In Public ParksCase Title: M/S COMPASSION UNLIMITED PLUS ACTION (CUPA AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 17443 OF 2021Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 484The Karnataka High Court has directed the state authorities to increase the penalty amount to be imposed on dog owners, who or whose dogs, are found to be conducting themselves irresponsibly in treating and cleaning of the excrement of their pets in public parks.This penalty amount the court said would be higher than that which is imposed on the "other class of people" who breach cleanliness norms. In doing so the court emphasized that while the pet owners may have the liberty to take their dogs to the parks to roam around, the other section of the society and the class of the people who visit the parks also have a right to "enjoy clean environment".Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against State BJP President BY Vijayendra, Another Over Allegedly Offensive 'X' Post On Congress LeadersCase Title: B Y Vijayendra & ANR AND State of KarnatakaCase No: Criminal Petition No 5478/2024Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 485The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (November 27) quashed proceedings initiated against Karnataka State BJP President B Y Vijayendra in connection with an FIR registered over an allegedly offensive post made on X (formerly Twitter), by the party's Karnataka Unit on alleged Muslim appeasement by the State Congress.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 25 - December 01, 2024

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