Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up [February 20 - February 26, 2023]

Nominal Index [Citations 71 - 81]Vuppalapti Satish Kumar And VTH Source Components Pvt Ltd. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 71H.Nagabhushana Rao And The Under Secretary FFR Division & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 72Siddalingappa S T And Karnataka State Human Rights Commission. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 73Arunkumar N. T And Deputy Commissioner of Police & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 74Times Now BCCL And Bhojaraj R Patil. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 75H C Nandish & ANR And The Ministry of Indian Railways & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 76Sachin And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 77Cohiba Club And Deputy Commissioner & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 78N Hanumegowda And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 79Ramachandra Reddy & ANR And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 80Aithappa Naika And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 81Judgement/OrdersPlea To Quash S.138 NI Act Conviction Not Maintainable U/S 482 CrPC: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Vuppalapti Satish Kumar And VTH Source Components Pvt Ltd.Case No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO.991 OF 2023Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (kar) 71The Karnataka High Court has said that a petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, seeking to quash conviction handed down to an accused under the Negotiable Instruments Act is not maintainable.Petitioner Vuppalapti Satish Kumar had approached the court seeking to quash the conviction handed down to him on 2.1.2023, for the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.102 Yrs Old Freedom Fighter To Get Pension Arrears After Karnataka High Court Intervenes Case Title: H.Nagabhushana Rao And The Under Secretary FFR Division & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION No.405 OF 2023Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 72The Karnataka High Court has come to the aid of 102 years old Freedom Fighter and has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to pay arrears of pension which were withheld for a year as he was unable to submit the Life Certificate to the bank.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said “Ebbing mental prowess and physical incapacity due to age was one of the prime reasons why the certificate could not be submitted in time. This, in the peculiar facts of this case, by no stretch of imagination, can be construed to take away the right of the petitioner for grant of pension, particularly, in the teeth of the guidelines.”Complainant Not Satisfied With Acquittal Can't Institute Proceedings Before Human Rights Commission Alleging Dereliction Of Duty By Police: Karnataka HCCase Title: Siddalingappa S T And Karnataka State Human Rights Commission.Case No: WRIT PETITION NO. 51993 OF 2015Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 73The Karnataka High Court has said initiation of proceedings by a complainant, post acquittal of the accused before the Karnataka State Human Right Commission, against a police officer who investigated the complaint and filed a chargesheet in the case is unsustainable in law.A single judge bench of Justice Jyoti Mulimani made the observation while allowing a petition filed by police inspector Siddalingappa S T and quashed the order passed by the Commission dated 20.06.2015, imposing a penalty of Rs.10,000 on the charges of dereliction of duty.Can’t Expect 100% Efficiency; State Making Efforts: Karnataka High Court Disposes PIL Against Mandatory 'Panic' Button To Avoid Accidental/ Prank CallsCase Title: Arunkumar N. T And Deputy Commissioner of Police & others.Case No: WP 14221/2021Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 74The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday appreciated the efforts taken by the State government in providing Emergency Response Support Systems to address issues raised by citizens who are in need of assistance or in distress.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi remarked that the measures are citizen friendly, responsive and efficient. The observation came while disposing of a public interest litigation filed by one Arunkumar N T who had raised a cause in respect of the accidental misuse of the national emergency number 112 or other quick response facility numbers and misuse by certain pranksters.Criminal Defamation Case: Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Summons Against Aroon Purie, Rajdeep Sardesai, Shiv Aroor Case Title: Times Now BCCL And Bhojaraj R PatilCase No: CRIMINAL PETITION NO.200023/2023 C/W CRIMINAL PETITION NOs.201460/2022, 201461/2022 & 201462/2022.Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 75The Karnataka High Court has set aside the summons issued to Times Now, India Today Group, India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie and news anchors Rajdeep Sardesai and Shiv Aroor by a trial court on a complaint filed by former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bhojaraj Patil, alleging offences under Sections 499 and 500 of India Penal Code.Justice V SRISHANANDA said the order taking cognizance and issuance of summons is mechanical in nature. The court remitted the matter for fresh consideration strictly in accordance with law.Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL To Restore Proposal For...

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