Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up [December 18 To December 24, 2023]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 479 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 499Nominal Index:Nitin Kasliwal And Debt Recovery Tribunal I. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 479Indian Rail Mazdoor Union And The Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Railway Board & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 480M/s B M Habitat AND The Commissioner And Competent Authority. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 481Laxman Warad & Others AND Town Municipal Council. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 482Karnataka Rajya Anganvadi Karya Kartheyara Mathu Sahaya AND Union of India & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 483Muddumadaiah And B Jyothi. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 484Mohammed Yasin Naikwadi AND Aneesa Mohammed Yasin Naikwadi & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 485Dr Ambedkar Scheduled Castes Federation Karnataka AND Union of India & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 486Sharmada B K AND The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 487Mutti AND Kucharu & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 488Gulihatti D Shekar AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 489.K Madal Virupakshappa AND State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 490Mohammed Noman Ahmed Almeri AND Union of India & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 491Pusha AND Y Jansi Rani. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 492M/s SKF India Limited v. A V Nagabhushana. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 493D L Ramesh v. Marilingaiah. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 494M/s Om SLV Constructions AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 495Vasundhara A.G.K AND The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 496Anupam Singh Tomar AND State By Kothanur Police & Another. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 497EIT Services India Pvt. Ltd. Versus Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 498M/S Myntra Designs Private Limited Versus National Faceless Assessment Centre. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 499Judgments/OrdersDebts Recovery Tribunals, Civil/Criminal Courts Don't Have Powers To Impound Passports Of Citizens: Karnataka High Court Case Title: Nitin Kasliwal And Debt Recovery Tribunal ICase No: Writ Petition No. 26333 OF 2023Citation No: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 479The Karnataka High Court has held that the Debts Recovery Tribunal, or Civil/Criminal Courts and even the police do not have the power to impound the passport of a citizen.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said “The civil Court or the criminal Court itself do not have the power to impound the passport. Section 102 or 104 of the Cr.P.C. empowers the Police to seize and the Court to impound any document. Impounding of any document produced before the Court cannot stretch to an extent that those Courts can impound the passport also. The Court–either the criminal Court or the civil Court, issuing directions to deposit a passport before it till the conclusion of trial are those orders which are without authority of law. The Tribunal – Debts Recovery Tribunal can hardly have such power.”'Cannot Entertain Truncated Plea Filed As PIL': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Alleged Illegal Operation Of Special Trains Case Title: Indian Rail Mazdoor Union And The Chairman And Chief Executive Officer Railway Board & OthersCase No: Writ Petition No. 24457 OF 2022.Citation No: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 480The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by the Indian Railway Mazdoor Union alleging misappropriation of Government money, regarding the illegal operation of special trains.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit said “On perusal of the Petition papers and the material annexed to the same, we are of the clear opinion that Petition is presented only on assumption, presumption and self impressions of the Petitioner.”Constructed Building Becomes Exigible For Tax Only When Occupancy Certificate Issued: Karnataka High Court Quashes BBMP Demand Notice Case Title: M/s B M Habitat AND The Commissioner And Competent AuthorityCase No: Writ Petition No 28561 OF 2019Citation No: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 481The Karnataka High Court has quashed a demand notice issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for payment of backdated property tax from 2008, on the ground that the building was completed even when the Occupancy Certificate came to be issued on 25.04.2011.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by M/s B M Habitat and quashed the order issued by the corporation dated 15.02.2018 and it directed the corporation to receive the property tax commencing from 25.04.2011.Notice Under Municipalities Act Not Mandatory When Seeking Declaration Of Title & Permanent Injunction Against Town Municipal Council: Karnataka HC Case Title: Laxman Warad & Others AND Town Municipal CouncilCase No: Regular Second Appeal No 3206 of 2007.Citation No: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 482. The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that a prior notice under provisions of the Karnataka Municipalities Act is not mandatory while filing a declaratory suit of title and permanent injunction against the Town Municipal Council.Section 284 (1) reads thus: 284. Previous notice for suits, etc.—(1) No...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up [December 18 To December 24, 2023]

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