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Karnataka High Court directs BBMP to allow opening of Mantri mall from today after management promises to pay ₹20 crore tax arrears

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to open the lock of Mantri Square Mall from Friday morning, after the management of the mall gave an undertaking to the court that it would pay ₹20 crore on or before July 31 without prejudice…

The Hindu · May 16, 2024

Karnataka High Court awards ₹8 lakh compensation for death of woman who fell down from moving train at Channapatna railway station

Observing that death or injury caused in the course of boarding or de-boarding train is an untoward incident, the High Court of Karnataka has awarded a compensation of ₹8 lakh to the legal heirs of an elderly woman, who had died while alighting a train at Channapatna railway station after…

The Hindu · May 13, 2024

How can Excise Department seize truckloads of liquor citing model code of conduct when it gave permit for transportation, asks Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has termed as the “abuse of process of law” the strange action of the State Excise Department, which had seized a truckload of liquor citing violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) for elections even though the department itself had issued the permit for…

The Hindu · May 10, 2024

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Karnataka High Court gives green signal for continuing investigation against 26 bookies of Bangalore Turf Club for alleged tax evasion and other offences

The High Court of Karnataka has given the green signal for continuing investigation against 26 bookies operating in Bangalore Turf Club Ltd. (BTCL) for allegedly evading tax and illegally collecting betting amount.

The Hindu · May 9, 2024

Karnataka High Court sets aside trial courts’ orders of convicting MLA Uday Garudachar for not disclosing a criminal case in his 2018 election nomination papers

The High Court of Karnataka has set aside the orders of the trial courts convicting and sentencing BJP’s Chickpet MLA Uday B Garudachar for not furnishing a pending criminal case in his affidavit

The Hindu · Apr 27, 2024

Karnataka High Court allows hoteliers to offer complementary food to those who vote, but with rider

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday permitted the Bruhat Bangalore Hotels’ Association to providing food either for free or at discounted rate for those who cast their vote in the ensuing elections to Lok Sabha subject to condition that they are liable for legal action by the authorities if…

The Hindu · Apr 23, 2024

Karnataka High Court stays notice issued to H.D. Kumaraswamy by State commission for women on his remark on impact of guarantee schemes on women

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday stayed a notice issued by the Karnataka State Commission for Women asking Janata Dal (S) State president and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to personally appear before the commission to clarify his recent remark on the impact of two guarantee schemes on women…

The Hindu · Apr 19, 2024

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Any dog can become ferocious; need guidelines to make pet owners responsible and accountable, says Karnataka High Court

Observing that “any dog can become ferocious”, the High Court of Karnataka told the Central government that it is necessary to issue certain guidelines for “responsible pet ownership” through rules framed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

The Hindu · Apr 16, 2024

Karnataka High Court proposes amendment to rules to empower Chief Justice to suspend advocates for boycotting court proceedings

The High Court of Karnataka has proposed amendment to its rules to treat strike/boycott of courts by advocates as interference with the administration of justice and to authorise the Chief Justice to suspend advocates who resort to strike from practising in any court in the State for a particular period

The Hindu · Apr 12, 2024

Collection of GBWSSP charges illegal: Karnataka High Court

In a setback to the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), the High Court of Karnataka has declared as illegal the Greater Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Project (GBWSSP) charges and the Beneficiary Capital Contribution (BCC) charges collected from residents and the commercial ventures respectively in areas newly added…

The Hindu · Apr 10, 2024

Casual, lethargic and insensitive approach of State govt. and its agencies towards compliance of court’s orders cannot be tolerated: Karnataka High Court

Taking note of many contempt of court cases initiated by litigants against the State government and its agencies for not implementing orders of the court for unreasonably long periods, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday suo motu initiated a PIL petition to streamline the procedure for compliance and to…

The Hindu · Apr 8, 2024

Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement blissfully ignored plight and plea of widow of ex-serviceman, says Karnataka High Court

Observing that ‘the plight and plea of the widow of an ex-service personnel was blissfully ignored by the Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement’, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the department to issue widow identity card to a 52-year-old woman within two weeks along with all consequential benefits…

The Hindu · Apr 2, 2024

Karnataka High Court irons out creases in Indian laws for approval of cross-border adoption of Ugandan child by NRI couple

Tackling a peculiar situation, arising in the case of a cross-border adoption of a child, which is not envisaged in Indian laws, the High Court of Karnataka directed the Union government to stretch its magnanimity and validate the adoption of a Ugandan child by a non-resident Indian (NRI) couple, who…

The Hindu · Mar 28, 2024

State govt. can’t alone decide on changing exam pattern: HC

Changing the examination pattern for classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 is not something that can be unanimously decided by the State government, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

The Hindu · Mar 25, 2024

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The Hindu · Mar 22, 2024

High Court stays FIRs against Shobha Karandlaje, Tejasvi Surya, and Mohan

In a temporary relief to three BJP leaders, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday stayed the first information reports (FIRs) registered against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, and Bengaluru Central MP P.C. Mohan in separate cases.

The Hindu · Mar 22, 2024

Karnataka High Court removes Jagadeesh from post of in-charge director of prosecutions

Deprecating the State government for its unhealthy practice of unlawfully posting an official as in-charge director of the Directorate of Prosecutions and Government Litigants, the High Court of Karnataka has removed H.K. Jagadeesh from the post of in-charge director by issuing a writ of quo warranto.

The Hindu · Mar 19, 2024

Karnataka High Court stays ban imposed on 23 ‘ferocious and dangerous’ dog breeds

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed the operation of a circular issued by the Union government banning 23 breeds of ‘ferocious and danger’ dogs.

The Hindu · Mar 16, 2024

‘High Court of Karnataka cannot act as an appellate authority under Chit Funds Act’

The High Court of Karnataka has said that it cannot act as an appellate authority over the orders passed by an appellate officer under Section 70 of the Chit Funds Act, 1972, particularly in the absence of allegations like violation of fundamental rights, principle of natural justice and erroneous application…

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The Hindu · Mar 15, 2024

Holding board exams for classes 5 and 8 is contrary to RTE Act, parents’ body argues before Karnataka High Court

The State government’s decision to conduct board exams for classes 5 and 8 is a blatant violation of the provisions of the Right of Children for Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, it was argued before the High Court of Karnataka on Friday on behalf of the RTE Students’ Parents’…

The Hindu · Mar 14, 2024

Karnataka High Court rejects plea seeking referral of State government’s appeal on classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 board exam issue to larger Bench

The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday rejected the plea for referring to a larger Bench the appeal filed by the State government challenging the single judge’s order of quashing the decision of holding board exams for classes 5, 8, 9, and 11 without framing the rules for this purpose.

The Hindu · Mar 12, 2024

Karnataka High Court orders registration of FIR against rape accused police constable for obtaining court order through fraud

The High Court of Karnataka ordered registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against a police constable, who is facing rape allegation, for fraudulently securing bail from the trial court by suppressing the orders passed by the High Court.

The Hindu · Mar 9, 2024

Karnataka High Court imposes ₹2 lakh cost on bank for arguing that it will return documents of mortgaged property only to the original borrower knowing well that he is dead

The High Court of Karnataka imposed a cost of ₹2 lakh on a public sector bank for insisting that it would return documents of a mortgaged property only to the original borrower, who is dead, even after accepting the loan amount from the borrower’s 85-year-old father, who voluntarily came forward…

The Hindu · Mar 8, 2024

Karnataka High Court imposes cost of ₹8.75 lakh on 35 petitioners for stalling process of recruitment to posts of Veterinary Officer

The High Court of Karnataka has imposed an exemplary cost of ₹8.75 lakh on 35 petitioners for stalling the process of recruitment to Group-A posts of Veterinary Officer that was initiated by the State government on an emergency situation.

The Hindu · Mar 8, 2024

Karnataka High Court relief to Razorpay in one of the Chinese-controlled loan apps fraud cases

The High Court of Karnataka has quashed criminal proceedings initiated against Bengaluru-based payment gateway, Razorpay Software Pvt. Ltd., by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), for allegedly facilitating the transfer of “proceeds of crime” generated through extortion of borrowers by a Mumbai-based non-banking finance company (NBFC) through mobile-based loan apps, allegedly controlled…

The Hindu · Mar 7, 2024

Board exam for classes 5, 8, and 9 to begin from Monday

After the interim order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, steps are being taken to conduct the board exam (Summative Assessment-2) for classes 5, 8, and 9, as per the schedule by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) from Monday.

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