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IMA case: HC quashes CBI’s chargesheet against IPS officer Ajay Hilori

In a relief to IPS officer Ajay Hilori, the High Court of Karnataka has quashed the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against him for allegedly not acting against the promoters of I-Monetary Advisory (IMA), which has allegedly cheated thousands of depositors of around ₹4,000 crore.

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Police can’t seek custody long after accused has been in judicial custody: HC

The second stint of police custody for interrogation in the same case, long after the accused has been in judicial custody after investigation, cannot be allowed, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Interest of national security from Defence perspective is more important than public interest: Karnataka High Court

The interest of national security from the Defence perspective assumes greater national significance than the public interest, the High Court of Karnataka has said while quashing a tender awarded by the BHEL to a private company, having consortium agreement with a Chinese company, contrary to the Union government’s restriction imposed…

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Failure of companies to give data will impact planning of India’s economic policies: Karnataka High Court

The judgment assumes importance as it for the first time since the enactment of Collection of Statistics Act in 2008, which makes it mandatory for certain categories of industries to furnish necessary data annually, that the legality of its provisions are being examined by a High Court.

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Number of women judges rises to six in Karnataka High Court

The number of women judges has increased to six among the total 51 judges in the High Court of Karnataka as Justice Lalitha Kumari Kanneganti took oath as a judge on Friday on her transfer from the High Court of Telangana.

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Courts should decide pleas for dissolution of marriage within one year to enable litigants to restructure their lives: Karnataka High Court

While directing the Family Court to dispose of the petitioner’s application within an outer limit of three months, the High Court directed its Registrar-General to circulate the judgment to all the trial courts so that similarly placed litigants may not unnecessarily knock at the doors of the High Court

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Youngsters neglecting aged parents is not a happy development: HC

“Nowadays a section of youngsters is failing to look after the aged and ailing parents, and the number is swelling. This is not a happy development,” the High Court of Karnataka has observed while rejecting a petition filed by two persons, who challenged a direction given to them by a…

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Vijay Kirloskar moves Karnataka High Court to stop sale of 2.51 crore shares worth ₹555 crore

Vijay Ravindra Kirloskar, chairman of Bengaluru-based Kirloskar Electric Company (KEC) Ltd., has moved the High Court of Karnataka seeking a direction to several persons, including one of his nephews and a family friend, from alienating or transferring around 2.51 crore shares worth ₹555 crore of TD Power System Ltd. (TDPSL),…

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Citing High Court order, Bangalore University decides to appoint syndicate members to LIC

A Local Inquiry Committee (LIC) plays an important role in giving affiliation to new degree colleges, autonomy to institutions of higher education, and renewal of affiliation to existing colleges. However, many syndicate members, who were part of LICs, were also owning degree colleges, leading to allegations of them influencing the…

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It’s high time corruption was nipped in the bud by making bribe-giver susceptible to prosecution: HC

It is high time the menace of corruption was nipped in the bud by making the bribe-giver susceptible to such prosecution, like the bribe-taker, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

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Find positive ways to discipline students and save young lives, HC tells educational institutions

Educational institutions have to recognise the malady of harsh discipline and remedy the wrong in a different manner so that the lives of young souls would be saved, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

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There appears to be no coordination in BBMP on removal of storm-water drain encroachments, says HC

There appears to be chaos in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) due to non-coordination among different wings in removing storm-water drain encroachments, as the civic body’s engineers are informed about the stay order against demolition only when they reach the site, the High Court of Karnataka said on Wednesday.

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Xiaomi moves Division Bench of High Court of Karnataka on seizure of ₹5,551.27 crore

A Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday ordered the issue of notice to the Central government on an appeal filed by Xiaomi Technology India Pvt. Ltd. challenging the single judge verdict upholding the constitutional validity of Section 37A of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999.

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Karnataka State Human Rights Commission is non-functional due to vacant key posts, says plea in HC

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issue of notice to the State government on a PIL petition, which has complained that the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) has become non-functional in the past three months due to failure of the government to fill up the body’s three posts…

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HC directs authorities to change child’s name in birth certificate as per adoptive parents’ choice

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Registrar of Births and Deaths to change the name of a five-year-old child as sought by her adoptive parents in the birth certificate issued earlier, based on her name given by her biological family.

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Sasikala moves Karnataka High Court challenging corruption case of getting extra facilities in Bengaluru prison

The former AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala has moved the High Court of Karnataka challenging the cognisance of offence against her by a trial court in a corruption case against three staff members of Bengaluru Central Prison for providing preferential facilities illegally to her when she was lodged in there for…

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Threat to safety of civil society can’t be ignored in deciding bail plea of accused in terrorist activities: HC

What the court has to bear in mind is not only the rights and liberties of the accused but also the threat to safety of civil society when deciding the bail pleas of persons accused of terrorist activities, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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HC gives temporary relief to Shivakumar in ₹74.93 crore disproportionate assets case

In a temporary relief to Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, a Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Monday stayed till July 17 the single judge’s order of upholding consent given by the State government to the CBI to probe the corruption case against him for allegedly possessing…

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Best illustration of abuse of law: HC stays case by woman against husband, family

The High Court of Karnataka passed an interim order of stay on the complaint filed by a woman, alleging among other things, rape, by her husband with whom she lived for only one day.

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Secure reports on family, socio-economic backgrounds and psychological status of accused before seeking death penalty: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has directed that public prosecutors need to secure and submit before the trial court a psychological evaluation of the accused and backgrounds of early and present family members, education, economic conditions, assets, and the possibility of reforms of the accused, in all the cases in…

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Ensure proper quality in public housing schemes: HC

The State government has to take care that that proper constructions are made under any scheme which involves public money, so that it is not misused by contractors, and engineers who approve shoddy constructions are brought to book without delay, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Wife’s complaint of dowry harassment can’t be quashed merely because it was after divorce notice from husband: Karnataka HC

The laws enacted to protect women from dowry harassment and domestic violence cannot be rendered illusory by declaring that the complaint of the wife will lose its significance for the reason that it is registered soon after the receipt of notice of divorce from the husband, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

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Doctors must strictly comply with law on reporting POCSO offences: Karnataka High Court

Reporting of offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, particularly by doctors, requires strict compliance, failing which the offender committing the offence arising out of a consensual sexual activity or rape or sexual abuse on a child will get away from the clutches of law, said…

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Set up robust system to handle litigations: HC to BBMP

The High Court of Karnataka has asked the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to set up a robust system for handling litigations, and create a dashboard to be assessed by the officials concerned for regular monitoring of the legal process before various courts.

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HC upholds constitutionality of law conferring ownership of non-agricultural lands to mulageni or volamulageni tenants

The High Court of Karnataka has upheld constitutional validity of the Karnataka Conferment of Ownership on Mulageni or Volamulageni Tenants Act, 2011, which was enacted to give full ownership on the tenants or lessee/sub-tenants or sub-lessee of non-agricultural lands on payment of compensation to be determined by the competent authority…

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