Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Declines Wife's Plea To Examine Husband Allegedly Diagnosed With 'Missing Brain' Condition Amidst Pending Divorce Case
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a doctor-wife questioning the rejection of her application by the Karnataka Medical Council wherein she had sought to appoint an Expert Committee to examine her husband, also a doctor, who was allegedly diagnosed as suffering from a porencephalic cyst (missing brain). A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed...
Manipulated Birth Certificate To Continue As Head Of Church For One More Year? Karnataka High Court Orders Imprisonment Till Rising Of Court
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld the order of conviction handed down by the trial court to a retired head of a church who had manipulated his date of birth certificate so as to get the benefit of continuing to be head of the church for one more year.A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda however upon noting that offence was committed almost 20 years ago in 2004 and accused is...
'No False Promise Of Marriage': Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Case Filed By Woman Against Her Fiancee And His Family Members After Wedding Was Called Off
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a rape case registered by a woman against her would-be husband alleging that after the betrothal ceremony on the promise of marriage the accused had forced the complainant to indulge in sexual intercourse and seven months later refused to marry.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Santosh Shetty and his family...
Pay And Recover Principle Not Applicable If Minor Involved In Causing Accident, Owner Liable To Compensate Claimants: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the principle of pay and recover is not applicable in case a minor boy drives the vehicle and causes the accident. In such cases, the owner of the vehicle alone shall pay the compensation to the claimants and not the Insurance Company, it held.A single judge bench of Justice Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar allowed the appeal filed by The New India Assurance Co...
Judges Not "Mughals", Can't Transcend Law To Do Justice: Karnataka HC Refuses To Extend Disabled Shop Owner's Lease Beyond Statutory Limit
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a single bench order which directed the City Municipal Council of Channapatna to extend the lease of a shop allotted to a disabled person to 20 years, instead of the stipulated 12-years lease period.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar allowed the appeal filed by the Council by citing a Government Circular...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: June 03 - June 09, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 243 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 54Nominal Index:Jithendra Kumar N M AND T Gururaj. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 243Amit Chougule AND Megha. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 244K B Lokesh & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 245V.S.S VISHNU SENA SANGHATANE & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 246Shany Jose AND The Union of India...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea Highlighting Issue Of Contamination Of Drinking Water In Various Districts Across State
The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the State government and other respondents on a Public Interest Litigation filed by an advocate highlighting the issue of contamination of drinking water in the various districts of the State.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind issued a notice returnable on July 1, on the petition filed by Ramesh Naik L. It...
Offence Of Criminal Breach Of Trust U/S 405 IPC Attracted Only If Employer Deducts Amount But Does Not Deposit With EPFO: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that the offence under Section 405 of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to criminal breach of trust is attracted only if the employer deducts the amount from the salary/wages of the employee but fails to deposit the amount with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed a petition filed by Swapna and...
Accused Need Not Be Heard By Magistrate Before Directing Police To Carry Out Further Investigation U/S 173(8) CrPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the Magistrate court has the power to direct further investigation in a case and merely because the Magistrate did not given any notice to the accused while directing the police to further investigate the matter, that itself is not a ground to quash the order for further probe.A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed the petition filed...
Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Anticipatory Bail To Prajwal Revanna's Mother Accused In Kidnapping Case
The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted interim anticipatory bail to Bhavani Revanna, Prajwal Revanna's mother, who has been charged with kidnapping a woman. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit granted the interim order and said “Direction is issued to state and police neither to apprehend and arrest the petition or keep her in detention. This is following stringent...
Police Has Jurisdiction To Investigate Where Documents Forged Locally For Submitting To Foreign Court, Private Complaint Maintainable: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has held that a private complaint filed before a court in Bengaluru complaining about forged documents being submitted by a party before a foreign court is maintainable.A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan dismissed a petition filed by Palaniswamy Veeraraja and others seeking to quash criminal proceedings initiated against them based upon the private complaint...
Opinion Given By CVC To Disciplinary Authority Need Not Be Shared With Delinquent Employee Of Bank: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court, while reversing an order of the Single bench directing reinstatement of a delinquent bank employee who was dismissed from service for lending money to fictitious persons without duly securing repayment of loans, has observed that the opinion given by the Central Vigilance Commission to the disciplinary authority need not be shared with the employee.A division bench...