Accused Charged Under Wildlife Protection Act Walk Around With Pride Because Of Delay In Concluding Trial: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday orally said that offences under the Wildlife Protection Act should not be kept pending for long and trials against the accused should be completed expeditiously.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, observed thus while dismissing a petition filed by accused Abdul Rehman and others who were booked in 2008, for killing a spotted deer in...

Owner Of Premises Where Drugs Are Found Can Only Be Prosecuted If He Knowingly Permitted Use For Commission Of Offence: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the owner or occupier of a premise only if he knowingly permits it to be used for commission of the offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), would he become punishable.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by one R Gopal Reddy and quashed the proceedings initiated against him...

Karnataka HC Declines To Quash Molestation Case Against Astrologer Accused Of Touching Woman Inappropriately To 'Fix' Her Kundali

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash proceedings initiated against an astrologer who outraged a woman's modesty by inappropriately touching her under the guise of performing puja to set right her kundali. The Court also declined to quash charges against the woman's husband who took her to the astrologer and threatened her to not reveal her ordeal to anyone else.A single judge bench...

Governor's Sanction To Prosecute CM Siddaramaiah In MUDA Case To Ensure Purity in Public Administration: Complainant Tells Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court on Monday was told that the Governor's sanction order against CM Siddaramaiah may not be looked at as adversarial but for ensuring purity in public administration.This submission was made by the complainant in Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's plea against the governor's order to prosecute him in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. A single judge...

Trial Court Can Order Further Investigation In A Case, But Cannot Transfer It To Another Agency: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the trial court cannot direct further investigation to be done in a murder case by a different agency, its power is restricted only to order further investigation by the same investigating agency.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while allowing the petition filed by the State Government and set aside the order of the special...

Karnataka High Court Allows Filing Of PILs Before Dharwad And Karaburagi Benches, Hearings To Be Held At Principal Bench

The Karnataka High Court has permitted the filing of Public Interest Litigations arising out of the Districts which fall within the jurisdiction of Dharwad and Kalaburagi Benches of the High Court before the respective benches with effect from August 1. The notification issued by Registrar General K.S.Bharat Kumar reads that “In partial modification of Notification dated 10.06.2008, it...

Karnataka High Court Adjourns Plea Challenging Election Of Chief Minister Siddaramiah Till September 21

The Karnataka High Court will hear the plea challenging the election of Chief Minister Siddaramiah on September 21.The Election Petition was filed seeking to set aside the election of Chief Minister Siddaramiah from Varuna Assembly constituency alleging that he committed electoral malpractices in the 2023 assembly elections.The petitioner who is a voter from the constituency, alleged that...

Sanction For Prosecuting CM Siddaramaiah In MUDA Case Had "Elaborate Application Of Mind": Governor's Office To Karnataka High Court

The office of the Governor told the Karnataka High Court on Saturday that the sanction granted by the Governor to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam was done after "elaborate application of mind", adding that the sanction order had considered everything. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing the CM's...

Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP State President Over Allegedly Offensive Video Against Congress

The Karnataka High Court on Friday by way of an interim order stayed further proceedings initiated against Karnataka State BJP, President B Y Vijayendra in connection with an FIR registered over an allegedly offensive animated video posted on X (formerly Twitter), by the party's Karnataka Unit on alleged Muslim appeasement by the State Congress.A single judge of Justice M Nagaprasanna passed...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Action By TRAI Against Spam Calls, Fraudulent Practises By Telemarketers

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by one Mohammed Dastagir, seeking direction on the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to take urgent steps to prevent telemarketers from creating fake records and include names of telecom subscribers in the list of numbers to whom they send pesky calls and also provide for stringent punishment for such fraudulent practices.A...

Governor's Sanction Was Without Application Of Mind, Against Natural Justice: CM Siddaramaiah To Karnataka HC In MUDA Case

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that the Governor's sanction order permitting the former's prosecution in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) "scam" was without "application of mind", questioning the latter's decision making process which pointed to violation of principles natural justice. The high court was hearing the CM's plea...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging State Govt's Decision To Withdraw Consent For CBI Probe Against DK Shivakumar

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by CBI & BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal challenging the State government's decision to withdraw consent for a CBI probe into corruption allegations against Congress leader and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.A division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Umesh M Adiga had on August 12, reserved its order on the petitions filed by...