Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Declines Insurance Company's Plea Alleging Claimant Committed Fraud In Connivance With Insured Lawyer To Secure Compensation
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging an order passed by the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal claiming that fraud was played by the claimant for the sake of compensation by claiming that advocate Rajappa K S, riding the motorcycle, had knocked her down causing injuries. A Single Bench of Justice T G Shivashakare Gowda said the...
Wife's Appeal Challenging Divorce Decree Does Not Stand Abated On Husband's Death: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently held that an appeal filed by a wife challenging the divorce decree granted in favour of the husband by the family court does not stand abated on the husband dying pending hearing of appeal.A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde allowed the appeal filed by a woman and set aside order of the family court granting divorce...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Order For Specific Performance Of Sale Agreement, Says If Owner Intended To Avail Loan It Would Execute Mortgage Deed
The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order of the trial court decreeing a suit for specific performance of a sale agreement in favour of the plaintiff and rejected the contention of the defendants who are businessmen that they had availed loan from the plaintiffs and had not agreed to sell the schedule property.A division bench of Justice E S Indiresh and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar...
Karnataka HC Quashes FIR Against Liquor Company Accused Of Parking Trucks Loaded With Liquor Bottles In Its Premises During Operation Of Model Code Of Conduct
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered under the Karnataka Excise Act against Kalpatharu Breweries and Distilleries Pvt Ltd who allegedly during the Lok Sabha Election 2024, when the Election Code of Conduct was in force, parked trucks loaded with liquor in the company premises.A single judge bench of Justice M G Uma allowed the petition and said “Even if the...
Claimant Can't Seek Compensation From Offending Vehicle's Insurer If Already Received From Own Insurance Company: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that if the claimant has received the amount in full and final settlement of his claim from the insurance company of his vehicle, he cannot claim further payment towards repair of his vehicle from the Insurance Company of the offending vehicle.A single judge bench of Justice Jyoti Mulimani made the observation while dismissing the petition filed by...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 06 - May 12, 2024
Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 210 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 217Nominal Index: V S Manjunath AND Chief Election Commissioner & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 210Lokesh Kumar AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 211C Ganesh Narayan & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 212Surya & CO & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar)...
Subsisting Contract With Panchayat Necessary For Disqualification Of Member U/S 12(h) Of Gram Swaraj & Panchayat Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that it is only a subsisting contract with the Panchayat that could lead to a disqualification of a member under Section 12 (h) of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 and not the previous work done by the member.A single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav while dismissing the petition filed by B T Kumar challenging the election of B...
Provide Current Status Of Affiliation Of Law Universities/Colleges On Website: Karnataka High Court To BCI
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Bar Council of India, to provide details regarding the current status of affiliation of universities, college names etc on its website.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said “The Bar Council of India is directed to add the following columns, the date on which an application for extension of affiliation is made, the date on which...
'Unconstitutional': Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Amendment Extending EPF Scheme To 'International Workers' Without Salary Ceiling Limit
The Karnataka High Court has recently declared as 'unconstitutional' para 83 introduced in the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 and para 43A in Employees Pension Scheme, 1995, which covered international workers under the scheme irrespective of the salary drawn by them with effect from 01.10.2008. A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha noted that the Employees Provident...
Road Accident | Letting Off Negligent Ambulance Driver With Only Fine Would Be Unjust To Victims And Whole Society: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has refused to reduce sentence of six month simple imprisonment imposed on an ambulance driver convicted for driving in a rash and negligent manner and causing an accident leading to death of one person and injuring three others in the year 2011. A single judge bench of Justice Umesh M Adiga dismissed the revision petition filed by S. Santhosh Poojari...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Tax Evasion FIR Against Bookies Operating In Bangalore Turf Club
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash proceedings initiated against licensed and unlicensed bookies operating within the Bangalore Turf Club who allegedly collected GST from the punters and TDS amount from the winning bettors but failed to deposit the same before the competent authority and also failed to maintain proper registers.A single judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith...