Pay ₹10 Lakh To MBBS Student Who Was Denied Sports Quota Seat Despite Representing India Abroad In Chess Tournament: Karnataka HC To State

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to pay Rs 10 lakhs as compensation to an MBBS student and chess player, who was wrongly denied a seat under sports quota even though she had represented India abroad in Chess Competitions, compelling her to take admission in a private college on a private seat.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: September 2024

Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 388 to 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 420Nominal Index:State By Mahadevapura Police Station AND Padmavathamma C. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 388Santhosh K S AND Dilip Kumar H & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 389Deepa Darshan H P & ANR AND Police Inspector & ANR . 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 390R Gopal Reddy AND Mohammed Mukaram. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 391Abdul Rehman & Others AND...

Individual Not Greater Than Country, Personal Liberty Subservient To National Interest: Karnataka HC Denies Bail To Alleged ISIS Operative

The Karnataka High Court has observed that whenever national interest is involved or a challenge is posed to unity, sovereignty and integrity of the nation, individual liberty recedes to background, as an individual is not greater than the Nation where he has taken birth.A division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice J M Khazi made the observation while rejecting the bail...

Union Bank's Plea For Transfer Of Valmiki Corp Probe To CBI Not Maintainable: State To Karnataka HC, Order Reserved On Maintainability

The Karnataka government told the High Court on Monday (September 30) that the state Police has the power to investigate the case in the alleged scam pertaining to the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd, which cannot be interfered with by the central government. The submission was made, while the high court was hearing a plea filed by Union Bank of...

Karnataka High Court Stays Investigation In FIR Against Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP Leaders Over Alleged Electoral Bonds Extortion

Karnataka High Court has stayed further investigation, till October 22, in a FIR registered against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others for allegedly extorting money under the guise of electoral bonds.The development comes in a quashing petition filed by former State BJP President Naleen Kumar Kateel, who is co-accused in the case.The complaint filed by one Adarsh Iyer...

Courts Can Stay Divorce Proceedings Instituted By Husband Until He Pays Arrears Of Maintenance To Wife: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that courts can stay the divorce proceedings instituted by the husband until he pays arrears of maintenance amount to the wife as ordered by the court. The observations were made, while the high court allowed a petition filed by an estranged wife and set aside the order of the trial court which had dismissed her application seeking stay on the...

Karnataka HC Directs OLA Cabs To Pay Rs 5 Lakh Compensation To Woman Allegedly Harassed By Their Driver, Hold Inquiry Under POSH Act

The Karnataka High Court today directed ANI technologies, which owns and operates OLA Cabs, to pay a sum of Rs 5 lakh towards compensation to a woman who allegedly faced sexual harassment at the hands of their driver, during a trip in 2019.A single judge bench of Justice M G S Kamal also directed the Internal Complaints Committee of the company to hold an inquiry into the complaint in...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 23 To September 29, 2024

Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 411 to Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 418Nominal Index: Dr Kalyan C Kankanala AND Union of India & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 411Arptia J AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 412Siddaramaiah AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 413Keshavamurthy AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 414Suresha & Others AND State...

Hatred Case: Karnataka HC Stays Probe Against Journalist Rahul Sivasankar Over Tweet On Allocation Of Funds To Religious Minorities

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, by way of an interim order, stayed all further investigation in a case registered against journalist Rahul Sivasankar over his tweet about the State government's allocation of funds for welfare of religious minorities.The journalist has approached the court seeking to quash a FIR lodged under Sections 153A and 505 of IPC, on Kolar councillor N...

S.223 BNSS | Notice To Accused Can't Be Issued Before Recording Sworn Statement Of Complainant & Witness: Karnataka HC Lays Down Procedure

Clarifying the procedure to be followed by magisterial courts on issuance of notice on complaints under Section 223 BNSS, the Karnataka High Court Friday underlined that the opportunity of hearing to be provided to the accused in the provision is not an empty formality, without which cognizance cannot be taken. Section 223 BNSS pertains to examination of complaints and states that a...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against State Bar Council Chairman, Vice-Chairman For Alleged Misappropriation Of Official Funds

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the plea filed by Chairman of the State Bar Council Vishal Raghu, Vice Chairman Vinay Mangalekar and another, for quashing a FIR lodged against them for allegedly misappropriating official funds to the tune of several lakhs. The trio is booked under Sections 37,34,120B,403,406,409,420,465,468,471,477A of the Indian Penal Code on the complaint by a Member...

Sloganeering 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' Promotes Harmony, Not Discord: Karnataka High Court While Quashing FIR U/S 153A IPC

"Sloganeering Bharath Matha Ki Jai would only lead to harmony and never a discord", said the Karnataka High Court while allowing a plea by five men for quashing an FIR lodged against them for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.The petitioners had claimed that on June 9 after they were coming back from celebrating the...