Taking Steps Like 'Screen Readers' To Make Website Disabled Friendly: Trademark Controller General's Office To Karnataka High Court

The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks told the Karnataka High Court recently that it is taking steps to ensure that its websites are made accessible to Persons with Disabilities (PwD), in line with prevailing Guidelines issued by the Union of India.Taking note of the submission, the high court disposed of a plea seeking that websites of the patent, designs...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 16 To September 22, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 403 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 410Nominal Index:Hanumantha & ANR AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 403T N Kumara AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 404Bharat Jaywant Kurane AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 405Lingesh K S & Others AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 406.PRIYANK KANOONGO AND State of Karnataka....

After Judge's Controversial Video, Advocates Association Moves Karnataka HC To Restrain Public, Social Media From Using Videos Of Livestream

The Advocates Association Bengaluru through its President Vivek Subba Reddy, on Monday moved the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the Centre to immediately pass suitable orders restraining all social-media, individuals, video-makers, media agencies and general public from using/ editing/ morphing or illegally using court proceedings of live streamed videos.The petition was...

Justice V Srishananda Of Karnataka High Court Expresses Regret For Objectionable Remarks

Justice V Srishananda, Judge of the Karnataka High Court who made objectionable remarks during court hearings, today expressed regret and said they were unintentional and not to hurt any individual or section of the society. As the proceedings began today at 2.30 pm, the judge read out a statement in this regard in the open court in the presence of some of the office bearers of the...

Election Promises Violated Article 14: Petitioner Tells Karnataka High Court In Plea To Set Aside CM Siddaramaiah's Election

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday was told that schemes like free bus travel (Shakti scheme) for women made available by the Congress Government in the state is infringing Article 14 of the Constitution and discriminating against men.Senior Advocate Pramila Nesargi made the submission while arguing for petitioner K M Shankara, who has filed an Election petition seeking to set aside...

Karnataka High Court Suggests Estranged Couple To Seek 'Guidance & Blessings' On Marriage From Shri Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swamiji

The Karnataka High Court has suggested an estranged couple to seek blessings & guidance on their marriage from His Holiness Shri Abhinava Gavisiddeshwara Swamiji of Shri Gavisiddeshwara Mutt, Koppal. A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Vijaykumar A Patil interacted with the couple in court and said “Both the parties are highly educated, and our interaction has convinced us...

Bengaluru Advocates Association Writes To High Court Chief Justice Requesting Temporary Stoppage Of Live-Streaming

Advocates Association of Bangalore has written to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, N V Anjaria, requesting to stop the live streaming of court proceedings for a few days.In a communication dated September 20, the association states that for the past few days, the Karnataka High Court has hit national headlines for some controversial statements made by a certain judge during the...

Public Speeches Should Not Falsely Malign Character In Garb Of Dissent: Karnataka HC In Pramod Muthalik's Defamation Case Against BJP Leader

The Karnataka High Court while refusing to quash criminal defamation proceedings initiated against Bharatiya Janata Party leader V Sunil Kumar, on the complaint made by Founder President of Sri Ram Sene, Pramod Muthalik said “In the garb of dissent being the essence of democracy, the speeches should not malign the character of any person unless it is borne out by facts.”Muthalik filed...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Guidelines Which Did Away With Grant Of Grace Marks In UG Medical Examinations

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by undergraduate medical students seeking a grant of five grace marks for the exams conducted in January, which would help them pass their examination.The primary contention of the students was that under the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education (Amendment) 2019, provision for grace was available and the benefit of the...

Karnataka High Court Notifies Guidelines For Live Streaming Of Court Proceedings, Restricts Usage Of Recordings

The Karnataka High Court on Friday posted a note before live streaming of court proceedings would begin, informing the general public about the Karnataka Rules on Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings, which prohibits/restricts usage of court proceedings recordings or live stream. The note was issued after videos of court proceedings went viral on social media, where the judges...

Karnataka High Court Pulls BJP Leader For Calling State Health Minister "Half Pakistani", Refuses To Stay Defamation Case

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday expressed displeasure at the statement made by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal referring to State Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dinesh Gundu Rao as "half Pakistani". A single judge bench of M Nagaprasanna refused to stay the defamation proceedings initiated against him by Rao's wife Tabbasum Dinesh Rao under Section 499 and 500...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Case Against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje For Remarks On Rameswaram Cafe Blast

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed the criminal case registered against Member of Parliament, Shobha Karandlaje, after she had made a statement during a protest in Bengaluru, linking the suspect in the Rameshwaram cafe blast with Tamil Nadu. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings registered with the Cottenpet Police station...