Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: June 2024 [Citations 243-290]

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 243 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 290Nominal 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...

Suspended JD(S) Leader Prajwal Revanna Moves Karnataka High Court Seeking Bail In Sexual Assault Cases

Suspended Janta Dal (S) leader, Prajwal Revanna who is accused of rape and sexual assault has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking bail.Recently a special court had rejected the bail application filed by him in the first case registered against him at Holenarasipura police station.A special investigating team of the state police has been investigating the three cases registered...

Karnataka High Court Declines To Quash Case Against TOI Editorial Director Jaideep Bose For Allegedly Defamatory Article On Auction Of Artwork

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a defamation case registered against Jaideep Bose, Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd, which publishes the newspaper Times of India.A single-judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda, however, quashed the proceedings initiated under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code against the company. The company, Bose and others...

Application By Woman Under Domestic Violence Act Can't Be Dismissed By Trial Court Without Issuing Notice, Carrying Out Inquiry: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that an application made by a woman under provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, cannot be dismissed by the trial court without issuing notice to the respondents or carrying out an enquiry.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by a woman and set aside the order dated 18-03-2024, passed by...

GST Appeal Filed Online Is Within Time, Karnataka High Court Condones Delay In Physical Filing

The Karnataka High Court has condoned delay in the physical filing of the appeal as the appeal was filed via online mode within time.The bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav observed that Rule 108(3) was amended to the extent that the date of appeal would be the date of issuance of acknowledgment, which was on June 3, 2022, and the change is in contradistinction to the earlier requirement,...

Parliamentary Elections Justifiable Reasons For Delay In Holding Elections To Board Of Milk Producers Society: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has observed that delay in conducting elections to the Board of Tumkur Co-operative Milk Producers Societies, due to conduct of Parliamentary Elections (Lok Sabha), is justified.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind made the observation while disposing of an appeal filed by incumbent President of the Milk Society, challenging a single...

Written Statement Not Condition Precedent For Considering Application Under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a written statement is not required to be filed by a defendant in a suit to contend that the court fee paid by the plaintiff is not proper and that the defendant's application under Rule 11 of Order VII of the Code of Civil Procedure, seeking rejection of suit, cannot be dismissed on that ground.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 24 - June 30, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 277 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 290Nominal Index:G Nagaraju AND The Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 277Paras Jain AND Karnataka State Bar Council & ANR. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 278Karnataka Food And Civil Supplies Corporation Limited & Others AND Veena M. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 279S R Bellary & State of Karnataka...

No Law Prohibits Alteration Of Travel Route In Transporting Goods: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that no law, rule or ruling mandates conveyance of goods from one point to its destination following a particular route only or prohibits alteration of travel route qua the one impressed in the consignment documents.A division bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D Huddar dismissed the appeal filed by the Joint Commissioner of Commercial...

Undervaluation Can't Lead To Seizure Of Goods In Transit By Inspecting Authority: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that undervaluation cannot be a ground for seizure of goods in transit by the inspecting authority.The bench of Justice Krishna S. Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar upheld the single bench order in which the obligation to pay tax and penalty has been quashed coupled with a direction to release the vehicle.The conveyance bearing Registration No....

Karnataka High Court Denies Relief To Kannada News Channel Power TV In Plea Challenging Restraint On Its Broadcast

The Karnataka High Court has denied an appeal filed by M/s Power Smart Media Private Limited which operates Kannada news channel 'Power TV' challenging the interim order passed by a single judge bench, restraining it from broadcasting.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind had earlier heard the parties and reserved the order.The Bench took into consideration...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Whistleblower Advocate G Devarajegowda In Alleged Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted bail to Advocate G Devarajegowda in a rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura Police Station. A single-judge bench of Justice M G Uma allowed the petition filed by the accused. Gowda is reported to be the whistle-blower of the alleged obscene video scandal involving former JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna.The court said, “I am of the...