Karnataka High Court Asks Centre If It Will Produce Review Committee's Order Confirming Account Blocking Orders Against X Corp

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Union of India to respond to an application filed by X Corp (formerly twitter) praying to place on record the orders passed by the Review Committee (contemplated under Blocking Rules of 2009), confirming the orders of the Designated Officer, directing X, to block certain accounts for posting objectionable content. A division bench of Acting...

Industrial Disputes Act | Any Dispute Regarding Absorption Or Regularisation Can Only Be Raised By Labour Union On Behalf Of Workman: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that a claim before the Industrial Tribunal by an individual workman regarding his absorption and regularisation in a company can be raised only through a Union representing the workman not by himself.A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha allowed the petition filed by the Management of M/s Tata Advanced System Limited and set aside the order of...

Extra Passenger On Bike Liable For Contributory Negligence To Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that an extra passenger riding on a two-wheeler motor vehicle is liable to contributory negligence if involved in an accident.While dealing with an appeal from an order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Justice Hanchate Sanjeev Kumar said that a claimant, if knowing fully well that there were four persons riding on a motorcycle meets with...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: January 22 - January 28, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 35 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 46Nominal Index:Raktima Khanum AND Union of India & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 35Adichunchanagiri Maha Samstana Mutt AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 36 The New India Assurance Company Limited AND Sadika & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 37Anjinamma & Others AND Mohammed Sajjad Sait & ANR . 2024 LiveLaw...

Merely Because Construction Of Houses Is For Slum Dwellers, Tenderer Cannot Take It For Granted: Karnataka HC Refuses Extension Of Time For Completing Project

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a construction company questioning the order of the Karnataka Slum Development Board, refusing to grant an extension for completing the contract entered by it with the company for the construction of dwelling houses for slum dwellers.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the plea filed by Aishwaryagiri Constructions Pvt...

'Was In Judicial Custody When Notice Issued': High Court Sets Aside Ex-Parte Suspension Of Advocate By Karnataka State Bar Council

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the Karnataka State Bar Council suspending an advocate from practice.A single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna allowed the plea filed by Chikkanna and set aside the notification dated 10.07.2023. It said “As the practice of the petitioner is suspended without affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and is in...

Govts May Come And Go But Writ Of Constitutional Courts Would Run Forever: Karnataka HC Quashes GO Re-Constituting Gokarna Temple Committee

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a Government order de-notifying the nominations of four persons who were members of the Overseeing Committee for the Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple, as approved by the Supreme Court.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Shree Ramachandrapura Math and its members, and set aside the order dated August 12, 2023 whereby...

Inter-Country Relative Adoption | Country Of Adoptive Child's Father Must Communicate To CARA For Issuance Of NOC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has directed a couple seeking intercountry relative adoption to petition the receiving country i.e Germany, where the father of the adopted child resides for communication to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) for issuance of a No Objection Certificate and Conformity Certificate to take the child out of India. A single judge bench of Justice M...

Proposed Purchaser Of Joint Family Property Cannot Be Impleaded As Party Respondent In Suit For Partition: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that a proposed purchaser of a joint family property cannot be impleaded as a party respondent in a suit for partition and separate possession between family members.A single judge bench of Justice M G Uma set aside the trial court order allowing one Murugan to be impleaded in the suit between family members. It said,“I am of the opinion that...

[S. 407 CrPC] Only Cases & Appeals Can Be Transferred From One Court To Another, FIRs Cannot Be Transferred: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that First Information Reports (FIR) filed in different police stations cannot be transferred by invoking powers under Section 407 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and that only cases and appeals can be transferred under such provision.A single-judge bench of Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar dismissed a plea filed by M/s Achievers Agri India (P)...

PDS Depots Not Profit Oriented, Unscrupulous License Holders Must Be Weeded Out: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a Fair Price Depot owner challenging the order cancelling his authorisation and forfeiting the security deposit made by him after he was found guilty of malpractice in distributing food grains.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit, dismissed the appeal filed by K L Shivanna and said,...

Karnataka HC Quashes Order Directing Freezing Of Startup Company's Bank Account After Director Was Accused Under NDPS Act

The Karnataka High Court set aside an order freezing the bank accounts of a startup company after one of the directors was booked for offences punishable under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by M/s. Ownpath Learning Private Limited and said “Freezing the bank accounts of the Petitioner...