Karnataka High Court
S. 391 CrPC | Court's Power To Record Additional Evidence Must Be Exercised In Rare & Exceptional Cases: Karnataka HC Reiterates
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a court's power to record additional evidence under Section 391 Criminal Procedure Code, should only be exercised when the party making such request was prevented from presenting the said evidence in the trial, despite due diligence.The high court said that though the concerned Court has the power to secure additional evidence under Section 391 of...
Gold Smuggling Case | 'Search & Seizure By Revenue Officials Violated Customs Act': Actress Ranya Rao Tells Karnataka HC In Bail Plea
Kannada Actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao, who has been arrested for smuggling gold from Dubai, while seeking bail contended before the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 17) that the search and seizure carried on her by the Directorate Of Revenue Officials was in violation of the provisions of the Customs Act. Senior Advocate Sandesh J Chouta appearing for Rao while seeking bail...
Daily Wage Employee Continuously Serving For Over 10 Years In Sanctioned Post Is Entitled To Regularization, Procedural Irregularities Can't Be Grounds For Denial: Karnataka HC
A Division bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar held that a daily wage employee continuously serving for over ten years in a sanctioned post is entitled to regularization, and procedural irregularities or delay cannot be sole grounds for denial. Background Facts The petitioner was engaged as a daily wage...
MUDA Case: Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To CM Siddaramiah, Others On Appeal Against Order Rejecting Transfer Of Probe To CBI
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Chief Minister Siddaramiah, his wife Parvathy and others on an appeal preferred by Snehamayi Krishna challenging an order rejecting his plea for transfer of Lokayukta police's investigation into alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) "scam", to the CBI. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind...
Identify And Act Immediately Against Clinics Run By Fake Doctors Hoodwinking Innocent People: Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt
The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to immediately act, identify and pull the curtains down on those clinics which are run by "quacks" in the state.Justice M Nagaprasanna said “It is these quacks, who project themselves to be Doctors are endangering the life of innocent rural people, by opening clinics in remote areas and hoodwinking them. Such instances have...
Karnataka High Court Orders Post-Morterm Of Migrant Labourer Who Died In Police Encounter After Being Accused Of Killing 5-Yr-Old Girl
The Karnataka High Court today (April 15) directed the State government to conduct a post-mortem of the body a migrant labourer from Bihar, who was allegedly killed in a police encounter on April 13 at Hubballi. The deceased, Ritesh Kumar, was accused of killing a 5-year-old girl in Huballi. On April 13, he was shot by the police. As per the police, the accused was shot after he was trying...
Karnataka HC Allows CID To File Chargesheet Against BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi For Violating Conditions Of ₹439 Cr Loan Taken From Co-Op Bank
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday permitted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to file its chargesheet before the Special Court in a case against BJP MLA and former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and two others for violating the condition of the loan taken from the Karnataka Cooperative Apex Bank and other banks of its group to the tune of Rs 439 crore.A single judge, Justice Pradeep...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Compensation Granted To Passenger Who Was Injured Due To Rash Driving By Bus Driver On Road Bumps
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld an order passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal which granted compensation to a teacher who suffered injuries to her hand and elbow, because the driver of the bus drove in a rash and negligent manner on the road humps.A single judge, Justice Dr Chillakur Sumalatha dismissed the appeal filed by the Divisional Controller, Karnataka State...
Karnataka HC Quashes Caste Discrimination Case By National SC/ST Commission Against Educational Institution Over Complaint By Employee
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the proceedings initiated by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, against the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Mysore Education Society, which runs Mysore Education Society (MES) College at Malleswaram, Bengaluru, on a complaint filed by a computer technician working with it alleging harassment on the grounds that he belongs to a...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: April 07 - April 13, 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 133 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 140Nominal Index: SRI JAGADGURU BASAVA JAYMRITYUNJAY SWAMIJI & others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 133Mahalaxmi AND Karnataka Public Service Commission & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 134S Basavaraj AND Bar Council of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 135H T Umesh & Others AND State of Karnataka...
RERA Registry Has No Power To Decide Maintainability Of Complaint, Only Tribunal Members Can Adjudicate: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that maintainability of a complaint cannot be decided by the Registry of Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority, (KRERA) it can only be decided by the Authority and the members of RERA.The court said thus while allowing a petition filed by one Amit Garg who had approached the court calling in question an order communicated by way of electronic mail...
Karnataka High Court Directs Byju's RP To Preserve E-Mails, Communication Between Stakeholders For CIRP Purposes
The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Resolution Profession presiding over the insolvency proceedings initiated against Think And Learn Private Limited (BYJUS) to preserve all the emails or conversations between all the stakeholders in the case at hand, which would be required for the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim...