Karnataka High Court
Assessment Order Passed Against Dead Person Is Nullity: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court, while quashing the assessment order, held that the assessment order under Section 147 read with Section 144 of the Income Tax Act amounts to nullity.The bench of Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav has observed that when the assessee dies during the pendency of the proceedings, proceedings are to be continued through the legal representatives of the deceased. The...
Karnataka HC Allows Probe Against Ex-BJP MLA Booked For Distributing Obscene Videos Involving Prajwal Revanna, Restrains Police From Arresting Him
The Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to stall the ongoing investigation against former BJP MLA from Hassan, Preetham Gowda, who is alleged of distributing obscene videos of sexual assault involving Janata Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit passed the interim order while issuing notice to the respondents on hearing a petition filed by Gowda...
Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Order Restraining Police From Arresting Former CM BS Yediyurappa Accused In POCSO Case
The Karnataka High Court on Friday extended its interim order restraining the police from arresting former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, in connection with the case registered against him under POCSO Act. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit continued its earlier order and permitted the prosecution (CID) to file its objection statement to the petition filed by Yediyurappa...
No Universal Formula For Using One Language In Govt Affairs: Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Mandatory Usage Of Kannada In Govt Correspondence
The Karnataka High Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a direction on the government for government correspondence at all levels to be done in the Kannada language.A division bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice KV Aravinda said “While the Kannada language which is the local language in the state has to be promoted and to be given importance,...
Reasonable Opportunity To Be Heard Before Cancelling FCRA Registration Not Restricted To Issuing Show-Cause Notice, Includes Personal Hearing: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs cancelling the certificate of registration issued under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, to a trust Centre for Wildlife Studies, on the grounds that no personal hearing was granted to the trust before passing the order.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the...
Those In Power Would Conceal Everything If Not For Media: Karnataka HC Extends Interim Protection To News Head For “Oversight” In Depicting Muslims
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday orally observed that the fourth estate, that is the Media, is the most important estate today and if not for the media, those in power would conceal everything from the public.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was dealing with a petition filed by Ajit Hanumakkanavar, Head of News & Programmes at Suvarana News channel. He is booked...
Karnataka High Court Restrains Broadcasting Of News Channel Power TV Citing No Proof Of License Renewal
The Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order restraining M/s Power Smart Media Private Limited which operates Kannada news channel 'Power TV' from broadcasting until the next date of hearing.A single judge bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar passed the order while hearing a petition filed by H M Ramesh Gowda and another. It said “In the light of the undisputed fact that the...
Karnataka High Court Temporarily Stays BEML's Group-C Recruitment Notification Over Contractual Workers Seeking Regularisation Of Employment
The Karnataka High Court has kept in abeyance a recruitment notification issued by the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) dated 27.09.2023 calling for recruitment to the Group-C position.A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha said “This Court feels it appropriate in the peculiar facts and circumstances to keep the impugned notification (dated 27-09-2023) in abeyance for a period of...
Criminal Trial Is Voyage To Truth, Conviction Not The Objective: Karnataka HC Allows Murder Accused To Show Media Interviews At Trial To Confront Witness
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the trial court rejecting an application filed by a murder accused seeking permission to confront PW-1 (Complainant) by playing video footage recorded by the media in the presence of the Police Officers of witnesses when the deceased was brought to the government hospital after the incident. A single judge bench of...
Mitigating Factors Like Long Service, Promotions To Be Considered While Imposing Punishment On Delinquent Employee: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that punishment upon a delinquent employee should be commensurate with the gravity of guilt and while awarding punishment, factors like the long and spotless service rendered by the delinquent, the number and nature of promotions earned by him till initiation of disciplinary proceedings, the encomia awarded to him, the shortness of the period remaining...
Criminal Proceedings Should Be Restored Against Those Who Don't Adhere To Settlement In Cheque Dishonour Cases: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has observed that criminal proceedings should be restored if an accused does not adhere to settlement arrived at between parties in a case registered under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, with an intention only to dodge the issue after settlement. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed a petition filed by one Mathikere...
School Register Indicating Birth Date Of Minor Rape Victim Can't Be Disbelieved If School Headmaster Is Examined To Prove It: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that entries made in school register indicating the birth date of a ward cannot be disbelieved and it is admissible evidence if the details are proved by examining the school headmaster as witness.A division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice C M Joshi made the observation while partly allowing the appeal filed accused Manikanta @ Pulli who...