Karnataka High Court Annual Digest 2023 - Part II [Citations 251 - 504]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 251 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 504Nominal IndexSridhar Kulkarni A And Union of India & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 251XYZ & ANR And Gurumanjunatha A S & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 252K Srinivas Ganiga And Union of India & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 253PRADNYA W/O. ABHIJIT WAINGANKAR And ABHIJIT S/O. MANOHAR WAINGANKAR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 254Thimmaraju...

Karnataka Town Planning Act | Land Reservation For Public Use Lapses If Not Acquired Within 5 Yrs: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has declared that land reserved for public use such as parks, cemeteries, etc., in terms of Section 12(1)(c) of the Karnataka Town and Country Planning (KTCP) Act, loses such reservation if not acquired within five years.A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj held that when such designation lapses, if the land owner wants to make use of the land for a...

Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance Of Continued Manual Scavenging Despite Ban, Flags Issue Of Caste Discrimination

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday took suo-motu cognizance of continued practice of manual scavenging in the State, despite a legal ban.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit also flagged the issue of caste discrimination imbedded in the practice.“More than 60 years now, a person who is our brother in society, merely because…either his...

Karnataka High Court Annual Digest 2023 - Part I [Citations 1 - 250]

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 01 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 250Nominal IndexPriyanaka R Patil v. Kendriya Sainik Board. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 1Ankit Kumar & others v. State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 2M/S. Provident Housing Limited v. Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 3Latha Choodiah v. Sree Balaji H. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 4P Sunil Kumar...

Drawer's Consent Not Required For Alterations To Body Of Blank Signed Cheque But Shouldn't Exceed Amount Covered By It: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that when the drawer of the cheque signs and issues a blank cheque to the complainant, if any alteration appears on the body of the cheque, such alterations need not require the consent of the drawer of the cheque.A single judge bench of Justice S Rachaiah made the observation while allowing the appeal filed by a school teacher H B Bhagyalakshmi and setting...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: December 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 457 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 504Nominal Index:Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project AND M/s. KMC - VDB (JV). 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 457Sanju v. The State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 458C G Jagdish AND State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 459Santhosh Beejadi Srinivas AND Union of India & Another. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 460Srishti Daiv & ANR AND NIL....

CA Firm Paid Service Tax With Accrued Interest Before Show Cause Notice: Karnataka High Court Reduces Penalty From 100% To 25%

The Karnataka High Court has held that the service tax has been paid with accrued interest even before the show cause notice has reached the review petitioner.The bench of Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar and Justice V. Srishananda has observed that the show cause notice itself shows that there was a payment of service tax along with interest by the review petitioner. The court has reduced the...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 25 To December 31, 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 500 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 504Nominal Index:M/s GROUP 4 SECURITAS GUARDING LIMITED AND The Regional Director, ESI Corporation. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 500Almas Pasha AND The State Of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 501Dr. Annaiah N AND State of Karnataka & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 502.Kalyanamurthy K AND State Bank of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 503M/S Tejas...

Karnataka High Court Adjourns PIL To Ban Election Freebies, Says Issue Pending Before Supreme Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned by 12 weeks hearing on a public interest litigation seeking the authorities to initiate legal action against announcement of freebies in the course of election to the loksabha and assembly elections. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit pointed that the issue is already pending before the Supreme...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rape Charge On False Promise To Marry But Orders Accused To Maintain Child Born From 'Consensual' Relationship

The Karnataka High Court recently obliterated rape charges levelled against a man but directed him to pay Rs 10,000 monthly maintenance to the child born out of the consensual relationship which he had with the lady, whom he allegedly lured on the promise of marriage.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna partly allowed the petition filed by one Raghvendraraddi Shivaraddi Naduvinamani...

Bank Can't Forfeit More Than 25% Deposit Made By Auction Purchaser Who Fails To Deposit Remaining Amount: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that a bank cannot forfeit over 25% of the deposit amount made by an auction purchaser who fails to deposit the remaining purchase amount within the stipulated period for completion of the sale.A single judge bench of Justice K V Aravind directed the State Bank of India to refund a sum of Rs.10,00,000, along with applicable interest from the date...

Appellant Not Required To Deposit 10% Of Entire Disputed Amount Including Penalty, Fine, Interest: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has set aside the order passed by the Appellate Authority to deposit 10% of the entire amount in dispute, which included tax, interest, a fine, a fee, and a penalty.The bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum has observed that while filing the appeal under Section 107(6) of the GST Act, the appellant is required to deposit only 10% of the disputed tax amount and not...