Karnataka High Court
3-Yrs LLB Admissions | NLSIU Executive Council Has Opted To Not Provide Reservation For Transgender Persons: Karnataka High Court Told
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) has informed the Karnataka High Court that its Executive Council has opted, at this time, not to provide reservation for transgender persons in admission to 3-years NLSAT-LLB 2023 course offered by the University. The University has stated this in the statement of objections filed opposing a petition moved by one Mugil Anbu Vasantha,...
Karnataka High Court Asks Centre To Secure Procedure For Moving Clemency Petition For Indian Convicted In Saudi Arabia For Blasphemy
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Union Government to secure a copy of Saudi Arabia court's order confirming the conviction of Indian citizen Shailesh Kumar, so that clemency petition can be moved before the King of Saudi Arabia. Kumar was arrested in 2020 and sentenced to suffer 15 years imprisonment on charges of blasphemy and sedition for having made objectionable...
Wife Insulted, Moved Away From Husband Because Of His 'Dark Complexion': Karnataka High Court Dissolves Marriage On Ground Of Cruelty
The Karnataka High Court has held that a wife insulting the husband on the premise that he is 'dark', moving away from his company for the same reason and levelling false allegations of illicit relationships as a cover up, would constitute cruelty.A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Anant Ramanath Hegde thus allowed the appeal filed by the husband and set aside the family court...
SBI Is State Instrumentality, Writ Petition Maintainable Even In Disputes Pertaining To Contract For Loan Transaction: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an endorsement issued by the State Bank of India to a partnership firm, stopping the release of loan amount which was sanctioned and partly disbursed.While the bank resisted the writ petition stating the loan transaction was in the nature of a 'private contract', a single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit observed,“The respondent-bank being...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 31 To August 6, 2023
Nominal Index: M/s Masturlal (Pvt) Ltd And Government of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 289Mustafa s/o Maktumsab Rasoolanavar And The State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 290Emmanuel Michael And Union of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 291Lok Shikshan Trust & Others And Davalsab S/O Malliksab Nadaf. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 292Nabisab s/o. Huchchesab Agnnamani AND Hatelsab s/o Huchchedab Sannamani....
Karnataka High Court Criticizes Misuse Of SC/ST Prevention Of Atrocities Act, Quashes Criminal Case Over Property Dispute
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the prosecution initiated against two persons under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, registered by the complainant immediately after the police filed a chargesheet against him on the complaint made by the petitioners, for house trespass and continuous harassment. A single judge bench of Justice...
Karnataka High Court Half Yearly Digest: January To June 2023
Nominal Index [Citations 1 - 247]Priyanaka 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 & ANR v. State of Karnataka. 2023...
Centre Agrees In Karnataka High Court To Consider Representation Seeking Enquiry On 'Havana Syndrome' In India
The Union Government has informed the Karnataka High Court that it would look into the representation made to it for conducting an enquiry on possibility of ‘Havana Syndrome’ in India.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit disposed of the petition filed by one A Amarnath Chagu and directed the Union Government to consider his representation in three months. Havana Syndrome is...
Child Born In 'Batil' Marriage Is Illegitimate, Has No Right To Succession Of Father's Property: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a son, born in 'Batil' marriage (void-ab-initio) under Mohammadan Law, is illegitimate and does not possess any right of succession under the law. A single judge bench of Justice V Srishananda allowed the appeal filed by one Nabisab Agnnamani (original plaintiff) and set aside the order of the first appellate court which granted half share of...
Karnataka High Court Directs DGP To Issue SOP To All SHOs For Compliance Of Lalitha Kumari Judgment On Registration Of FIR
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Director General of Police (DGP) to issue necessary circular/SOP to all (police) Station House Officers in respect of the directions issued in Lalita Kumari's case, regarding registration of FIRs when a cognizable offence is made out in the complaint and instruct them to follow it scrupulously. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj sitting...
Mandatorily Teaching Kannada Language In Schools Prejudicially Affects Both Students And Teachers: Plea In Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice M G S Kamal on Wednesday issued notice to the State government on a PIL filed by parents and teachers of children studying in various CBSE and CISCE schools in the state, questioning few enactments that make teaching of Kannada language in schools compulsory.The plea states that the...
ATM Management Service To Banks Are Pure Services, No VAT Payable: Karnataka High Court Quashes Re-assessment
The Karnataka High Court has quashed the re-assessment and held that ATM management services to banks are pure services and will not attract Value Added Tax (VAT).The bench of Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar has observed that the transaction is a pure service transaction, not entailing any transfer of property or effective control of the goods to the recipient. The various terms of the Agreements...