Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Interfere With Magistrate Court Order Charging HC's Ex-Deputy Registrar As Co-Accused In Misappropriation Case
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by a former Deputy Registrar of the High Court challenging a Magistrate court's order allowing an application filed under Section 319 CrPC and making him a co-accused in a misappropriation of funds case.The application was moved by primary accused Jayaram Nayak, who was working as a Section Officer in High Court's Accounts...
BH-Series Vehicle: Karnataka High Court Upholds Single Bench Decision Against Exclusion Of Private Sector Employees
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal preferred by the State Government against a Single bench decision directing the Transport Commissioner to register the vehicles of two private sector company employees under BH-series, whose offices are in more than four states.A Division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice M G S Kamal passed the order. A detailed copy...
Differences Between State And Its Entities Ought To Be Resolved On A Separate Platform, Not In Courts: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has referred the petition moved by Special Agricultural Produce Market Committee, raising a dispute regarding the quantum of compensation to be paid for acquisition of its land for construction of a metro line, to a committee headed by the Chief Secretary of the State. A Single judge bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav remarked,“Differences between State and its...
Divorce Cases Should Be Decided By Family Courts Within One Year: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said courts (trial courts) should make all efforts to try and dispose off matrimonial cases, which involve prayer for the dissolution/nullity of marriage, within an outer limit of one year. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit said “Matrimonial causes should be tried & disposed off on a war footing, at least as a concession to the shortness of...
Vodafone Idea Not Liable To Deduct TDS On Inter-Connectivity Usage & Bandwidth Charges: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the assessee, Vodafone Idea, is not liable to deduct TDS on interconnectivity usage and bandwidth charges.The bench of Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar and Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar has observed that since the assessee was entitled to the benefits under the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA), it was not liable to deduct tax at source.The court...
S.17A Prevention Of Corruption Act | Private Complaint Against Public Servant Should Also Be Accompanied By Prior Sanction: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that private complaints filed without prior approval (sanction) from competent authorities under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, against public servants should not be entertained by the Magistrate/Sessions Judge. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said,“This Court has come across several cases where private complaints are...
Karnataka High Court Seeks Centre's Stand On Gangster Ravi Pujari's Plea Against Trial In Cases Not Mentioned In His Extradition Order
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the Union Government to clarify whether an accused who is extradited from a foreign country to India for being tried in certain cases mentioned in the extradition treaty, can be tried for other offences. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit has sought the clarification in a petition filed by gangster Ravi Pujari @ Raviprakash, who...
Change In Law By Apex Court Decision Doesn't Upset Prior Judgments Of Competent Court, Erroneous Decisions Can Operate As Res Judicata: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has said that a divergent view taken by the Supreme Court on an issue is not binding on judgments passed prior to it by the competent courts and therefore, the principle of res judicata will apply between the same parties on the same issue.A single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said, “The law laid down by the Apex Court in the case at the most can...
Data Theft Becoming A Menace Of Digital Age, Must Be Nipped In The Bud: Karnataka High Court
Data thieving has become a menace in these digital days and will have to be nipped, the Karnataka High Court observed recently.The remarks were made by single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while refusing to quash the proceedings initiated against two persons accused of having stolen client data from their previous employer and misusing it by joining a rival company.The petitioners...
Karnataka High Court Says London Court's Order Directing KSRTC To Compensate British Couple For Accident Not On Merits, Not Executable
The Karnataka High Court has allowed an application filed by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) under Section 47 of Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and held that a decree issued by a court in the United Kingdom (UK), directing compensation be paid to a British couple who suffered injuries when they met with an accident in 2002, while travelling in a car which was hit by a...
'Systematic Discrimination': Karnataka High Court Pulls Up College For Charging Tuition Fees From Student Admitted Under Supernumerary Quota
"The implementation of supernumerary quota in educational institutions aims to foster inclusivity and provide equal opportunities to underrepresented groups. However, a disturbing trend has emerged where some educational institutions engage in wrongful conduct by charging fees to students admitted through the supernumerary quota,” the Karnataka High Court observed recently.A single judge...
Karnataka High Court Reverses Order Granting Freedom Fighters' Pension To 89-Yrs Old Widow
The Karnataka High Court has set aside the order of a Single bench which directed State authorities to grant freedom fighters’ pension together with all arrears to an 89-year-old widow.A division bench of Justice R Devdas and Justice Rajesh Rai K sitting at Dharwad allowed the State's appeal observing,“In the year 2014 the guidelines issued by the Central Government in respect of...