Karnataka High Court
Second Wife Can't Maintain Complaint Against Husband And In-Laws U/S 498A IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a complaint under Section 498-A (cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code, filed by the second wife against the husband and her in-laws is not maintainable. A single judge bench of Justice S Rachaiah allowed the petition filed by one Kantharaju and set aside the conviction order passed by the trial court and the revision court convicting him for section 498-A...
Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines On Civil Imprisonment For Wilful Disobedience Of Judicial Orders
The Karnataka High Court recently issued a set of guidelines to be followed by the trial courts while ordering civil imprisonment to an accused for wilful disobedience of court orders under Order XXXIX Rule 2A of the Code of Civil Procedure. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said,“The underlying philosophy of the provision is curative and to enforce...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 17 To July 23
Nominal IndexABC And State of Karnataka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 267Neha Rafiq Chahchadi And State of Karnataka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 268H N Nagarajegowda & Others And State of Karnataka & ANR. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 269Sri. Veeranjaneya Dharma Jagruthi Balaga & Other And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 270N L Manjunatha & ANR AND B L Ananda....
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's Election Challenged In High Court; Petitioner Says Congress Offer Of 'Freebies' Amounts To Electoral Malpractice
An Election petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking to set aside the election of Chief Minister Siddaramiah from Varuna Assembly constituency alleging that he committed electoral malpractices in the 2023 assembly elections. The petitioner K M Shankara, who is a voter from the constituency, alleges that the Congress party promised "freebies" on coming to power and that...
No Stringent Distinction Based On Nature Of Ailment In Guidelines For Alternative Objective Exam For Differently Abled Students: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the Karnataka State Law University challenging a single bench order directing it to conduct III Semester exam for a differently abled Law student, by providing objective type of questions instead of descriptive type of questions. Krishna, having 46% overall impairment affecting both brain and eyes, is pursuing his five years integrated...
No Bar On Considering Evidence Of Official Witnesses If It's Free From Suspicion: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that there is no bar that evidence of official witnesses is to be discarded, and if the evidence is beyond all suspicious reasons, there is no reason for ignoring the evidence. A single judge of Justice Rajendra Badamikar dismissed the appeal filed by accused D B Ramesh and upheld the order of the trial and revision court convicting him for...
Decide Issue Of Jurisdiction First: Karnataka HC Sets Aside Trial Court Order Restraining French Resident From Making Statement Against Ex-Employer
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the trial court restraining a former employee of a company from making any statement, remarks and/or imputations against the company and its management in any social media, public forum and before any other entities. A single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh allowed the appeal filed by Arnaud Descamps, a resident of France, and set...
Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against BJP’s Amit Malviya Over Tweet Against Rahul Gandhi
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday by way of an interim order stayed further investigation in the FIR registered against Bharatiya Janata Party’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya, under sections 153A, 120b, 505(2), 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), for his tweets on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that the tweet was against a leader of a...
Adoption Deed Not Must If Conditions Of Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act Properly Complied: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that an adoption deed or registered document is not a must to prove the adoption of a child. If conditions of valid adoptions as required under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 are established, it is sufficient to prove the adoption. A Single judge bench of Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar dismissed an appeal filed by one N.L. Manjunatha who...
Rise In Cases And Judicial Appointments: Karnataka High Court Asks State To Provide Additional Space For Judges' Chambers, Court Halls & Offices
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to come out with a comprehensive proposal for providing additional and adequate space to the High Court for housing the offices, chambers of judges, and court halls. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice M G S Kamal said, “We further make it clear that the State government may not focus only on...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Advocate KV Aravind As Judge Of Karnataka High Court
The Collegium of the Supreme Court recommended the name of Shri Kurubarahalli Venkataramareddy Aravind, Advocate, for appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka.While making the recommendation, the Collegium noted :"The candidate has a standing of nearly twenty-three years at the Bar. He has appeared before the High Court as Standing Counsel for various departments of the...
Right To Associate Constitutionally Guaranteed, People Gathering To Pay Homage To Deceased Innocents Long Standing Tradition: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday permitted an unincorporated organisation of persons to organise a gathering and pay homage to one Venugoapal, a social worker and Hindu activist, who was killed by miscreants during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit observed, “The Right to associate and association are constitutionally guaranteed. People...