Karnataka High Court
Breaking | Karnataka High Court Dismisses Twitter's Plea Against Centre's Account Blocking Orders With ₹50 Lakh Cost
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by Twitter Inc, challenging the blocking orders issued to it by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.A single judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit also imposed cost of Rs. 50 lakh on the microblogging platform, citing its conduct. It also refused...
Doctrine Of Unreasonable Delay Applies To Proceedings Under Karnataka SC/ST Prevention Of Land Transfer Act: High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that initiation of proceedings under Section 5 of Karnataka Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978, for resumption of land by the original grantee, after lapse of 7 years and after third party interest has been created, is hit by doctrine of unreasonable delay and thus not maintainable.A division bench of Justice...
Breaking: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh & Supriya Shrinate For KGF Song Copyright Infringement
The Karnataka High Court today refused to quash the FIR registered by music company MRT Music against Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Jairam Ramesh and Supriya Shrinate over the alleged copyright infringement by the use of song from the Kannada movie "KGF Chapter 2" in the promotional video for the "Bharat Jodo Yatra".A single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed,"Petitioner appeared to...
Disproportionate Assets: Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Abetment Case Against Former Congress MLA R Seetharam
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the proceedings initiated against former legislator and Educationist, MR Seetharam under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 109 of the IPC.He is charged in connection with a disproportionate assets case involving TN Chikkarayappa, former Managing Director at the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam.Seetharam, in the capacity...
Why Not Fight Like You Fought In Kulbhushan Jadhav's Case? Karnataka High Court To MEA Over Indian Jailed In Saudi Arabia Since 2020
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Ministry of External Affairs, to cause diplomatic level interaction so that no prejudice is caused to the Indian Citizen Shailesh Kumar, who has been convicted and lodged in a prison at Saudi Arabia. Kumar was arrested in 2020 and sentenced to suffer 15 years imprisonment on charges of blasphemy and sedition for having made objectionable...
Evaluation By 4 Examiners Ensures Fairness, Eliminates Subjectivity & Bias: Karnataka HC Directs RGUHS To Re-Conduct Practicals For 70 MBBS Students
The Karnataka High Court has directed Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) to re-conduct practical/clinical exams in respect of over 70 students, for failing to conduct the practical exams as per regulations prescribed by the Medical Council of India. A single judge bench of Sachin Shankar Magadum said it is a settled principle of law that MCI which is now known as NMC...
Karnataka High Court Allows Tax Exemption On Voluntary Donation Received By Educational Institution
The Karnataka High Court has allowed a tax exemption on voluntary donations received by educational institutions.The bench of Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar and Justice T.G. Shivashankare Gowda has observed that the educational institution is carrying out education that is charitable within the meaning of Section 2(15), it has applied or accumulated sums as required by Section 11(1)(a),...
Student's Suicide: Karnataka High Court Says Schools Should Reconsider 'Harsh' Disciplinary Action That May Internalize Mental Problems In Children
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by the Principal and others officials of a school in Kodagu district, challenging the order of the Magistrate court rejecting the ‘B summary report’ filed by the police in relation to alleged abetment to suicide of a student.The "mischievous" student was suspended for allegedly carrying alcohol to school. Upon his parent's request,...
Not Attempt To Murder: Karnataka High Court Reduces Sentence Of Man Convicted For Squeezing Complainant's Testicles
The Karnataka High Court recently modified the conviction handed down to an accused for attempt to murder charge and convicted him for a lesser charge of grievous hurt under Section 325, for squeezing the testicles of the complainant during a fight. A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan partly allowed the appeal filed by convict Parmeshwarappa who was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Sri Ram Sene's Pramod Muthalik For Delivering Allegedly 'Provocative Speech' On Cow Slaughter
The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated in the year 2017, under Section 153A and Section 295(A) of the Indian Penal Code, against the Founder President of Sri. Ram Sene, Pramod Mutalik for allegedly making provocative statements while addressing a public gathering. A single judge bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar sitting at Kalaburagi quashed the proceedings...
Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Life Sentence In Murder Case; Says Eyewitness Account Contradictory, Should Be Backed With Supporting Material
The Karnataka High Court has acquitted three youths convicted and sentenced to suffer life imprisonment for charges of murder, holding that there were material contradictions in the evidence of eyewitnesses to the incident and the prosecution failed to corroborate their evidence with any other material. A division bench of Justice K Somashekhar and Justice Rajesh Rai K acquitted KR Pushpesh,...
Karnataka HC Absolves Samsung India From Alleged Violation Of Legal Metrology Act And Packaged Commodities Rules
The Karnataka High Court recently made a significant ruling in response to a petition filed by Samsung India, seeking to dismiss the legal proceedings initiated against it for alleged violations of the Legal Metrology (Numeration) Rules, 2011, Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, and Legal Metrology Act, 2009. Presided over by Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum, the bench...