Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: September 4 To September 10, 2023

Nominal Index: Abdul Rehman And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 340Shrenika And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (kar) 341XYZ And ABC. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 342Usman Makandar alias Usmanshah And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 343NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY AND MUGIL ANBU VASANTHA & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 344T Ramesh Babu And The...

Prajwal Revanna Disqualification: Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Stay Verdict Till He Approaches Supreme Court

The Karnataka High Court on Friday reserved its order on an application filed Prajwal Revanna of the Janatha Dal Secular Party, seeking stay on its order dated September 1, declaring his election as Member of Parliament as null and void, for filing false information in his election affidavit.Prajwal sought time in order to file an appeal before the Supreme Court. A single bench of Justice...

Juvenile Justice: Karnataka High Court Asks State To File Financial Proposal For Effective Implementation Of Centre's Vatsalya Scheme For Children

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday sought to know from the State government on whether it had sent a reply to the communication issued to it by the Union Ministry of Woman And Child Development, asking the state government to submit a financial proposal and plan for the year 2022-2023, under the Mission Vatsalya Scheme. A Division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna...

'Where Is The Prohibition?': Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Against Appointment Of Political Secretaries, Media Advisor To CM Siddaramiah

The Karnataka High Court today dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the appointment of Political Secretaries and Media Advisor to Chief Minister Siddaramiah. A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed the petition filed by Advocate Umapathi S and said, “For reasons to be recorded separately, the petition is dismissed.”...

6 Yrs After Man Was Washed Away While Working In Stormwater Drain, Karnataka High Court Orders BBMP To Issue His Death Certificate To Wife

The Karnataka High Court has come to the aid of a woman by directing the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to issue death certificate of her husband, an excavator operator with BBMP who was washed away in heavy rain while working in a stormwater drain in 2017. A single bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by Mrs Saraswathi S P and directed the Corporation to...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Recovery Order Against Former MLA Chikkanna Who Missed Govt-Funded Legal Study Tour In 2009

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an order of the State Legislative Assembly Secretariat seeking to recover a sum of about Rs. 4 lakh from former legislator Chikkanna who missed a government-funded legal study tour back in 2009.A single bench of Justice R Nataraj observed,"The tour was scheduled on 23.08.2009 but the request to cancel the tour was made by the petitioner on which...

Karnataka High Court Orders Arrest Of Merchant Ship MT Windsor On Patanjali's Plea Alleging Short-Supply By Its Sister Vessel

The Karnataka High Court has directed the arrest of vessel MT Windsor, which is at New Mangalore Port Trust within Indian territorial waters.A single judge bench of Justice S G Pandit passed the order on an application filed by M/s Patanjali Foods Limited. It said,“The claim of the petitioner would amount to a maritime claim. To secure recovery of loss suffered, the petitioner would be...

"Conscious Decision", Will Concentrate On Career: Karnataka High Court Waives 1-Yr Cooling Off Period For Mutual Divorce Under Special Marriage Act

The Karnataka High Court has allowed a petition filed by an estranged couple and waived off the statutory cooling period of one year before deciding on the petition for divorce by mutual consent, under the Special Marriage Act. A division bench of Justice G Narendar and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil allowed the petition filed by the couple and set aside the order of the family court which...

'A Hexagenerian Can't Be Left Tongue-Tied': Karnataka HC Allows Retd Employee To Engage Lawyer To Defend Him In Dept Enquiry Despite Prohibitory Rule

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an order passed by the Inquiry Authority of United India Insurance Company declining to accede to the request of a former employee for engaging the services of a legal practitioner to defend him in the departmental enquiry.Justice M Nagaprasanna sitting at Dharwad bench held that the circumstances of the petitioner, particularly his age and...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: August 2023

Citations: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 291 To 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 336 Nominal Index: Emmanuel 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. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 293Vittal And The PSI of Bableshwar Police Station. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 294A...

No Further Recovery Of Demand Can Be Made When A Fresh Assessment Is Barred: Karnataka High Court Directs Rs.87 Crore Refund To United Spirits

The Karnataka High Court has held that no further demand can be made for recovery of the balance amount since a fresh assessment is barred. In other words, the tax paid by the assessee must be accepted as it is, and in the event of the tax paid being in excess of the tax liability duly computed on the basis of the return furnished and the rates applicable, the excess shall be refunded to...

Karnataka HC Permits NLSIU To Seek Quick Disposal Of Transgender Aspirant's Plea For Reservation, Provisional Admission To Continue

The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of an appeal filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) challenging a single bench order directing it to grant provisional admission to a transgender person in the 3-year LLB course for the academic year 2023-24, if found eligible.A division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit said,“As the...