Karnataka High Court Calls For Higher Penalty On Pet Owners Who Don't Clean Their Pet's Excrement In Public Parks

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state authorities to increase the penalty amount to be imposed on dog owners, who or whose dogs, are found to be conducting themselves irresponsibly in treating and cleaning of the excrement of their pets in public parks. This penalty amount the court said would be higher than that which is imposed on the "other class of people" who breach...

No Bail U/S 479(1) BNSS On Completing Half Or 1/3rd Sentence If Accused Booked In Multiple Cases: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the bail plea of 73-year-old K Ramakrishna, former Chairman of Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha and Sri Guru Sarvabhauma Souhanda Credit Co-operative Ltd, booked under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, for allegedly de-frauding the bank to the tune of Rs.1,553 Crores by creating fictitious documents and granting loan in favour of...

Renukaswamy Was A Menace To Orderly Society: Actor Darshan Argues In Karnataka High Court For Bail

While seeking bail in the Renukaswamy Murder case, Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas on Tuesday argued in the Karnataka High Court that the deceased was a "menace to the orderly society" as he would send vulgar messages."Messages were share not only to me but several women. I am certainly not saying that this can be the reason for his death...A man (deceased) who has no respect...

Mother Is Best Judge To Decide Interest Of Growing Baby: Karnataka HC Directs NIMHANS To Consider Giving Nurse 120 Day Child Care Leave

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which directed National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) to "consider grant" of Child Care Leave (CCL) to a nurse for a period of 120 days and extend CCL benefits' within eight weeks.In doing so the court underscored that NIMHANS as State's instrumentality has to be...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 18 - November 24, 2024

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 472 To 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 480Nominal Index:Satish AND State of Karnataka. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 472State of Karnataka & Others AND Latha H N. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 473Parvati & ANR AND State of Karnataka & anr. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar). 474Ramesh N R AND Chief Secretary & Others. 2024 LiveLaw (Kar) 475Mandara AND State of Karnataka and Anr. 2024 LiveLaw...

Magistrate Granting Permission To Probe Non-Cognizable Offence Must Apply Mind, Not Write 'Lengthy Orders To Fill Up Pages': Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that Magistrate courts, while passing an order on a request made by the police to investigate a non-cognizable offence, should not merely pass lengthy orders only to fill up the pages, without applying their mind.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna while allowing the petition filed by one Krishnappa M T and another quashed the proceedings...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Suspended Janta Dal (S) Leader Prajwal Revanna's Anticipatory Bail Plea In Sexual Assault Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (November 22) dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Suspended Janta Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna who has been arrested on the allegations of rape and sexual assault.A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprassana while pronouncing the order said, "Dismissed". The petition prayed that in the event of his arrest, Revanna be released on bail. Revanna is...

Karnataka High Court Stays Till January 7 GO Authorizing State Waqf Board, Officers To Issue Marriage Certificates To Muslim Couples

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday, in an interim order, kept in abeyance till January 7 a government order authorising the State Waqf Board and its officers to issue marriage certificates to married Muslim applicants. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind while dictating its order said, “In view of the strong prima case the impugned order dated...

Land Mortgaged To Bank Can Be Sold In Case Of Default In Loan Repayment By Allotee: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that once the state government allows land granted to be mortgaged to raise a loan for the construction of a house, in case of default of repayment of the loan, the bank cannot be restrained from selling the property to enforce the mortgage, citing the non-alienation clause in the grant.A Single Judge M I Arun held thus while quashing an endorsement...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Reconstituting State Bar Council Committees, Says It Violates Council's Election Rules

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an October 28 notification issued by Chairman and Vice Chairman of State Bar Council to reconstitute committees of the Council, observing that the same was in violation of the State Bar Council (Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman) Rules.Observing that rules are meant to ensure transparency, the court said that the action of reconstitution of the...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Plea To Quash FIR Involving Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP Leaders Over Alleged Electoral Bonds Extortion

Former State BJP president Naleen Kumar Kateel, seeking quashing of an FIR registered against him for allegedly extorting money under the guise of electoral bonds, told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that co-accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and others are not in receipt of any property as has been defined in the relevant provision for the offence.Kateel further submitted that...

GO For Timely Supply Of Quality Seeds To Farmers At Reasonable Price Prevails Over Private Sellers' Right To Carry Business: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging a Government Order directing purchase of certified and truthfully labelled seeds (TL) only from government agencies.A single judge K V Aravind dismissed the petition filed by M/s Karnataka State Certified Seed Producers Association and others stating, “Having regard to the object and the reasons stated in the Government Order...