Karnataka High Court
Karnataka Golf Association Substantially Financed By Govt In Form Of Subsidised Rent, Qualifies As Public Authority Under RTI Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has declared that the Karnataka Golf Association is a public authority as contemplated under the Right to Information Act (RTI). A single judge bench of Justice N S Sanjay Gowda dismissed a petition filed by the Association challenging the order of Karnataka Information Commission by which it declared the Association as a public authority under Section 2(h) of the...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Take Away Father's Visitation Rights On Ground That He Remarried After Divorce & Bears Another Child
The Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with the order of a family court granting visitation rights of a minor daughter to her father. The mother of the child had objected to it on the grounds that her ex-husband had remarried twice after being divorced from her. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil observed,“The assertion of the appellant is...
Section 173 CrPC | Instruct All Investigating Agencies To Communicate Final Report To Complainant: Karnataka High Court To DGP, IG
The Karnataka High Court recently directed the Inspector General and Director General of Police (DG and IGP), to instruct all Investigating Officers of the Investigation Agencies to communicate the final report prepared by them to the first informant, as per Section 173(2)(ii) of Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).Section 173(2)(ii) obligates investigating officer to communicate, in such manner...
Karnataka Elections 2023: High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Permission For NRIs To Caste Vote From Abroad
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday rejected a PIL filed by a Non Resident Indian (NRI) seeking grant of voting rights to NRIs from the countries they reside in, during the Karnataka Assembly Elections, scheduled to be held on May 10. A vacation bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil rejected the petition filed by Ravi M. In doing so, it accepted the submission made...
Section 87 NI Act | Cheque Not Invalid If Altered With Consent Of Drawer: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that if the payee or holder of the cheque had made alteration with the consent of drawer on cheque, such alteration cannot be a ground to resist right of payee or holder thereof.A single judge bench of Justice Rajendra Badamikar dismissed a revision petition filed by accused D B Jatti who had challenged the conviction order passed by the trial court for...
[DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Case] State's Consent For CBI Probe Merely Executive Order, Not Sanction For Prosecution: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court last month dismissed a petition filed by Congress leader D K Shivakumar seeking to quash the sanction for prosecution granted by State to the CBI, to investigate the offences alleged against him under the provision of Prevention of Corruption Act.A single judge bench of Justice K Natarajan said the impugned order was merely a consent given by the State under Section 6...
RTI Act | Public Information Officer Cannot Challenge Appellate Authority's Order Directing It To Disclose Information: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that under the Right to Information Act, a Public information Officer has no authority to prefer an appeal against an order passed by the Appellate Authority, directing him to furnish information to an applicant under the Act. The power to prefer an appeal challenging an order passed by the Appellate authority has been conferred only on the persons...
Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: April 2023 [Citation 134 - 164]
Nominal Index M/S Tonbo Imaging India Pvt Ltd Versus Union Of India. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 134Manje Gowda And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 135Rathnamma & ANR And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 136Bujji @ Babu G And State Of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 137Nanjappa And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 138Khadar Basha & others...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 24 To April 30
Nominal Index: [Citation: 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 159- 164] Mohammad Bilal & others And Police Sub-Inspector Law and Order & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 159 Rudresha And The Management of M/s TVS Motor Company. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 160 Hanumanthrao And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 161 H Siddaraju & ANR Union of India & others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar)...
Karnataka High Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant Against Mother Over Failure To Hand Over Minor Child's Custody To Father Despite Judicial Order
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued non-bailable warrants against a woman and directed the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru to keep the woman present in court for failing to hand over custody of the minor child to her father, as directed by the court. A vacation bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice C M Poonacha while hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by...
Erstwhile Office Bearers Of Private Club Can't Process Committee Election On Ground That New Administrator Has Not Taken Charge: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that erstwhile office members of a private club cannot process an election on the ground that the Administrator so appointed by the Government, has not taken charge. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by B L Adishesh and others who are members of the Vontikoppal Club, in Mysore. It quashed the...
Circumvented Round-About To Take Immediate Turn: Karnataka High Court Reduces Compensation Citing Contributory Negligence Of Deceased
The Karnataka High Court has said that the onus is on the claimants to prove that there was rash and negligent driving only by the alleged offending vehicle driver causing the accident. However, in case if the respondent/Insurer are able to show that the road traffic accident has not occurred in the manner as agitated by the claimants, then, the Tribunal should not hesitate in fixing...