Karnataka High Court
Set Up Commission To Consider Geo-Political Autonomy Of Codava Tribe In Coorg: Subramanian Swamy Files PIL In Karnataka High Court
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking a direction to the State and Union Governments to set up a commission to consider the demands for granting Coorg, which is part of State of Karnataka, a Geo-Political Autonomy/Self-Rule and inclusion in the Schedule List (ST) list of the Indian Constitution.Dr. Subramanian Swamy has filed the petition in which it...
Public Notice Published In Newspapers To Seek Information On Availability Of Burial Grounds In Villages: Karnataka Govt To High Court
The Karnataka government on Thursday informed the High Court that it has published a public notice in local and national newspapers, seeking information on availability of burial grounds in the villages. A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice Venkatesh Naik T took on record the affidavit filed by the Principal Secretary (Revenue Department) in this regard.“After collecting...
Karnataka Bitcoin Scam: High Court Directs ED To Complete Investigation Against Accused Sirkrishna's Brother In 6 Weeks, Review LOC
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to consider the representations made by Sudarshan Ramesh, brother of bitcoin scam accused Sirkrishna, seeking to recall the Look Out Circular issued against him, thereby not allowing him to leave India. The representation is to be considered after completing the investigation in the money laundering case against Sudarshan,...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR In Disproportionate Assets Case Against BJP MLA Renukacharya
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an alleged case of disproportionate assets against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader M P Renukacharya. Justice K Natarajan, while dismissing the petition filed by the legislator, said the petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed.On the private complaint filed by one Gurupadaiah, the police earlier registered FIR on 30.11.2015,...
Violation Of COVID Norms: Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Workers Of Campus Front Of India
The Karnataka High Court has quashed proceedings initiated last year against workers of now-banned Campus Front of India (CFI) for holding a meeting and gathering people at Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Bhavan, Bagalokot, when the authorities had prohibited such meetings on account of third wave of COVID-19. Justice J M Khazi sitting at Dharwad bench allowed the petition filed by Khadar Basha and others...
Gift Deed Executed By Senior Citizen Can Be Declared Null And Void Only If It Contains Stipulation On Maintenance By Transferee: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has said that a gift deed executed by a senior citizen can be declared as null and void under the Senior Citizens Act only if a stipulation is contained therein that the transferee shall maintain him or her in return.A division bench of Justice B Veerappa and Justice K S Hemalekha, while dismissing an intra-court appeal filed by Nanjappa, said, “On careful perusal...
Karnataka High Court Denies Bail To Man In POCSO Case, Says Minor Girl’s Statement On Consent Can’t Be Taken As Gospel Truth While Deciding Bail Plea
The Karnataka High Court has refused bail to an accused in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) Act, who claimed that the victim minor girl was a consenting party and that there was absence of element of force. Justice V Srishananda said the "consent, if any, of the victim girl for the penetrative sexual assault said to have taken place between the petitioner...
Karnataka High Court Directs Prison Authority To Consider Woman's Plea To Release Murder Convict On Parole For Their Marriage
The Karnataka High Court has directed the prison authorities to consider the representation of a woman and release a murder convict on parole leave, for him to marry her or else she would be given in marriage to someone else. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Neetha G and Rathnamma and directed the authorities to release the convict Anand. It said...
Upload Orders On Websites, Give Reasons For Adjournments: Karnataka High Court Issues Directions For Quasi-Judicial Authorities
The Karnataka High Court has directed the Principal Secretary to Department of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj to explore the possibility of making available hybrid hearings through video conferencing, at all quasi judicial authorities. A single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said “In this age when courts have also installed hybrid hearings through video conferencing, the...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 27 To April 2, 2023
Nominal Index:Omkarmurthy And State of Karnataka & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 122HEALTHCARE GLOBAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED v. UNION OF INDIA & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 123The Principal Secretary & ANR And Tejasco Techsoft Private Limited. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 124K. Madal Virupakshappa And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 125T Roopeshkumar @ Roopi And State of Karnataka. 2023...
Rule Whittling Down Input Taxes Refund Paid In Course Of Making A Zero-Rated Supply Is Ultra Vires: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has an amendment to Rule 89(4) (C) of the CGST Rules by Notification 16/2020-CT dated 23.03.2020 is illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable, irrational, unfair, unjust, and ultra vires Section 16 of the IGST Act and Section 54 of the CGST Act.The Bench of Justice S.R.Krishna Kumar has observed that Rule 89(4)(C) of the CGST Rules is ultra vires Section 54 of the CGST Act...
Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: March 2023 [Citation 85 -133]
Nominal Index:B Ranganath Hegde And Karnataka State Legal Services Authority & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 85Kattemane Ganesha v. State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 86M/s Inditrade Fincorp Pvt Ltd And Union of India & Others. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 87Jayanna B @ Jayaram And State of Karnataka. 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 88P S Leelavathi v. N Ravi Shankar & others. 2023 LiveLaw...