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Karnataka HC To Examine On February 12, The Validity Of Section 144 Order Passed By CP On December 18, 2019
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posted to February 12, hearing on bunch of petitions challenging the Section 144 issued by the Commissioner of police, Bengaluru on December 18, 2019, a day ahead of the rallies to be held against Citizenship (Ammendement) Act. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar directed the perimeters to file...
"If Possible, Blacklist The Petitioner"; Bombay HC Imposes Rs.50 Lakh Cost For "Frivolous And Vexatious" Litigation [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court recently imposed a cost of Rs.50 lakh on Nagarjuna Agro Chemicals Pvt Ltd, a private company working in the agrochemical space for filing a "frivolous and vexatious" petition seeking an enquiry in respect of manufacturing and marketing of STFR (Soil Testing Fertilizer Recommendations) technology developed by Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) and...
Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Direction To Hoist National Flag At Anganwadi
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday disposed off a public interest litigation filed seeking direction to hoist the National Flag at an Anganwadi in Kalburgi district. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar while disposing off the petition filed by Ramesh Gajare said "We find that petitioner has not made out a case on legal obligation on part...
'Don't Be Under Impression That Spiritual Organization Is Above Law' : Karnataka HC Asks Isha Foundation To Reveal Amounts Collected For Cauvery Calling Project
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation to file an additional affidavit disclosing the amount it has collected for the 'Cauvery Calling Project'. The Foundation has also been asked to explain the mode and manner in which the amounts have been raised. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar pulled up the...
Karnataka HC To Hear Pleas Against CAA; Says There Is No SC Order Barring HCs From Taking Up The Matter
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a petition seeking to declare the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, to be in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and should be struck down as it is unconstitutional. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangoudar posted the plea filed by Peoples Unity for Civil Liberties & Human...
ILI (Kerala) And Project 39A Event ' Crime And Punishment: Reflection From Gandhi' Will Be Held On Jan 11 At Kerala HC Auditorium
Indian Law Institute (Kerala State Unit) and Project 39A, National Law University, Delhi will be jointly organising an event titled Crime and Punishment: Reflections from Gandhi on 11th January 2020 (Saturday) in the Kerala High Court Auditorium from 11 AM to 1.30 PM.The event will commence with a keynote lecture by Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is currently...
High Courts Weekly Round-Up
Allahabad High Court ● Reiterated that where the defence has admitted the postmortem report submitted by the prosecution as genuine, the same may be read as substantive evidence. Bombay High Court ● In a significant ruling, allowed an adoption petition filed by a 66-year-old man who sought adoption of a 22-year-old girl who was raised by him and his wife. ● ...
Independent Right Of Tenancy Cannot Be Inherited Merely By Being A Relative Of Original Tenant: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
The Bombay High Court has held that an independent right of tenancy cannot be claimed to be inherited merely because the original tenant was a relative. Court dismissed the writ petition filed by a tenant claiming rights over a property where he had been staying since 1979 in a joint family.Justice GS Kulkarni heard the petition filed by one Vasant Joshi along with his family members as...
Section 144 Does Not Violate Fundamental Rights, It Merely Places Temporary Restrictions In Larger Interest Of Maintaining Public Order: Karnataka Govt Tells HC
The Karnataka Government in it's statement of objection filed in response to a bunch of petitions filed in the Karnataka High Court, challenging order passed under section 144, by the Bengaluru Police Commissoner on December 18, 2019, a day before the Anti Citizenship (Amendment) Act, rallies were to be held in the city, have said that order did not violate the petitioners Fundamental...
NLU Odisha Approves 25% Domicile Reservation In UG & PG Seats [Read Notification]
In a Special Meeting held on January 4, 2020, the General Council of the National Law University, Odisha approved 25% horizontal reservation to domicile students across categories for admission to Undergraduate and Post-graduate programmes. For claiming reservation in the Undergraduate Programme, a candidate should have passed 12th class or equivalent examination from the state of...