Karnataka High Court
Plea Filed In Karnataka High Court Against MHA Circular On Vande Mataram, Claims It Imposes 'Religiously Loaded' Version On Students
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (March 26) said that it shall hear next month a plea challenging Ministry of Home Affairs' protocol over singing of all six stanzas of national song 'Vande Mataram' in all schools wherein one of the stanzas allegedly invokes Hindu deities. The plea challenges the constitutional validity of the protocol titled 'Orders Relating to the National Song of...
Does Fundamental Right To Reproductive Health Extend To Menstrual Leave? Can Executive Power Mandate It? Karnataka High Court Asks
The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday, heard extensive arguments in a batch of writ petitions challenging the State Government's notification directing one day of paid menstrual leave per month for women employees in industrial establishments.While hearing the counsel for the workforce/women associations at length, the single judge bench of Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde enquired whether...
Karnataka HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Acceptance Of Lokayuktha Police's Closure Report In MUDA Case Against CM Siddaramaiah, Others
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (March 26) issued notice on a plea moved by Snehamayi Krishna challenging acceptance of a 'B Report'/ Closure Report filed by Lokayuktha police before the trial court in the alleged MUDA land scam lodged against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others. The single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav has issued notice to the respondents in the...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Issue Notice On DIGIPUB News Foundation's Plea Against SAHYOG Portal, Lists Along With X Corp's Appeal
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (March 26) refused to issue notice on a plea filed by DIGIPUB News India Foundation and journalist Abhinandan Sekhri challenging an order holding Section 79(3)(b) IT Act as a standalone provision conferring authority on Central government officers to issue blocking orders through Sahyog Portal.The court said that it was not issuing notice on Digipub's plea...
Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against DRDO Employees For Allegedly Removing Stray Dogs From Campus
The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Wednesday (March 25) stayed criminal proceedings in an FIR initiated against Defence Research and Development Organisation [DRDO] employees under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, for allegedly relocating the dogs within the DRDO township at Bengaluru.The single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna expressed shock that the State...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Pollution Board's Closure Order Against Energy Unit, Directs Fresh Inspection
Granting relief to an oil production unit of M11 Energy Transition Company at Udupi, the Karnataka High Court has set aside the closure orders issued by the Member Secretary of Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KPSPCB) for want of jurisdiction.M11 Energy Transition Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of non-edible oil and biodiesel, previously moved the High Court challenging closure orders issued...
Minor's Suicide Case: Karnataka High Court Directs Bengaluru Pubs To Strictly Verify Age Before Granting Entry
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (March 25) directed pubs and breweries in Bengaluru to initiate rigorous age verification protocols preferably at the entry of the premises. In doing so the court refused to quash criminal proceedings against the licensee of a Brewery in the city wherein a teenager had allegedly consumed alcohol and later committed suicide. The single judge bench of Justice...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar In Alleged Land Encroachment Case
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (March 25) quashed an FIR registered against spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar over alleged land encroachment in Bengaluru.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna however clarified that none of the observations made in the course of the order would be applicable to other accused or pending proceedings before any other forums.A detailed order...
'State Largest Litigant, Must Act With Accountability': Karnataka High Court Calls For Digital Litigation Monitoring System To Prevent Delays
The Karnataka High Court has held that the State Government, as the single largest litigant before constitutional courts, bears a 'corresponding responsibility' to conduct its legal affairs with institutional accountability. The court added that the government cannot expect preferential treatment regarding the law of limitation. “…The Government cannot take advantage of bureaucratic...
2013 Wenlock Hospital Murder: Karnataka High Court Orders Action Against District Surgeon & IO For 'Serious Lapses' In Probe
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State's Health and Home Secretaries to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the District Surgeon of Wenlock Hospital and a Police Circle Inspector for 'serious lapses' in reporting and investigating a murder that occurred within hospital premises in 2013. While upholding the acquittal of the accused by a Mangalore Sessions Court in 2017, a...
Bangalore Metro Moves High Court Seeking Permission To Fell Trees For Constructing JP Nagar 4th Phase Mysuru Road Rail Line
The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) has moved an application before the Karnataka High Court seeking permission to fell trees for the proposed JP Nagar 4th Phase -Mysuru Road Rail Line.The interim application has been filed by the respondent authority in a public interest litigation filed by Bangalore Environment Trust and environmentalist Dattatraya Devare in 2018 for...