President appoints 4 new Additional Judges at Karnataka High Court
The President appoints Anil Bheemsen Katti, to be an Additional Judge of Karnataka High Court with effect from the date he assumes
Karnataka High Court
[POCSO]Pulling down pants of kid forcefully as a punishment measure; Karnataka High Court denies relief u/s 482 CrPC to the female teacher
“Spare the rod and spoil the child” has metamorphosed into “spare the rod and teach the child”
Karnataka High Court appalled to see a case of wrongful arrest as fathers’ name was similar; Directs DGP to issue SOP/Guidelines if not in place; Compensates aggrieved
“I’m unable to comprehend as to how the name of the father being similar or even identical would have any role to play in the arrest, extrapolating the same logic if the arrest warrant has been issued for one brother, another brother or maybe even the sister could be arrested, merely, because the father’s name is identical.”
‘S.I.R cannot be generated at the drop of a hat’; Karnataka High Court quashes corruption proceedings initiated by ACB under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J. quashed the proceedings initiated against a public servant working as an Executive Engineer in
Karnataka High Court | No suppression of material facts if show cause notice issued is based on balance sheet; Appeal denied
Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of PS Dinesh and Anant Pamana Hegde, JJ. rejected the appeal filed by Commissioner
Karnataka High Court grants compensation to a law student who was arrested and handcuffed
Karnataka High Court (Dharwad Bench): Suraj Govindaraj, J. while deciding a matter regarding handcuffing of an accused during arrest, held that “handcuffing
Karnataka High Court | Illicit relationship with husband of the complainant not necessary ground to constitute offence under S. 498-A IPC
Karnataka High Court: Hemant Chandangoudar J. quashed the FIR against accused 5 being the woman who had illicit relations with
Rigour under S. 33(5) POCSO Act gets diluted once the child attains majority; Kar HC allowed cross-examination under S. 311 CrPC
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna, J. allowed the petition filed seeking further cross examination of the child victim as the victim has
Karnataka HC directs timeline for expeditious disposal of every application invoking S. 12 (5) Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna J. allowed the petition and directed to dispose the application seeking maintenance, within a period of two
Wife pressing uncorroborated allegations on husband being impotent amounts to cruelty under S. 13(1) (ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955; Kar HC grants divorce
There is no straight-jacket formula when considering the term “cruelty” and it depends upon the established pleadings and evidence on record and the inference has to be drawn from the attending facts and circumstances taken cumulatively
Appointment of Additional Judges at Karnataka and Allahabad High Court
Karnataka High Court The President appoints Shri Cheppudira Monnappa Poonacha, to be an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court, for a
Work From Home under Maternity Benefit Act can be availed only if nature of work assigned to women is possible for them to work from home: Kar HC
Karnataka High Court: Noting that the nature of work assigned to a woman cannot be carried from home, R Devdas, J., held
Whether Arbitration involving third parties leading to other proceedings would be arbitrable? Kar HC answers
Karnataka High Court: B.M. Shyam Prasad, J., held that there cannot be a complete adjudication of the petitioner’s rights unless the third
Mere suspicion is not enough to prosecute the petitioner for offence punishable under S. 370 of the IPC for human trafficking; Kar HC observes in a case where AIO caught 3 Indian nationals on suspicion
Karnataka High Court: M Nagaprasanna J. allowed the petition and quashed the proceedings in the case pending on the file of the
16 pointer report on why wearing of Hijab is not a part of essential religious practice in Islam: Karnataka High Court unfolds
Dismayed as to how all of a sudden that too in the middle of an academic term the issue of hijab is
The uniform can exclude any other apparel like bhagwa or blue shawl that may have the visible religious overtones ; Kar HC upholds Hijab Ban
“The Holy Quran does not mandate wearing of hijab or headgear for Muslim women rather it was traditionally worn as a measure
Hijab Row | Karnataka HC upholds Hijab Ban: Read Questions formulated by HC while pronouncing verdict
Karnataka High Court formulated a few questions: Whether wearing Hijab is a part of essential religious practise in Islamic faith protected under
Whether prohibition of ‘purdah’ is an infringement of constitutional right? What the Supreme Court of Kuala Lumpur (Federal Court of Malaysia) decided
Another one to read, from the Foreign Court, now 6 days have passed in a very interesting matter wherein a question arose
To Wear or Not to Wear? Precedents on dilemma of wearing ‘Headscarf’ from the Kerala High Court
In Nadha Raheem v. C.B.S.E, 2015 SCC OnLine Ker 21660, Kerala High Court’s Single Judge Bench in the year 2015 dealt with
Whether GST exemption can be claimed for leasing out residential premises as hostel to students and working professionals? Kar HC answers
Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of Alok Aradhe and M.I. Arun, JJ., addressed whether GST exemption can be claimed for leasing