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[Trademark Dispute] Kar HC | A case of deceptively similar trademarks; Quintessential ‘Common man’ is neither blessed with the wisdom of Solomon nor the trained eyes of Sherlock Holmes

Karnataka High Court: P. Krishna Bhat J., set aside the impugned order with a direction to the Court to hear and dispose

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Kar HC | Whether it is mandatory for issuance of a summons under S. 91 CrPC before issuance of a warrant under S. 93 CrPC? HC Answers

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., dismissed the petition being devoid of merits. The facts of the case are such that two

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MP HC | Justice Satish Chandra Sharma appointed as a Judge of Karnataka HC

Transfer Orders Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court transferred as a Judge of the Karnataka High Court

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[NI Act] Kar HC | In a case where both the complainant and the accused remained continuously absent, Court ought to have “dismissed the complaint for non prosecution under S. 256 CrPC and not on merits”

Karnataka High Court: John Michael Cunha J., allowed the appeal and set aside the impugned judgment. The case involves default under Section

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Kar HC | Land falling within the category of 21(2) (a) Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1996 is not a government land but has private ownership; Compensation Granted

Karnataka High Court: Sachin Shankar Magadum J., disposed off the petition granting compensation to the petitioners as the defaulting land fell under

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Kar HC | Right of any major individual to marry the person of his/her choice is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of India; Not to be encroached irrespective of caste or religion

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of S. Sujatha and Sachin Shankar Magadam JJ., disposed off the petition due to the limitation

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[MV Act] Kar HC | MACT must proactively invoke power under S. 165 Evidence Act, in case of inability of claimants to produce treating doctors as witnesses

Karnataka High Court: H. T. Narendra Prasad J. allowed the appeal stating that the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal has ample powers under

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Kar HC | Whether entering ‘appearance’ by Advocate but not contesting the case be considered as Ex-parte proceedings under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC? Court explains

Karnataka High Court: M. I. Arun J. dismissed the petition without interfering in the discretion exercised by the Appellate Court in the

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[Right to Education] Kar HC | Reprimands ‘State’ action against establishing private schools; Compared ‘State’ action to a village priest chanting hymns without knowing its meanings

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit J., issued a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned orders and sent back the issue

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Kar HC | Whether a candidate who has appeared for the examination conducted by Public Service Commission can as a matter of right under the RTI Act, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts? HC elaborates

Karnataka High Court: Suraj Govindaraj J., while allowing the present petition made significant remarks related to the application of RTI Act, 2005

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Kar HC | Though Shariat permits a Muslim man to practise polygamy, but would that amount to cruelty to first wife? HC explains concept of Marital Cruelty

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Krishna S. Dixit and P. Krishna Bhat, JJ., held that, “Though contracting a second marriage by

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Kar HC | National Law School of India University Amendment Act, 2020 granting 25% reservation to candidates from State of Karnataka — Stayed

Karnataka High Court: The Division Bench of B.V. Nagarathna and Ravi Hosmani, JJ., granted an interim stay on the National Law School

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Kar HC | FRRO to issue exit permits to 9 foreign nationals belonging to Tablighi Jamaat; Criminal proceedings quashed with condition of “not to visit India for next 10 years”

Karnataka High Court: Krishna S. Dixit, J., quashed the criminal proceedings against 9 foreign nationals belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat while directing FRRO

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KCET 2020 | Kar HC | No candidate shall be prevented from attending examination scheduled to be held from 30th July, 2020 [Detailed Brief]

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Aravind Kumar and M.I. Arun, JJ., addressed the matter wherein the notification issued by the Karnataka

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SC refuses to interfere with appointment of a ‘junior’ judicial officer as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court

Supreme Court: The bench of Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, JJ has dismissed a plea by a district judge challenging the appointment

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[Trademark Dispute] Kar HC | A case of deceptively similar trademarks; Quintessential ‘Common man’ is neither blessed with the wisdom of Solomon nor the trained eyes of Sherlock Holmes

Kar HC | Whether it is mandatory for issuance of a summons under S. 91 CrPC before issuance of a warrant under S. 93 CrPC? HC Answers

MP HC | Justice Satish Chandra Sharma appointed as a Judge of Karnataka HC

[NI Act] Kar HC | In a case where both the complainant and the accused remained continuously absent, Court ought to have “dismissed the complaint for non prosecution under S. 256 CrPC and not on merits”

Kar HC | Land falling within the category of 21(2) (a) Karnataka Land Revenue Rules, 1996 is not a government land but has private ownership; Compensation Granted

Kar HC | Right of any major individual to marry the person of his/her choice is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution of India; Not to be encroached irrespective of caste or religion

[MV Act] Kar HC | MACT must proactively invoke power under S. 165 Evidence Act, in case of inability of claimants to produce treating doctors as witnesses

Kar HC | Whether entering ‘appearance’ by Advocate but not contesting the case be considered as Ex-parte proceedings under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC? Court explains

[Right to Education] Kar HC | Reprimands ‘State’ action against establishing private schools; Compared ‘State’ action to a village priest chanting hymns without knowing its meanings

Kar HC | Whether a candidate who has appeared for the examination conducted by Public Service Commission can as a matter of right under the RTI Act, seek for copies of his evaluated answer scripts? HC elaborates

Kar HC | Though Shariat permits a Muslim man to practise polygamy, but would that amount to cruelty to first wife? HC explains concept of Marital Cruelty

Kar HC | National Law School of India University Amendment Act, 2020 granting 25% reservation to candidates from State of Karnataka — Stayed

Kar HC | FRRO to issue exit permits to 9 foreign nationals belonging to Tablighi Jamaat; Criminal proceedings quashed with condition of “not to visit India for next 10 years”

KCET 2020 | Kar HC | No candidate shall be prevented from attending examination scheduled to be held from 30th July, 2020 [Detailed Brief]

SC refuses to interfere with appointment of a ‘junior’ judicial officer as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court

Karnataka HC | Appointment of 5 Additional Judges for a period of 2 years

SC Collegium approves proposal for elevation of 4 Judicial Officers as Judges of Karnataka High Court

Punjab and Haryana HC | Transfer Order of Justice Sunkenahalli Narasimhaiah Satyanarayana of Karnataka HC

Karnataka HC | Appointment of 5 Additional Judges to be Permanent Judges

Supreme Court Collegium approves — Elevation of 5 Addl. Judges of Karnataka HC as Permanent