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The High Court pointed out that Asianet News failed to support their claim that their alleged defamatory programme ‘Betting Raniyaru’ was covered under Fourth Exception to S. 499, Penal Code, 1860.
The Collegium on 13-03-2024 recommended the transfer to 2 Delhi High Court Judges namely- Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice V. Kameshwar Rao.
The High Court answered the question in negative pointing out that Section 125, CrPC envisages that wives, parents and minor children can claim for maintenance.
Mere erasure of the name of the petitioner in the cause title, does not mean that he is entitled to seek such erasure from the police records. “The direction would be only to enable the internet to forget, like the humans forget. If it is allowed to stay on record, the internet will never permit the humans to forget”.
The High Court cautioned that if consideration of such artificial deductions is allowed, then in every petition under Section 125 of CrPC there would be tendency by the husband to show lesser salary with an intention to mislead the Courts so as to avoid giving maintenance.
The High Court opined that taking care of children is shrouded by countless responsibilities and necessary expenditure from time to time and the husband cannot preposterously contend that the wife is lazing around and not earning money to take care of the children.
Hailing from a family of lawyers and Judges, Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria took charge as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 25-02-2024.
“Service jurisprudence must begin and end with rules that govern the process of qualification, recruitment, selection, appointment and conditions of service.”
Retiring after a tenure of roughly 22 days as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar’s journey from a National Merit Scholar to Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court is a testament to his dedication, intellect, and commitment to justice.
“The High Court, in exercise of appellate powers, may reappreciate the entire evidence, however, reversal of an order of acquittal is not to be based on mere existence of a different view or a mere difference of opinion”.
Justice Anjaria will succeed Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar who will demit office on 24-02-2024.
Current Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, Justice PS Dinesh Kumar is due to retire on 24-02-2024.
Justice PS Dinesh Kumar who is due to demit office on 24-02-2024, succeeded Justice Prasanna B. Varale who was appointed as a Supreme Court Judge in January
The High Court also held that the claimant is entitled to only 80% of the total compensation amount determined and is also not entitled for compensation towards loss of future earnings due to disability.
Presently, Justice Prasanna B. Varale is the third Supreme Court Judge belonging to a Scheduled Caste after Justice B.R. Gavai.
Justice Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar, who was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 02-1-2015, is due to demit office on 24-02-2024 and will have a tenure as a Chief Justice for little over a month.
Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale is currently the 32nd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and the only Chief Justice belonging to a Scheduled Caste among the Chief Justices of High Courts across the country.
In this case the complainant had challenged the “flea bite sentence” passed by the Trial Court against the accused who had pleaded guilty of causing death of 8 stray puppies.
“In a society like ours, job more often than not, happens to be predominant source of livelihood and therefore snatching away a job, virtually amounts to taking away the means of livelihood of the employee.”
If the quality emerges right from the word go till the finished product under the ‘Make in India programme’, it is only then that the country would be able to compete with others.