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Transport corporations not entitled for compensation for ‘loss of revenue’ when buses are under repair due to accidents: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and other transport business companies are not entitled for compensation for “loss of revenue” when their buses are kept idle in the garage to repair the damage caused due to road accidents, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

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Karnataka High Court dismisses petitions filed by G.R. Medical College on NMC’s decision of not renewing permission for academic year 2022-23

The High Court of Karnataka has refused to interfere with the decision of the National Medical Council (NMC) of not renewing the permission to Mangaluru-based G.R. Medical College Hospital and Research Centre for the academic year 2022-23 for deficiencies in facilities, and to shift 150 students, who were admitted to…

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Quality control on raw material for ‘Make in India’ plastic products will ensure global standard for items exported: Karnataka High Court

Declining to interfere with the Union government’s order of imposition of quality control on import of plastic raw material by prescribing standard, the High Court of Karnataka has said that insistence of quality from threshold for ‘Make in India’ products would ensure to meet all global standards for the products…

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Karnataka High Court finds no illegality in taking of oath by MLAs and Ministers ‘deviating’ from prescribed format

Observing that “it is not uncommon in the Indian society that people and their elected representatives show due deference to the sages, social reformers, and tall figures who have contributed to the upliftment of society”, the High Court of Karnataka has refused to interfere with minor variation in the format…

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Karnataka High Court imposes cost of ₹1 lakh on school for depriving classes for many children and for delay in adhering to court’s order

Observing that schools should not attempt to play with the future of children and create tense situations for their parents, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday imposed an exemplary cost of ₹1 lakh on Brigade School, Malleswaram in Bengaluru, for the delay in complying with the court’s order for…

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CBI moves Karnataka High Court against withdrawal of consent to probe disproportionate assets case against Shivakumar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday moved the High Court of Karnataka questioning the State government’s November 28, 2023, order of withdrawing consent granted to it on September 25, 2019, to probe a ₹74.93-crore disproportionate assets case registered against Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

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Signs of Bengaluru’s language conundrum

Kannada signboards issue in Bengaluru sparks protests, vandalism & political debate.

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Karnataka High Court adjourns Mall of Asia petition till Friday

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday adjourned till Friday further hearing on a petition which had questioned the Bengaluru city Police Commissioner’s order “restricting public access” to Phoenix Mall of Asia, after the police sought time for further deliberations with the mall management as suggested by the court earlier.

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Phoenix Mall of Asia highlights problem of lack of coordination among civic agencies

The recent order from the city police to restrict public access to Phoenix Mall of Asia, on Ballari Road, which is now challenged in the High Court of Karnataka, is yet another example of the glaring problem of lack of a holistic approach before clearing big residential and commercial projects…

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Withdrawal of hijab ban: Ray of hope, says petitioner

Tehrin Begum, one of the six girls from Udupi district who approached the High Court of Karnataka and the Supreme Court in the hijab case, said that the Chief Minister’s promise of withdrawing the hijab ban was “a ray of hope for those girls who discontinued their studies”

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Foreigners Regional Registration Office must set its house in order on extending tenure of medical visa to foreigners: Karnataka High Court

The Foreigners’ Regional Registration Office should set its house in order and forthwith stop being quixotic in granting extension of medical visa or medical attendant visa to foreigners, said the High Court of Karnataka on noticing that the visa of a Yemen national was extended multiple times without verifying medical…

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Karnataka High Court quashes alleged bribery case against former MLA Madal Virupakshappa

In a major setback to the Lokayukta police, the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the alleged corruption case registered against K. Madal Virupakshappa, BJP’s former MLA and former chairperson of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd. (KSDL).

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Solid Waste Management Company awaits HC evaluation for waste collection tender

The Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Ltd. (BSWML) is now awaiting evaluation of its much delayed garbage collection and transportation tender by the High Court of Karnataka, to recall tenders again.

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It is surprising ICAI wants to stifle the career of a student with extra acumen, says Karnataka High Court

It would not behove the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to the status enshrined in the Constitution of India to impose a penalty of delaying enrolment by two years on a student who had studied and completed multiple courses while pursuing CA Articleship by diligently taking prior permissions…

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Protest by police in Chikkamagaluru is ‘absolutely unacceptable’: High Court

What a section of the police personnel allegedly did was absolutely unacceptable to this court and to the civil society, to say the least, said the High Court of Karnataka, while expressing anguish over the incident in which a group of police personnel resorted to a demonstration on the streets…

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Construction of bridge over rajakaluve is not encroachment: Karnataka High Court

The construction of a bridge over a rajakaluve (storm-water drain) to connect private properties on either side of the drain, cannot be termed as an encroachment, said the High Court of Karnataka

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High Court to hear pleas on HSRP issue on December 14

The State government on Wednesday informed the High Court of Karnataka that the Transport Commissioner on December 1 held a meeting with the representatives of the HSRP Manufacturers’ Association of India and various individual manufacturers of high-security registration plates (HSRP) on fixing HSRP to old vehicles registered in the State…

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Karnataka High Court censures State govt. for causing litigation over tender due to lack of clarity on yardsticks under different schemes

Censuring the State government for causing a large number of litigations related to civil contracts across Karnataka, owing to a lack of clarity and confusion in policies and circulars issued in 2022, the High Court of Karnataka has advised the government to ensure that policies are not in conflict with…

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Karnataka High Court changes its earlier views; now says authority can deny renewal and re-issue of already issued passport during pendency of criminal case

Changing the law interpreted in its three earlier judgments, in which it was held that pendency of a criminal case would not come in the way of renewal or re-issue of regular passport that was already issued, the High Court of Karnataka said when the law bars issuance of regular…

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Frame guidelines to post lower cadre officers to posts designated for higher cadres, Karnataka High Court directs government

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to issue necessary guidelines to assign reason for posting an officer belong to the lower cadre to posts designated for the officers of higher grade before seeking approval for such postings or transfers.

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Relationship by marriage does not eclipse right to privacy under Aadhaar Act, says Karnataka High Court

The relationship by marriage does not eclipse the right to privacy under the Aadhaar Act, and the personal data of information of one of the spouses stored in Aadhaar cannot be disclosed at the instance of other spouse without hearing the spouse whose information is sought by the other spouse,…

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Conduct of Chitradurga special court judge in Murugha Mutt seer’s case amounts to contempt, says High Court of Karnataka

The conduct of the judge of the special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases in Chitradurga district in issuing non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, “amounts to contempt of court for blatantly violating High Court’s orders”, observed the High…

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Karnataka High Court terms non-bailable warrant and arrest of Murugha seer in second case as violation of its orders; directs his immediate release from prison

Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.

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HC frowns on daughter’s ‘gift’ to parents

The obligation of children to look after their parents during the evening of their life becomes more vigorous when the children have got the property of the parents through gift, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Petitioners have not come with ‘clean hands, clean heart, and clean objective’ in their petition challenging appointment of Vice-Chancellor of VTU: Karnataka High Court

A retired professor and a former syndicate member of Mysore University “have not come to the court with clean hands, clean heart, and clean objective” as they had failed to disclose their correct credentials in their separate PIL petitions, in which they had questioned the legality of appointment of S.…

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