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Sting operations by media must be ‘healthy’: Karnataka High Court

Observing that sting operations by the media should be “heathy” by adhering to norms, the High Court of Karnataka has said that all such operations in the future should be as per the guidelines issued by the News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) and the Press Council of India

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Recorded demand and acceptance of bribe in media sting operations akin to a trap by probe agencies

A sting operation, in which 20 police officers and personnel of the Bangalore city traffic police wing were caught red-handed while allowing lorries to enter prohibited zones during restricted hours by demanding and accepting bribe, is like a trap proceeding done by an investigation agency or even of a higher…

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Cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli arrested by Bengaluru police for abusing social activist

Earlier, Bengaluru police had arrested Puneeth Kerehalli under the Goonda Act. He challenged the arrest in the High Court of Karnataka. The government dropped the charges against him. He was released recently.

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Sub-registrar has no power to cancel registered document through ‘cancellation deed’: Karnataka High Court

A sub-registrar has no power under the Registration Act, 1908, to cancel a registered General Power of Attorney (GPA) by registering another deed in the name of ‘Cancellation of GPA’, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

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Decision to lay off mentally-disturbed employee may escalate level of depression: Karnataka High Court

Observing that distress and depression are the byproducts of modern life, the High Court of Karnataka dismissed the plea of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL), which had questioned the order for reinstating a station attendant who was dismissed from service for remaining unauthorisedly absent from work for around 632…

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Persons occupying high posts should show restraint, says Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court

Persons occupying high posts should show some restraint, Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka observed orally on Thursday during the hearing of the PIL petition filed by a group of parents questioning the laws that make the study of Kannada language compulsory even for students studying in schools…

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Karnataka High Court upholds govt. notification declaring Central Crime Branch sleuths as ‘superior officers’ to SHOs in Bengaluru

The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the State government’s 2021 notification, which has declared the officers of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru, of and above the rank of inspector as the ‘superior officers’ of the station house officers (SHOs) of all the police stations in the city.

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Tiger claw row: Jaggesh moves High Court questioning legality of search

Actor and Rajya Sabha member Jaggesh has moved the High Court of Karnataka questioning the legality of the search conducted on his premises by the Forest Department on the issue of possessing a tiger claw without giving him any time to respond to the notice issued by the officials themselves…

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The buck must stop somewhere, Karnataka High Court tells govt. on delay in construction of new building for school

If the State government wants to protect the right of children to education as per the Constitutional mandate, then it has to act swiftly, and no red-tapsim or passing the buck can be entertained and the buck should stop somewhere, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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HSRP for old vehicles: Karnataka High Court keeps order in abeyance to facilitate govt. to hold deliberations with stakeholders

A Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday kept in abeyance the single judge’s September 20 order, which had directed the State government to formulate a scheme to ensure that all vehicle manufacturers can grant approval across board to all manufacturers of the High Security Registration Plate…

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Provisions of Karnataka Education Act on retrenchment of employees applies even for unaided and linguistic minority dental colleges: High Court

The provisions of the Karnataka Education Act, 1983, related to service conditions such as retrenchment and resignation of employees in educational institutions applies even to the unaided linguistic minority dental institutes, the High Court of Karnataka has said.

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Digitise all property records, and give access to officers empowered to act on property related complaints: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Chief Commissioner of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to digitise documents of all types of properties, including old records, and give access to all the digitised documents to the officers who are empowered in law to adjudicate the complaints related to…

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Karnataka High Court summons Maharani Cluster varsity V-C and Registrar for not paying salary to professor

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar of the Maharani Cluster University, Bengaluru, to be personally present in the court on October 27, for not releasing salary to a professor despite the release of the amount by the State government towards payment of salary

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Sexual assault case against Murugha mutt seer: Karnataka High Court grants bail to Paramashivaiah, secretary of Jagadguru Murugarajendra Vidhyapeetha

Noticing that medical report had stated that “there was no penetrative sexual assault” on the two victims, the High Court of Karnataka on Friday granted bail to A.J. Paramashivaiah, secretary of Jagadguru Murugarajendra (JM) Vidhyapeetha, who is one of the accused in the sexual assault case against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru,…

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High Court permits Karnataka govt. to appoint 12,901 candidates to graduate primary teacher posts from provisional selection list

The High Court of Karnataka has permitted the State government to appoint 12,901 teachers from among 13,352 selected candidates from the provisional selection list for the post of graduate primary teacher for classes VI to VIII in government and aided educational institutions.

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No microscopic examination of materials needed by govt. to permit investigation against public servants: Karnataka High Court

The State government is not required to make microscopic examination of the materials submitted by the investigating officer for granting approval for probe against a public servant under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Karnataka High Court allows reactivation of X account of Dr. Philips after he agrees to hide defamatory posts against Himalaya Wellness Company

Kerala-based hepatologist Cyriac Abby Philips on Tuesday gave an undertaking to the High Court of Karnataka that he would hide all his alleged defamatory posts on his X account against Bengaluru-based Himalaya Wellness Company and its Ayurvedic products through his social media posts.

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Karnataka govt. to pay ₹5 lakh to ₹7.5 lakh compensation in cases of unnatural death of people while in prison

A policy has been framed for paying a compensation of ₹7.5 lakh to the next of kin of the prisoners in case of unnatural death of prisoner due to a quarrel among prisoners, and ₹5 lakh in case of other unnatural deaths, including suicide, within the prisons, the High Court…

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There is no changed circumstance to re-examine blocking orders on X, Centre tells Karnataka High Court

The Central government on Wednesday told the High Court of Karnataka that there is no changed circumstance for re-examining the blocking orders passed to block objectionable posts and accounts of micro blogging platform, X (formerly Twitter) under the Information Technology Act.

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Don’t construe dismissal of plea against using photos of Ministers in govt. advertisements as court’s approval, says Karnataka High Court

While dismissing a PIL petition against publication of government advertisements with photos of Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and other Ministers, the High Court of Karnataka said that dismissal “should not be construed as the court approving of publication of photographs of any Minister in governmental advertisements.”

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Principal district judge to administer Vidhyapeeta of Murugha Mutt till appointment of president in place of jailed seer: Karnataka High Court

The Principal District Judge, Chitradurga district, will oversee the administration and management of Jagadguru Murugarajendra (JM) Vidhyapeetha run by J.M. Bruhan Mutt till the appointment of a president as per the by-laws to manage the Vidhyapeetha in place of incarcerated seer-cum-president Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, said the High Court of Karnataka.

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Karnataka High Court directs State government to conduct a drive immediately to fill up all backlog vacancies within six months

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to immediately undertake a recruitment drive to fill-up all the backlog vacancies in all the departments and institutions, and accomplish the task of filling-up backlog vacancies immediately within an outer limit of six months.

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City police tell High Court that permission granted only to hold demonstration at Freedom Park

The city police on Monday told the High Court of Karnataka that they have denied permission for holding procession by various organisations under the banner of the Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samithi as part of their Bengaluru bandh call.

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Formulate scheme to allow all authorised registration plate manufacturers to fix HSRP to old vehicles, Karnataka High Court directs State government

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to formulate and publish a scheme within 15 days to ensure that vehicle manufacturers grant approval across the board to all the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) manufacturers possessing Type Approval Certificate (TAC) to fix HSRPs to all the old…

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Guarantee schemes announced in manifesto cannot amount to corrupt practices, Siddaramaiah contends before High Court

The five guarantee schemes announced in the election manifesto of the Congress party would not amount to corrupt practice committed by an individual candidate under the Representation of People Act, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has contented before the High Court of Karnataka.

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