The Court quashed a sexual harassment case filed against a man on finding that the complainant later disowned most of her allegations, with the only remaining claim being that he looked at her inappro ...
The Court found that the complaint was filed as a counterblast after Krishna accused the official of being involved in the theft of saris from a local temple.
The Court termed a plea to quash the chargesheet filed in the case a “gross abuse of the process of the Court” and directed the petitioner-accused to pay ₹25,000 as costs to the Mysuru DLSA.
Legal opinions given by panel advocates are only advisory in nature and cannot replace an authority's independent decision-making process, the Court said.
"Public office cannot be treated as a consolation prize for a defeated politician, nor can it be converted into a reward for political loyalty," the Court said.
The High Court also took note of allegations that police stations in several instances were functioning as parallel courts by entertaining civil disputes between private parties and attempting to sett ...
The Court took strong exception to the conduct of advocates who allegedly entered the courthall and created a ruckus during a protest over violence against lawyers in Karnataka.
Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde issued notice on Ali's plea challenging a Bengaluru magistrate's order accepting a the closure report filed by the police in the case.
The Court observed that the applicable rules provide that the Karnataka Administrative Tribunal, in its discretion, may permit the use of Kannada in the proceedings, provided that the final order is i ...
The Court also issued notice to the Karnataka Labour Department and Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists' Welfare Board on a plea by Cineplex challenging the constitutional validity of the cess.
The Court recorded the State's assurance that hospitals would not face adverse consequences for failing to disclose the procurement prices of medicines in patient bills for now.
