Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: December 2024 [Citations: 490 - 532]

Live Law

Citation 2024 LiveLaw 490 to 2024 LiveLaw 532 Nominal Index Union of India & Others AND Government of Karnataka & Others. The fact that the deceased was travelling in the train is not in dispute, but only mistakenly he traveled beyond destiny and also the Apex Court in the Prabhakaran's case also held that principles of strict liability applies, the defendant has to pay damages for injury caused to the plaintiff, even though the defendant may not have been at any fault" Karnataka State Law University Has Autonomy To Regulate Its Revaluation Process: HC Rejects Student's Plea Against Evaluation Standards Case Title: A J James AND Karnataka State Law University & Others Case No: WRIT APPEAL No.257 OF 2024 Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 504 The Karnataka High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a Law student challenging an order of the single judge which rejected his petition questioning the re-valuation standards adopted by the Karnataka State Law University. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said, “There is a need to embrace the technology to ensure that there is an unambiguous, credible, and clinching record relating to proof of execution of documents, more particularly the documents such as Will where the author of the instrument will not be available to admit or prove its execution when its execution is disputed.” Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya Accused Of Spreading 'Fake News' About A Farmer's Suicide Case Title: L S Tejasvi Surya AND State of Karnataka Case No: Criminal Petition No 12667 of 2024 Citation no: 2024 LiveLaw 509 The Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed a case registered against BJP Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya for allegedly spreading 'fake news' regarding the suicide of a farmer in Haveri district. Earlier, the court had while issuing notice to the respondents said, “There shall be an interim order of stay of all further proceedings in C.C.No.238/2024, qua the petitioners, till the next date of hearing” Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP State President BY Vijayendra For Allegedly Extorting Money Under Guise Of Electoral Bonds Case Title: B Y Vijayendra AND State of Karnataka & ANR Case No: CRL.P 13192/2024 Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 517 The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday allowed the petition filed by then Vice President and now BJP State President BY Vijayendra and quashed proceedings pertaining to an FIR registered against him for allegedly extorting money under the guise of electoral bonds. S.187 BNSS | Police Custody Must Be Within First Forty Days For Offences Punishable Upto 10 Years Imprisonment : Karnataka High Court Case Title: State of Karnataka & Kalandar Shafi & Others Case No: CRIMINAL PETITION No.13459 OF 2024 C/W WRIT PETITION No.33526 OF 2024 Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 518 The Karnataka High Court has held that as per Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, the 15-day police custody must be sought within the first forty days in cases of offences which are punishable upto ten years of imprisonment It clarified that the phraseology used in Section 187 BNSS is an offence punishable "for ten years or more", explaining that 10 years or more would mean that the threshold punishment is 10 years and not a punishment up to 10 years.