SC Sets Aside HC Order That Quashed Defamation Case Against Kannada Daily Newspaper Owner [Read Judgment]
7 years, 3 months ago

SC Sets Aside HC Order That Quashed Defamation Case Against Kannada Daily Newspaper Owner [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Where defamatory matter is printed and sold or offered for sale, whether the owner thereof can be heard to say that he cannot be made vicariously liable for the defamatory material carried by his newspaper etc. requires a critical examination, the bench said.The Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order that had quashed defamation case filed. The Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order that had quashed defamation case filed against owner of a Kannada daily newspaper. The court also said where defamatory matter is printed and sold or offered for sale, whether the owner, thereof, can be heard to say that he cannot be made vicariously liable for the defamatory material carried by his newspaper etc.

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Karnataka High Court Stays Trial Court's Fresh Summons To Ex-CM BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Case
1 week, 4 days ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Trial Court's Fresh Summons To Ex-CM BS Yediyurappa In POCSO Case

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the order of cognizance and summons issued by a Bengaluru Court to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and three other accused directing their presence before the Trial Court on March 15, in connection with a case registered under the POCSO Act.Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed …

Karnataka HC agrees to examine plea against its rules that allows destruction of court’s records periodically
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Karnataka HC agrees to examine plea against its rules that allows destruction of court’s records periodically

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered the issue of a notice to its registry, the Central and State governments on a PIL petition, which has questioned the constitutional validity of the court’s rules that permit the destruction records of the cases after preserving them for 30 years and five years for different categories of records. Court of record Advocate …

High Court notice to Karnataka government over dropping cases against MPs, MLAs
3 weeks, 4 days ago

High Court notice to Karnataka government over dropping cases against MPs, MLAs

India Today  

The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday, issued notice to the state government in a petition challenging a government order to withdraw 43 criminal cases, in which former ministers, MLAs and persons of influence were named accused. A Division Bench of Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice MI Arun passed the order on the public interest litigation questioning the legality of …

SC stays Lokpal’s order on HC judges, calls it ‘very disturbing’
1 month ago

SC stays Lokpal’s order on HC judges, calls it ‘very disturbing’

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the Lokpal’s January 27 order, which held that India’s anti-corruption ombudsman could probe complaints against high court judges, calling the anti-corruption authority’s interpretation of its own jurisdiction “very disturbing”. The court signalled its strong disapproval of the ombudsman’s stance in entertaining two complaints against the sitting high court judge, observing: “This is something very …

Karnataka HC sends POCSO case against ex-CM back to trial court for fresh order on cognisance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka HC sends POCSO case against ex-CM back to trial court for fresh order on cognisance

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday remitted to the trial court to pass appropriate order afresh on the issue of taking cognisance of offences based on the chargesheet filed against former Chief Minister B.S. Terming the July 4, 2024 order of taking cognisance of offence by the trial court as “bald, laconic and cryptic”, the High Court directed the …

Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Chennai Police Commissioner
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order against Chennai Police Commissioner

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court’s order calling for an enquiry against Chennai Police Commissioner in connection with the alleged Anna University sexual assault case. The stay, issued by a bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and Satish Chandra Sharma, comes in response to a plea by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the high court’s observations against …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against News 1 Kannada's Anchor & Head Of News
2 months ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Criminal Defamation Case Against News 1 Kannada's Anchor & Head Of News

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal defamation proceedings initiated against a News Anchor and Head of News-1 Kannada TV channel based on the complaint filed by a police sub-inspector. Further, it was stated that the accused persons are working as News Anchor and Head of News-1 Kannada TV channel, on which, the said news is said to have been …

Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order To Register Defamation Case Against Asst Commissioner For Shouting At Senior Lawyer, Calls It Quasi-Judicial Function
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka HC Sets Aside Order To Register Defamation Case Against Asst Commissioner For Shouting At Senior Lawyer, Calls It Quasi-Judicial Function

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the Magistrate court directing the registration of a defamation case against the Assistant Commissioner of Kundapura who while discharging quasi-judicial function, allegedly acted erratically and became furious and shouted at a senior lawyer and a member of Kundapura Bar Association, appearing before him. Therefore, she could be treated as a …

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP State President BY Vijayendra For Allegedly Extorting Money Under Guise Of Electoral Bonds
3 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP State President BY Vijayendra For Allegedly Extorting Money Under Guise Of Electoral Bonds

Live Law  

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. It said “The counsel being changed for qua the other accused raising different grounds that were not raised by …

Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination To Stay Karnataka Lokayukta Investigation In DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Case
3 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Expresses Disinclination To Stay Karnataka Lokayukta Investigation In DK Shivakumar Disproportionate Assets Case

Live Law  

In pleas challenging withdrawal of consent accorded by Karnataka government for CBI to prosecute Congress leader and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets case, the Supreme Court today expressed disinclination to pass any interim order regarding ongoing investigation by Karnataka Lokayukta.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan heard the matter, arising out of. In pleas challenging …

Prima Facie Karnataka HC Division Bench Did Not Continue Single Judge Order Restraining Broadcast Of Power TV: Supreme Court
4 months ago

Prima Facie Karnataka HC Division Bench Did Not Continue Single Judge Order Restraining Broadcast Of Power TV: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on November 14 clarified that the division bench of the Karnataka high Court did not continue the interim order of the Single Judge restraining the broadcast of the Kannada news channel Power TV. On July 3, 2024, the Karnataka High Court division bench passed the impugned order disposing of the appeal by Power TV against the interim …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Plea To Quash Vivek Tankha's Criminal Defamation Case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Plea To Quash Vivek Tankha's Criminal Defamation Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday exempted Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from a bailable warrant issued in a criminal defamation case filed against him by Senior Advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha, subject to his participation in the proceedings.The Court also issued notice on the plea of Chouhan challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court's order which refused. The Supreme …

Karnataka High Court quashes defamation case against BJP MLA Patil Yatnal
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court quashes defamation case against BJP MLA Patil Yatnal

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed a defamation case against MLA Basanagouda R Patil Yatnal, filed by Minister Shivananda S Patil, owing to procedure not being followed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Suraksha Sanhita. Therefore, notice shall be issued to the accused and after hearing the accused, take cognizance and regulate its procedure thereafter,” said Justice M Nagaprasanna while …

Why a Karnataka HC judge has landed in soup over his ‘Pakistan’, ‘undergarments’ remarks
6 months ago

Why a Karnataka HC judge has landed in soup over his ‘Pakistan’, ‘undergarments’ remarks

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has taken note of alleged controversial remarks by a Karnataka High Court judge, referring to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as ‘Pakistan’ and making sexist comments to a woman lawyer. File Photo/PTI A Karnataka High Court judge has created a stir with his controversial statements during court proceedings, allegedly referring to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as …

Karnataka HC orders pausing further proceedings on complaints against CM Siddaramaiah before special court
7 months ago

Karnataka HC orders pausing further proceedings on complaints against CM Siddaramaiah before special court

The Hindu  

In a temporary relief to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered a special court in Bengaluru, to defer further proceedings on complaints related to alleged irregularities in allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority. The special court shall not precipitate complaint related to the sanctions granted by the Governor against Mr. Siddaramaiah till …

They were unwarranted, scandalous: SC expunges HC judge's remarks against apex court
7 months, 2 weeks ago

They were unwarranted, scandalous: SC expunges HC judge's remarks against apex court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday expunged the observations made by a single judge bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the apex court in a contempt case, saying they were "scandalous" and "unwarranted".A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, however, refused to initiate proceedings against Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge …

SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order
7 months, 2 weeks ago

SC bench to hear Punjab HC’s criticism of its order

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of an unusual order issued by a Punjab and Haryana high court judge, who criticised a stay order previously passed by the apex court while commenting that the Supreme Court tends to perceive itself as more “supreme” than it actually is and views high courts as being less “high” than they …

SC refuses to quash defamation case filed by Divya Spandana against Asianet News Network
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC refuses to quash defamation case filed by Divya Spandana against Asianet News Network

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on August 2 refused to quash the defamation case filed by actor-politician Divya Spandana against Asianet News Network and journalist Vishweshwar Bhat. Spandana has filed a defamation case against Asianet News and others, alleging that the accused had telecast the news of the alleged involvement of Kannada film actresses in the betting and spot fixing scandal. The …

SC sets aside Delhi HC order quashing summons to editors of The Wire in defamation case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

SC sets aside Delhi HC order quashing summons to editors of The Wire in defamation case

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has set aside a Delhi High Court order that quashed a summons issued to the editor and deputy editor of online news portal The Wire in a criminal defamation case over a publication on a dossier allegedly depicting the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi as a "den of organised sex racket". The Bench was also critical …

SC stays Karnataka HC order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel
8 months, 1 week ago

SC stays Karnataka HC order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Observing that the case seemed to be driven by "sheer political vendetta", the Supreme Court on Friday stayed a Karnataka High Court order that restricted the broadcast of Kannada news channel Power TV.A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the case against the news channel prima facie aimed …

Karnataka High Court Stays Financial Impropriety Probe Against IIM-Bangalore Professor Who Levelled Allegations Of Caste Bias
8 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Financial Impropriety Probe Against IIM-Bangalore Professor Who Levelled Allegations Of Caste Bias

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has by interim order stayed the operation of an Enquiry Committee constituted by the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, to probe allegations of financial impropriety in raising travel claim bills against one of its Associate Professors. It was claimed that the constitution of the Committee to look into Das' alleged financial impropriety is made only as a …

Karnataka High Court Declines To Quash Case Against TOI Editorial Director Jaideep Bose For Allegedly Defamatory Article On Auction Of Artwork
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court Declines To Quash Case Against TOI Editorial Director Jaideep Bose For Allegedly Defamatory Article On Auction Of Artwork

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a defamation case registered against Jaideep Bose, Editorial Director of Bennett Coleman and Co Ltd, which publishes the newspaper Times of India. The proceedings were initiated by M/s Bid And Hammer Auctioneers Private Limited after an allegedly defamatory article was published in the newspaper about an auction of artwork being conducted by …

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Sessions Court Not Empowered To Quash Entire Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act, Party Must Approach High Court: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that a petition calling in question the entire proceedings initiated under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 would be maintainable before the High Court, not the Sessions Court. The complainant opposed the quashing petition saying that an appeal should be preferred before the Sessions Court under Section 29 …

Karnataka High Court admonishes State authorities for externment of persons in blatant and blissful ignorance of law and violation of directions of courts
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court admonishes State authorities for externment of persons in blatant and blissful ignorance of law and violation of directions of courts

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has admonished the authorities of the State government for consistently passing orders of externment of persons by “blatantly and blissfully ignoring” the provisions of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, and in deliberate violation of the directions issued in a series judgements by the High Court and the Supreme Court. Making it clear that “Any repetition …

SC sets aside HC order on Ashok Khemka’s appraisal report
1 year ago

SC sets aside HC order on Ashok Khemka’s appraisal report

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a March 2019 Punjab and Haryana high court order by which the HC had overturned the remarks and grading made by Haryana chief minister ML Khattar in the performance appraisal report of senior IAS officer, Ashok Khemka. HC entered into specialised domain without having expertise The bench said that it was their opinion …

Fast Track Courts & Alternate Dispute Resolution Not Sufficient To Reduce Burden, Courts Should Curb Abuse Of Legal Procedures: Karnataka HC
1 year ago

Fast Track Courts & Alternate Dispute Resolution Not Sufficient To Reduce Burden, Courts Should Curb Abuse Of Legal Procedures: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has observed that Courts should be very conscious and unless it is satisfied that the material evidence placed before it warrants exercise of power under Section 216, the powers under Section 216 of Cr.P.C. Unless the Courts dispense with such procedures which are totally unnecessary and causes no prejudice to the parties if they are dispensed …

Supreme Court sets aside HC order criticising Collegium & CM Jagan
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court sets aside HC order criticising Collegium & CM Jagan

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In a relief to the Andhra Pradesh government, the Supreme Court on Friday quashed a controversial order passed by the State High Court in which Justice Rakesh Kumar had strongly slammed the Collegium and Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. The bench was hearing an appeal filed by the State government challenging a December 31, 2020 order passed …

When Called Upon To Invoke S.482 CrPC, High Courts Should Carefully Examine If Accusations Constitute Offence : Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

When Called Upon To Invoke S.482 CrPC, High Courts Should Carefully Examine If Accusations Constitute Offence : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in a recent order observed that when the High Court was called upon to invoke power under Section 482 Cr.P.C to quash a criminal case, it was incumbent upon the High Court to consider the question whether the allegations would constitute the offence alleged against the person-accused. While setting aside an order of a High Court which …

Denying Relationship With Deceased In Declaration Suit Not Defamation, Civil Court Must Decide Veracity Of Statements: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 3 months ago

Denying Relationship With Deceased In Declaration Suit Not Defamation, Civil Court Must Decide Veracity Of Statements: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has held that written statements filed by defendants before a civil court in a declartion suit, denying the relationship of plaintiffs with the deceased, would not amount to defamation. I am also clear that the pendency of the said civil suit is not an impediment for the aggrieved to file a private complaint and without waiting …

'Avoid Bulky Synopsis' : Supreme Court Expresses Disappointment At 60 Page Synopsis Filed Against 6 Page HC Order
1 year, 6 months ago

'Avoid Bulky Synopsis' : Supreme Court Expresses Disappointment At 60 Page Synopsis Filed Against 6 Page HC Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently cautioned against filing of bulky synopses in matters before it. The Top Court expressed its disappointment that the order of the High Court that was being challenged only consisted of 6 pages, while the synopsis of the SLP was more than 60. The Top Court expressed its disappointment that the order of the High Court that …

Decide Issue Of Jurisdiction First: Karnataka HC Sets Aside Trial Court Order Restraining French Resident From Making Statement Against Ex-Employer
1 year, 8 months ago

Decide Issue Of Jurisdiction First: Karnataka HC Sets Aside Trial Court Order Restraining French Resident From Making Statement Against Ex-Employer

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order passed by the trial court restraining a former employee of a company from making any statement, remarks and/or imputations against the company and its management in any social media, public forum and before any other entities. It observed, “Trial Court has not discussed with regard to the issue of jurisdiction whether …

Minute Procedural Aberration In Magistrate's Order Rejecting 'B' Report And Taking Cognizance Doesn't Prejudice Accused: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Minute Procedural Aberration In Magistrate's Order Rejecting 'B' Report And Taking Cognizance Doesn't Prejudice Accused: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has rejected a petition filed by eight murder accused challenging Magistrate court's order taking cognizance of the offence alleged against them and rejecting the ‘B Report’ filed by the police. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna rejected the petitioners contention regarding procedural defects in the cognizance order as the sworn statement was recorded even …

Supreme Court paves way for probe to continue against T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji, allows ED to initiate proceedings
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court paves way for probe to continue against T.N. Minister Senthilbalaji, allows ED to initiate proceedings

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 16 paved the way for the Crime Branch investigation to continue against Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthilbalaji, who is accused of taking bribes in exchange for jobs in the Metro Transport Corporation. A Bench of Justices Krishna Murari and V. Ramasubramanian set aside a Madras High Court order of October 31 last year, directing de …

Supreme Court Sets Aside Telangana HC Order Directing CBI To Provide Printed Questions To YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy; Says Such Orders Gravely Prejudice Investigation
1 year, 11 months ago

Supreme Court Sets Aside Telangana HC Order Directing CBI To Provide Printed Questions To YSRCP MP Avinash Reddy; Says Such Orders Gravely Prejudice Investigation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday set aside the order of the Telangana High Court which had granted Lok Sabha member YS Avinash Reddy interim protection from arrest and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct the investigation in a given manner in the murder case of YS Vivekananda Reddy, a member of the Indian National Congress and brother of …

Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against The Wire’s Editors In Criminal Defamation Case By Ex JNU Professor
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi High Court Quashes Summoning Order Against The Wire’s Editors In Criminal Defamation Case By Ex JNU Professor

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday quashed a summoning order issued by a trial court in 2017 against The Wire’s Editor and Deputy Editor in a criminal defamation case filed by former Jawaharlal Nehru University professor Amita Singh. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani quashed the order passed by a metropolitan court on January 07, 2017, summoning The Wire’s Editor Siddharth Bhatia …

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Hear Plea For Postponing 5th And 8th Standard State Board Exams
2 years ago

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Hear Plea For Postponing 5th And 8th Standard State Board Exams

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to hear a matter seeking postponement of Board exams for 5 and 8th standard students of the State board, which is scheduled to be held on March 27. It was submitted that the Apex court is seized of the matter challenging the interim order of the Division bench staying the single bench order …

Prosecution Under Karnataka Control Of Organised Crime Act Can't Be Sustained When Proceedings For Predicate Offences Quashed: High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Prosecution Under Karnataka Control Of Organised Crime Act Can't Be Sustained When Proceedings For Predicate Offences Quashed: High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that when criminal proceedings for predicate offences are quashed, the prosecution initiated under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act, 2000 cannot be sustained. The offences under the IPC and or any other enactment being a predicate offence for the purpose of exercise of powers under Section 24 and or Section 3 …

Karnataka hijab ban: SC to deliver judgement on the matter today
2 years, 5 months ago

Karnataka hijab ban: SC to deliver judgement on the matter today

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court will today pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. Various petitioners approached the apex court challenging the Karnataka HC order upholding the Karnataka government's order which directs strict enforcement of schools and colleges' uniform rules. Counsel for …

Karnataka hijab ban: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging HC judgment
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka hijab ban: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging HC judgment

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment on a bunch of petitions that challenged the order by the Karnataka High Court on the ban on hijab in educational institutions in the state. In its order, the Karnataka High Court had refused to lift the ban on hijab in the educational institutions. On March 15, the high court had dismissed a …

Karnataka HC Quashes Order Prohibiting Sri Rama Sene Founder From Meeting Praveen Netturu's Family
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka HC Quashes Order Prohibiting Sri Rama Sene Founder From Meeting Praveen Netturu's Family

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside an order restraining Sri Ram Sene Founder Pramod H. Mutalik from meeting the family of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Netturu, who was killed on July 26 at Bellare in Mangaluru. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Mutalik and said, "The order dated 27.07.2022 passed …

SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC\'s order upholding Hijab ban
2 years, 6 months ago

SC to hear pleas against Karnataka HC\'s order upholding Hijab ban

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Supreme Court will hear various pleas against Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutions today at 2 pm. Earlier on August 29, the Supreme Court issued notice to the Karnataka government over a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding the ban on Hijab in educational institutes. A bench of …

S.482 CrPC | High Courts Can Accept Post Conviction Settlements & Quash Criminal Proceedings Involving Non-Heinous Offences: Karnataka HC
2 years, 7 months ago

S.482 CrPC | High Courts Can Accept Post Conviction Settlements & Quash Criminal Proceedings Involving Non-Heinous Offences: Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed an order of conviction after the parties to the proceedings post the conviction order entered into a settlement and sought for compounding of the offences so made against the petitioner. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the plea filed by one Lakshmibai who was convicted by the trial court for offences …

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court over government’s content blocking orders
2 years, 8 months ago

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court over government’s content blocking orders

The Hindu  

Alleging “disproportionate use of power”, Twitter has moved the Karnataka High Court, seeking review and relief from “overbroad and arbitrary” content blocking orders from the government. A source privy to the development told The Hindu that due to the seriousness of these threats, the US-headquartered microblogging platform has chosen to challenge several of the ‘Blocking Orders’ issued under Section 69A …

Karnataka High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Of Civil Judge For Preparing Order Sheets Of Proceedings That Did Not Even Take Place
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Of Civil Judge For Preparing Order Sheets Of Proceedings That Did Not Even Take Place

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a former Civil Judge, Junior Division questioning the order dated March 22, 2021 passed by the state government ordering compulsory retirement from service. In 2019, he was posted as Additional Civil Judge, JMFC, Virajpet and by a Notification dated June 22, 2019, he was placed in charge as Civil Judge …

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha
2 years, 9 months ago

Madras High Court Dismisses Defamation Complaint Against President & Secretary Of All India Yadav Maha Sabha

Live Law  

The Madras High Court bench of Justice M Nirmal Kumar recently dismissed a revision petition against the order passed by Metropolitan Magistrate Court Egmore dismissing a defamation complaint against the President and Secretary-General of the All India Yadav Maha Sabha. The petitioner also contended that the publication would not come within the scope of ninth exception to Section 499 of …

Karnataka High Court Suggests Centre To Amend S.372 CrPC To Allow Victims To File Appeal Seeking Enhancement Of Sentence Of Convicts
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka High Court Suggests Centre To Amend S.372 CrPC To Allow Victims To File Appeal Seeking Enhancement Of Sentence Of Convicts

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has suggested that the Central Government make necessary amendments to Section 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code, in order to provide an opportunity to victims to approach the Court in appeal seeking enhancement of sentence imposed on a convict. Instead, it allowed the revision petition filed by the accused and set aside the order of the …

Defamation | Magistrate Can't Refer Complaint About Offence U/S 500 IPC To Police For Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Defamation | Magistrate Can't Refer Complaint About Offence U/S 500 IPC To Police For Investigation U/S 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed the proceedings initiated under section 156 of the Criminal Procedure Code, wherein the Magistrate court referred the complaint filed for defamation under section 499, 500 of the Indian Penal Code to the police for further investigation.While doing so, the Bench relied on the Apex court judgement in the case of Subramanian Swamy v. Union. …

Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order Against Dainik Jagran's Editor-In-Chief For An Alleged Defamatory News Item
3 years ago

Allahabad HC Quashes Summoning Order Against Dainik Jagran's Editor-In-Chief For An Alleged Defamatory News Item

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court today quashed a summoning order issued by a Court of the Magistrate against the Editor-In-Chief of the daily newspaper Dainik Jagran, Sanjay Gupta for publishing an alleged defamatory news item.The Bench of Justice Syed Aftab Husain Rizvi noted that in absence of specific allegations against the Chief Editor, the person holding the post can't be summoned.The …

No Vicarious Liability For Criminal Offences In Absence Of Statute: Karnataka HC Quashes Defamation Case Against MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar
3 years, 1 month ago

No Vicarious Liability For Criminal Offences In Absence Of Statute: Karnataka HC Quashes Defamation Case Against MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the defamation proceedings against Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, initiated in the year 2012, when he was the Managing Director of Suvarna News 24/7 Kannada Television Channel. Petitioners submissions: Senior Advocate C V Nagesh appearing for the petitioner submitted that rhe complaint registered was not even maintainable as the petitioner is only a Managing …

Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant For Alleged Delay In Ramesh Jarkiholi Case
3 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant For Alleged Delay In Ramesh Jarkiholi Case

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday by way of interim relief stayed the operation, execution and all further proceedings which may be initiated against Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant and two other police officers, pursuant to the order dated November 23, passed by the Magistrate court. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court had directed the Cubbon park police to investigate a …

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