Karnataka High Court notice to State and Centre on plea to stop commercialisation of breast milk by private organisations
4 months ago

Karnataka High Court notice to State and Centre on plea to stop commercialisation of breast milk by private organisations

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka ordered issue of notice to the State and Central governments on a PIL petition seeking a direction to the authorities to stop operations of private organisations engaged in commercialisation of breast milk in the form of collection, marketing and sale. Licence cancelled The counsel for the government of Karnataka brought to the notice of the bench that the Central Government had some time ago issued directions to States to cancel the licences issued to private organisations ‘treating mother’s milk as ayurveda, siddha, unani drug’. Inquiry on ‘HC’s notice’ Meanwhile, the bench directed the Registrar-General of the High Court to conduct an inquiry through the Registrar to find out how court’s website indicated that the notice on the PIL petition was already issued even though the court’s records do not contain any such order. The bench issued this direction after the petitioner’s advocate pointed out that he had already paid the necessary fee for issuing notice to the respondents as the court’s website had indicated that the notice was ordered during an earlier hearing.

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High Court Rejects PILs Seeking Enquiry Into PWD, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department Over Alleged Irregularities In Issuing Tenders
2 weeks ago

High Court Rejects PILs Seeking Enquiry Into PWD, Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department Over Alleged Irregularities In Issuing Tenders

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed two public interest litigations seeking a direction to the State Government to hold high level enquiry into the alleged illegalities and irregularities committed by the Public Works Department and Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Department, during the period 2016-17 to 2021-22, while calling for tenders, tender process payment of bills making unauthorized advances to the …

High Court notice to Karnataka government over dropping cases against MPs, MLAs
2 weeks, 5 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 …

Amended Necessary Rules Allowing Service Of Notices/Summons Through E-mail By All Courts In Karnataka: State Govt Tells High Court
3 weeks ago

Amended Necessary Rules Allowing Service Of Notices/Summons Through E-mail By All Courts In Karnataka: State Govt Tells High Court

Live Law  

The State Government on Tuesday informed the Karnataka High Court that it had amended the necessary rules allowing service of notices/summons through electronic mail by all courts in Karnataka. Justice R Devdas was informed that the draft rules forwarded by the High Court were approved and gazetted by the State Government on February 17. On February 11, the court directed …

Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt To Expeditiously Fill Vacancies Of President, Members At Consumer Forums & State Commission
1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Tells State Govt To Expeditiously Fill Vacancies Of President, Members At Consumer Forums & State Commission

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court was on Monday informed by the state government that it has constituted a selection committee and begun the process of making appointments to the post of Presidents and Members of all the consumer Forums. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice M I Arun accordingly disposed of the petition filed by V …

Karnataka HC notice to state, Centre on sale of breast milk
4 months ago

Karnataka HC notice to state, Centre on sale of breast milk

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka high court issued notices to both the state and central governments in response to a public interest litigation against the commercialisation of breast milk by private companies. The Karnataka high court issued notices to both the state and central governments in response to a public interest litigation against the commercialisation of breast milk by private companies The PIL, …

Centre directs Karnataka govt to cancel licences for commercialisation of breast milk: HC told
4 months ago

Centre directs Karnataka govt to cancel licences for commercialisation of breast milk: HC told

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Union government on Wednesday informed the Karnataka High Court that it had directed the State government to revoke licenses granted to private companies allowing them to collect, process, and commercialise human breast milk. The High Court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by a person named Munegowda, who raised concerns about multinational corporations profiting from the collection …

Karnataka High Court Stays Financial Impropriety Probe Against IIM-Bangalore Professor Who Levelled Allegations Of Caste Bias
8 months 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 Dismisses PIL Seeking Declaration That Temples Are Not Public Authorities Under RTI Act
9 months ago

Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Declaration That Temples Are Not Public Authorities Under RTI Act

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation filed seeking a declaration that temples in the State of Karnataka are not public authorities within the meaning of section 2 of the Right to Information Act, 2005. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind dismissed the petition filed by M/s Akhila …

‘Gather info on existing laws over collection, sale of breast milk’: Karnataka HC tells advocate
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Gather info on existing laws over collection, sale of breast milk’: Karnataka HC tells advocate

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore, India The Karnataka high court has instructed an advocate, who appeared on behalf of a petitioner urging the law to prevent the sale of breast milk storage and sale, to collect information about existing laws related to the issue. A division bench, headed by Chief Justice NV Anjaria and justice Krishna S. Dixit, heard …

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, 1 week 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 …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Fake Transfer Certificate, Fraudulent Practice Would Not Get Sanctity By Passage Of Time: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

A single judge bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising of Justice K.S. The Respondent filed a Writ Petition before the Karnataka High Court against the order of the labour court. This time Labour Court confirmed the dismissal order passed by the disciplinary authority and held that the order was proportionate to the proved misconduct as the petitioner had secured …

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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 …

Karnataka High Court Asks Centre If It Will Produce Review Committee's Order Confirming Account Blocking Orders Against X Corp
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Asks Centre If It Will Produce Review Committee's Order Confirming Account Blocking Orders Against X Corp

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Union of India to respond to an application filed by X Corp praying to place on record the orders passed by the Review Committee, confirming the orders of the Designated Officer, directing X, to block certain accounts for posting objectionable content. So far as "emergency" blocking orders are concerned, Poovayya said Rule …

Externment Order Not Valid If Competent Authority Fails To Consider Objective Material Or Record Subjective Satisfaction: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Externment Order Not Valid If Competent Authority Fails To Consider Objective Material Or Record Subjective Satisfaction: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that consideration of objective material and subjective satisfaction of the competent authority is necessary before passing an order of externment. A single judge bench of Justice T G Shivashankare Gowda partly allowed the petition filed by one Mali Rizwan and quashed the order of Sub-divisional Magistrate, externing him from the limits of …

Infructuous: Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Against 2015 Order Barring Praveen Togadia's Entry In Udupi District
2 years, 2 months ago

Infructuous: Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Against 2015 Order Barring Praveen Togadia's Entry In Udupi District

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed in the year 2015 by Praveen Bhai Togadia challenging the prohibitory orders banning him from entering into the Udupi District limits and participating in any Public Meetings/ Functions for a period of seven days, between March 7, 2015 to March 13, 2015. The District Magistrate & Deputy Commissioner, exercising the power …

Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC's order refusing to quash corruption case against BS Yediyurappa
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC's order refusing to quash corruption case against BS Yediyurappa

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday put a stay on Karnataka High Court’s order refusing to quash a criminal complaint registered against Karnataka’s former CM BS Yediyurappa under the Prevention of Corruption Act. A bench comprising of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari and Justice Hima Kohli issued the notice in a special leave petition filed by Yediyurappa …

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 …

Karnataka High Court : Important Judgments Of 2021
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka High Court : Important Judgments Of 2021

Live Law  

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Karnataka High Court Asks State, Municipal Corporations To Initiate Departmental Enquiry Against Officers Who Fail To Check Illegal Constructions
3 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka High Court Asks State, Municipal Corporations To Initiate Departmental Enquiry Against Officers Who Fail To Check Illegal Constructions

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government or Municipal Corporations to initiate departmental enquiry against those Officers who show or have shown lackadaisical attitude in performance of their duty to check the growth of illegal constructions in their jurisdictions. Justice M Nagaprasanna said, "It is necessary that the jurisdictional Assistant Engineer, Assistant Executive Engineer or the Executive Engineer …

Karnataka Govt Moves High Court Seeking Modification Of Order Directing No Coercive Action Against Cattle Transport Till Rules Are Made
3 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Govt Moves High Court Seeking Modification Of Order Directing No Coercive Action Against Cattle Transport Till Rules Are Made

Live Law  

The Karnataka Government has moved an application before the High Court, seeking to modify its order dated January 20 restraining any coercive action for violation of Section 5 of the then Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020, till the rules are brought into force. Thereafter, by notification dated 24.05.2021 published in the Gazette dated 25.05.2021, the …

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

Take Prompt Action Against Unauthorized Hoardings, Ads Of Politicians At Public Places & In Govt. Projects: Karnataka High Court Tells State
3 years, 4 months ago

Take Prompt Action Against Unauthorized Hoardings, Ads Of Politicians At Public Places & In Govt. Projects: Karnataka High Court Tells State

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently directed the State government to take prompt action for removal of unauthorized A division bench of then Acting Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said, "The respondent State is directed to ensure that in future also, no display boards, unauthorized In the case of Common Cause, the Top Court had restricted …

Registry Not To Insist Process Fee For Issuance Of Notice When State Govt. Is Arrayed As Respondent: Karnataka High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Registry Not To Insist Process Fee For Issuance Of Notice When State Govt. Is Arrayed As Respondent: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has issued a circular declaring that payment of process fee is not required for issuance of Notice to State Government, in view of the fact that advance notice on State is already served as a matter of rule. The circular directs Officers and Officials working on the judicial side at Principal Bench, Bengaluru and in Benches …

Kerala High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Removal Of Meat From Mid Day Meals And Other Policy Decisions Of Lakshadweep Administration
3 years, 6 months ago

Kerala High Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging Removal Of Meat From Mid Day Meals And Other Policy Decisions Of Lakshadweep Administration

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation that challenged the decision of the Lakshadweep administration to close dairy farms and omit meat from the menu of mid-day meals in schools on the Lakshadweep islandsA Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly passed the order in a petition filed by a resident …

Karnataka High Court Allows Service Of Notice By Email To BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB
3 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka High Court Allows Service Of Notice By Email To BBMP, BESCOM, KIADB

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed that in all the appeals/petitions/applications filed in the High Court, where the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited, Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board and BBMP are parties or where their officers are made parties in their official capacity, it will be open for the members of the Bar and parties in person to serve copies …

Kerala High Court Stays 2 Controversial Orders Of Lakshadweep Administration
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala High Court Stays 2 Controversial Orders Of Lakshadweep Administration

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of two controversial orders passed by the Lakshadweeep administration under its new administrator Praful Khoda Patel.The first one is an order for the closing down of the dairy farms run by the administration in the island. The Kerala High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of two controversial orders passed by …

Karnataka High Court Asks Govt To Explain Steps Taken Against Unauthorized Construction Of Religious Places
3 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka High Court Asks Govt To Explain Steps Taken Against Unauthorized Construction Of Religious Places

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed Chief Secretary of the State government to file an affidavit placing on record steps taken to prevent unauthorised construction of temple/church/mosque/gurudwara, etc on public places including the property vested with the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "We direct state government to place on record …

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash FIR Over Tweet On Farmers Protests
3 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Kangana Ranaut's Plea To Quash FIR Over Tweet On Farmers Protests

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the state government on a petition filed by actor Kangana Ranaut seeking to quash a First Information Report registered against her over her tweets comparing farmers protesting against the farm laws to terrorists. During the hearing, the complainant in the case, Advocate Ramesh Naik L,who is the respondent no 2 in …

'Abuse Of Process' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Criminal Action Against Azim Premji Under RBI Act
4 years, 1 month ago

'Abuse Of Process' : Karnataka High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Criminal Action Against Azim Premji Under RBI Act

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a not for profit company named "India Awake for Transparency", challenging an order of the magistrate court dismissing its private complaint seeking directions to Reserve Bank of India to register a case against Wipro founder Azim Premji and others under the Reserve Bank of India Act. Further, it was said …

Karnataka HC Issue Notice On PIL Challenging Cattle Slaughter Prevention Ordinance
4 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka HC Issue Notice On PIL Challenging Cattle Slaughter Prevention Ordinance

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice on the recent ordinance brought by the Karnataka Government to prevent cattle slaughter.A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum issued the notice while hearing a petition filed by Mohammed Arif Jameel challenging the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance,. The Karnataka High Court …

BREAKING : Karnataka High Court Stays State Government Decision To Drop 61 Criminal Cases Against Ministers, MLAs
4 years, 2 months ago

BREAKING : Karnataka High Court Stays State Government Decision To Drop 61 Criminal Cases Against Ministers, MLAs

Live Law  

In a set back to the BS Yeddyurappa-led government, the Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed the government order dated August 31, by which it had decided to drop criminal prosecution in 61 cases against elected Representatives and Ministers. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Vishwajith Shetty ordered : "We direct that no further steps …

Karnataka High Court Quashes Special Judge Order Referring Corruption Complaint Against Minister CT Ravi To ACB
4 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka High Court Quashes Special Judge Order Referring Corruption Complaint Against Minister CT Ravi To ACB

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has partly allowed a petition filed by Minister C.T. Justice John Michael Cunha quashed and set aside the order dated October 6, 2016, issued by the Special Court under the Prevention of Corruption Act, referring the complaint made before it under Sections 13 read with 13 of the Act, to the Superintendent of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau, …

'Impossible To Find A Perfect Solution Liked By All Stakeholders' : Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Against SOP For Functioning Of Courts[Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

'Impossible To Find A Perfect Solution Liked By All Stakeholders' : Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Against SOP For Functioning Of Courts[Read Order]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by an advocate challenging the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the High Court allowing partial functioning of district courts in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Nataraj Rangaswamy stopped short of imposing an exemplary cost of Rs 1 lakh, on the party in person …

High Courts Weekly Round-Up
5 years ago

High Courts Weekly Round-Up

Live Law  

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All Petitions Challenging Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets To Come Up In August [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

All Petitions Challenging Karnataka HC Order Quashing 85% Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packets To Come Up In August [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on Petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment striking down the 2014 amendment rules that mandated pictorial health warnings to cover 85% of tobacco product packaging space.The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice …

New Rules On Cattle Trade: Kerala HC Dismissed A PIL As Withdrawn, Another Bench Reserved Interim Order On Two Writ Petitions
7 years, 9 months ago

New Rules On Cattle Trade: Kerala HC Dismissed A PIL As Withdrawn, Another Bench Reserved Interim Order On Two Writ Petitions

Live Law  

A Division Bench of Kerala High Court comprising Chief Justice Navniti Prasad Singh and Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Rules, 2017 filed by a Youth Congress leader, as withdrawn.But a single Judge, Justice PB Suresh Kumar has reserved interim orders in two writ. A Division Bench of Kerala High …

Sacred duty of citizens to obey court order: SC on Cauvery protests
8 years, 6 months ago

Sacred duty of citizens to obey court order: SC on Cauvery protests

Firstpost  

The apex court was irked over the contention of Karnataka that the “law and order” situation and state-wide protests led it to file the fresh plea seeking to keep in abeyance the 5 September order that had asked it to release 15,000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to Tamil Nadu till 16 September. It said when a court of …

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