Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 09 - December 15, 2024

Citation 2024 LiveLaw 501 to 2024 LiveLaw 512 Nominal Index: K Raja AND V Prabhakar. Justice M G S Kamal said, “This Court under the peculiar facts situation of the case, is of the considered view that the petitioner-bank is entitled to maintain the writ petition, more so when it is required to recover the loan amount advanced by it in the larger public interest.” Strict Liability On Railways To Compensate Kin Of Deceased Who Fell From Train After Mistakenly Travelling Beyond Destination: Karnataka HC Case Title: UnIon of India AND A Mohan & ANR Case No: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.2556/2011 Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 503 The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order of the Railway Tribunal granting compensation to the claimants of a deceased passenger who had fallen from the train after mistakenly travelling beyond his destination station. 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. Karnataka High Court Modifies Imprisonment Sentence Of Cancer Patient For Wilful Disobedience Of Order, Imposes ₹3 Lakh Fine Instead Case Title: Ananda Reddy AND Radhamma & ANR Case No: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO.8803/2013 Citation No: 2024 LiveLaw 506 The Karnataka High Court has set aside one month's civil imprisonment term imposed on a cancer patient for the willful disobedience of the Court, instead it directed him to pay Rs 3 lakh fine. 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.