'Sample Integrity Was Breached': Karnataka High Court Quashes 4-Year Suspension Of National Basketball Player Over Alleged Doping

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a 2022 order passed by the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel declaring Shashank J Rai, a senior National Basketball Player, to be ineligible for sporting events for 4 years after he was accused of doping. Justice M Nagaprasanna while allowing the petition filed by the distinguished athlete of national acclaim and said “This Court finds the impugned...

Karnataka High Court Directs State Power Corporation To Hold Fresh Recruitment Exam As Candidates Were Not Told About Negative Marks

The Karnataka High Court directed the State Power Corporation Limited to conduct a fresh examination for all candidates who appeared in an earlier exam held in February 2024 for six posts, after noting that condition of negative marking had not been disclosed to the candidates prior to the conduct of the exam. A division bench of former Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind...

Farmers Shouldn't Be Forced Into 'Distress Sales': Karnataka High Court Directs State To Operate Procurement Centers For Two Extra Months

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to establish at least one crop harvesting procurement center in each Taluka for two months beyond the procurement period fixed by Government of India.A division bench of former Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind held thus while disposing of a public interest litigation filed by Rait Sena Karnataka, a registered...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Cop For Unauthorisedly Accessing Woman's Call Detail Records, Cites Right To Privacy

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 29) refused to quash a criminal case registered against a police sub inspector Vidya M V, who is accused of illegally obtaining Call Detail Records (CDR) of a woman. A vacation bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, “No police officer just by being a police officer can call for any CDR of any citizen of the country, without there being...

Access To Clean Water Part Of Article 21: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame SOP For Maintenance Of Drinking Water Facilities

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to prepare a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the maintenance of the facilities by which it provides drinking water to citizens in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind, said “The State has a fundamental duty to supply drinking water fit for human consumption. Access...

Karnataka High Court Slams BJP MLC N Ravikumar For Communal Comment Against Muslim IAS Officer, Asks Him To Apologise To Her

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday orally asked the BJP MLC N Ravi Kumar who has been booked by police for his controversial remark against Kalaburagi District Collector, Fauzia Tarannum to tender an apology to her. A vacation bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed thus while hearing the petition filed by Kumar seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by the station bazar...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Govt Order Directing Withdrawal Of 43 Criminal Cases Against 'Highly Influential Persons'

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday set aside the Government order, directing public prosecutors to withdraw 43 criminal cases registered/pending against persons accused of various offences including rioting, attempt to murder, stated to include highly influential persons including politicians, in breach of Section 321 of Criminal Procedure Code. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against 22-Year-Old Accused Of Reselling IPL Match Tickets At Higher Price

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 27) quashed an FIR registered against a 22-year-old, accused of re-selling tickets purchased by him for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at a higher price.A vacation judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by Somarapu Vamashi who was charged for offence under Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The petitioner...

Karnataka High Court Directs Police To Lodge Complaint Against Man Allegedly Duped Into Paying ₹1 Crore To Secure Job At ISRO

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the police to register a complaint against a person (complainant) who is claimed to have been duped to the tune of over Rs 1 crore by a woman (petitioner-accused) and others on the promise of securing him a job at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).A vacation bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued notice to the respondents on the...

Limitation Period For Issuing Notice To Drawer Excludes Day On Which Bank Informs Holder Of Cheque Dishonour: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the day on which a bank intimates to the holder of cheque of its dishonour has to be excluded and the same cannot be taken into consideration while calculating the period of limitation for issuing notice for payment to the drawer under Negotiable Instruments Act. Section 138(b) is an important condition for the application of offence of...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Five High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Delhi High Court), as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Delhi High Court Judge, has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Also, Justice Ashutosh Kumar of Patna High Court has been recommended as...

Mere Use Of Abusive Language Not By Itself Intentional Insult U/S 504 IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a case registered by the police against an accused who while being apprehended for his involvement in another case allegedly abused the police in filthy language and tried to assault them and thereby obstructed them from discharging their duties.A single judge, Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowing the petition filed by Anumandala Rajesh Reddy quashed...