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[ad_1] BENGALURU: If the state government is really interested in the welfare of parents and citizens of the state, it is high time the state issued general directions to colleges against collecting fee more than what is prescribed by the state government and Karnataka Examinations Authority, the Karnataka high court...

Karnataka high court upholds conviction of shop owner 14 years after raid, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] BENGALURU: Fourteen years after he was raided for selling adulterated coffee, shop owner Syed Ahmed from Sakleshpur in Hassan district has been granted 45 days to surrender before the magistrate court to serve his sentence.The Karnataka high court upheld the order passed by the trial court wherein he was...

SC issues notice to petitioner, his lawyer asking why contempt of court not be initiated for remarks against judges, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued notice to a petitioner and advocate who filed the petition on his behalf saying lawyers filing petitions on behalf of litigants would be liable for contempt of court proceedings if the plaint contained derogatory remarks against judges.A bench...

Ex-CJI U.U. Lalit, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, Former Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit on Sunday said the Supreme Court collegium is perfect and it does not require any fine-tuning.When queried on recent remarks by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Supreme Court collegium who called the system "opaque", Justice Lalit said: "It is perfect...

Banks can’t deal with family pension on their whim & fancy, says Karnataka HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] BENGALURU: A bank cannot deal with family pension "at its whim and fancy" since the pension is not a bounty or gratis granted to the pensioner or his/her spouse, the Karnataka high court has observed in a recent order, coming to the rescue of a 73-year-old woman.Canara Bank (formerly...

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[ad_1] Bengaluru, The High Court of Karnataka has directed the authorities to install GPS tracking systems on ambulances in the State to enable them to travel uninterrupted in traffic. A division bench of the High Court headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale gave this direction after hearing a petition...

Karnataka HC sets aside order on Congress Twitter handles, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] BENGALURU: In a big relief to the Indian National Congress (INC), the Karnataka HC on Tuesday set aside an interim order passed by a city civil court in Bengaluru directing the blocking of Twitter handles of the party and its Bharat Jodo Yatra over alleged unauthorized use of music...

Karnataka HC to law panel, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court has directed the Law Commission of India to reconsider the age of consent in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act.In the judgment passed on November 5, a division bench of Justices Suraj Govindaraj and G Basavaraja said, “Having come across several cases...

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[ad_1] BENGALURU: Disability arising out of a head injury cannot be treated like that caused by a limb injury and the court has to assess the actual disability, the Karnataka high court has said.Increasing the compensation from Rs 1 1,39,340, with 6% interest per annum, awarded by a tribunal to...

Mp Files Plea To Implead In Jallikattu Case In Sc, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Madurai: Su Venkatesan, MP, has filed a petition before Supreme Court seeking to implead him in a case pertaining to the conduct of jallikattu. A Constitution Bench will commence hearing of pleas challenging laws in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka which allow the conduct of jallikattu and bullock cart...