KSOU asked to maintain status quo as per HC order Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Higher Education has asked the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) to maintain status quo regarding disbursing UGC pay scale and allied benefits for 22 permanent lecturers (confirmed in 2017) till the High Court decides on the issue. Any decision on salary…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday cleared the way for the hanging of serial killer and rapist Umesh Reddy who sexually assaulted, robbed and murdered several women in different parts of the country, and also broke out of prison three times. The Bench rejected the convict’s appeal to commute the death penalty awarded to him…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has upheld the Centre’s decision to continue the British-era rule of exempting Kodavas and land holders in Kodagu district from obtaining licence for firearms such as pistols, revolvers and double-barrelled shotguns. The Court has dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in this regard. Delivering a judgement on the…
Bengaluru: Ending the uncertainty over the compliance of the State Government’s Jan. 29, 2021 order cutting 30 percent of the School fee, issued in the wake of COVID-19 crisis, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of petitions filed by Private School managements, by ordering a 15 percent cut in fee for the academic year…
Mandya: In a setback to Mandya District Administration, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) S. Aswathi’s order cancelling 28 mining licences that were operational around KRS Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of the district. However, the HC order comes only as a temporary relief to mine owners, as the Court has…
Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) of Karnataka has directed the State Government to ensure implementation of the Supreme Court’s 2013 direction to all States not to grant permission for installation of statues or construction of any structure on public roads, pavements, sideways, and other public utility places. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Satish…
Mysore/Mysuru: The authorities are all geared up for the counting of votes tomorrow (Sept. 6) in respect of MCC Ward 36 By-poll (Yaraganahalli and Ambedkar Colony), which was held on Sept. 3. The by-poll was necessitated as the Karnataka High Court in May last had annulled the election of Rukmini Madegowda of the JD(S) on…
Case of unwed couple from Mysuru who refused to accept their baby Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has laid down guidelines for Child Welfare Committees (CWCs) to deal with situations where parents are unable to look after their child. The HC Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice N.S. Sanjay Gowda issued…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the MCC upwardly revising the property taxes and all other Revenue taxes amidst the COVID crisis, owners of several commercial properties and buildings, who have strongly opposed the MCC’s move, held an interaction with Arun Ponnappa, a senior Karnataka High Court Judge and an expert in Revenue tax issues, at Saptapadi Kalyana Mantap in…
Bengaluru: Federation of Kodava Samajas, Balugodu, Kodava Samaja Bengaluru (KSB), Codava National Council (CNC) and United Kodava Organisation (UKO) filed an Interlocutory Application (IA) urging the Karnataka High Court to consider them as respondents in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed with regard to gun licence exemption to Kodavas. The PIL has been filed by…
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