Bengaluru: The Supreme Court (SC) Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of a Senior Advocate and two Judicial Officers as Judges of the Karnataka High Court (HC). The Senior Advocate is Aditya Sondhi and the two Judicial Officers are Rajendra Badamikar and Khazi Jayabunnisa Mohiuddin. Badamikar is currently serving as Registrar General of the…
MRC land Lease extension row: HC directs State to file objections by Feb. 18
February 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to file objections by Feb. 18 in connection with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging the extension of lease of 139.39 acres of land in favour of Mysore Race Club (MRC). Also, the MRC has been asked to submit whether the Government had permitted…
SC upholds HC’s order MLC Vishwanath not to become Minister
January 28, 2021New Delhi: In a major setback to BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath, the Supreme Court (SC) today upheld the Karnataka High Court’s (HC) order of barring Vishwanath from becoming a Minister as he is a nominated member of the State Legislative Council. With this, Vishwanath’s hopes of becoming the Minister have been dashed. The miffed MLC…
Society should discuss Court judgements: HC Judge
December 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Court judgements should not remain only on paper and must be discussed in the society, Karnataka High Court (HC) Judge Justice Krishna S. Dikshit observed that Court judgements should be such that they make an impact on the society. He was speaking at the diary (2021) release programme jointly organised by Mysore…
SC, ST Commission not empowered to act as Court: HC
December 26, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has said that the Karnataka Commission for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) does not have the powers to take up the role of a Court or adjudicatory tribunal. This was stated while quashing an order passed by the Commission. Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the order recently…
High Court puts brakes on Devaraja Market demolition
December 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The grand plans of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to demolish and reconstruct Devaraja Market — more than 125 years old — in city may not be realised in the near future as the Karnataka High Court yesterday restrained the civic body from razing the heritage structure. The Court ordered the State Government and the…
MyMUL recruitment exam: HC orders publishing of answer scripts before Dec.4
December 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Even as corruption charges in connection with appointments to MyMUL (Mysuru Milk Union Limited) posts continues to rage, with some opposition legislators and leaders alleging a scam, the Karnataka High Court has ordered MyMUL to publish OMR answer scripts of candidates who appeared for the written recruitment exam, before Dec.4 on its (MyMUL) website….
MLC Vishwanath can’t become Minister, rules Karnataka HC
December 1, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday held that Member of Legislative Council (MLC) A.H. Vishwanath attracted disqualification under Articles 164 (1) (b) and 361 (B) of the Constitution, and therefore, cannot be inducted into the Council of Ministers. However, the Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Vishwajith Shetty, added that…
HC warns to initiate contempt proceedings against MCC Chief
November 28, 2020Mysuru: Karnataka High Court has warned of initiating contempt proceedings against the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner for his failure to file a status report on under-construction illegal building that was causing obstruction to people’s movement, in city. Uday Kumar and four others from Mysuru, had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in HC contending…
Chamarajanagar Medical College gets HC nod to enrol students
November 20, 2020Chamarajanagar: Karnataka High Court has shown green light for admission into first year MBBS course in Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) for the year 2020-21 on Thursday. This has come as a big breather for parents and students who were facing uncertainty over the admission process. The newly-constituted National Medical Commission (NMC) had denied…
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