Bengaluru: In a significant judgement regarding restoration work of monuments at Madikeri in Kodagu district, the Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to take up permanent restoration work of the ancient Fort, Palace premises and tombs (Gadduge) of Kodagu Kings at Madikeri town, the district headquarters of Kodagu, while…
Clarify on death certificate inconsistencies: HC to Government
August 7, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to clarify on the inconsistency in the issuance of death certificates during COVID-19. The Bench quoted provisions under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, and directed the Government not to mention COVID-19 unnecessarily in the death certificates, when the cause of death is…
Act against Netas breaching social distancing norms: HC
July 18, 2020Government asked to form grievance redressal mechanism where citizens can complain through email, SMS or WhatsApp Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has pulled up the State Government for not taking strict action against political figures and elected representatives, who blatantly violate social distancing norms at a time when the COVID-19 virus is infecting thousands…
HC notice to Centre, State on exemption to electric vehicles
July 11, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday ordered the issuance of notice to the Central Government, State Government and an agency authorised to issue Certificate of Exemption to Electric Vehicles. A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice M. Nagaprasanna ordered the issuance of notice on the PIL…
Big relief for land owners as HC rules that land is private property
June 20, 2020Kurubarahalli Survey No.4, Alanahalli Survey No.41 and Chowdahalli Survey No.39 Mysore/Mysuru: In a big relief to land owners, the Karnataka High Court (HC) on Friday ruled that lands coming under Kurubarahalli Survey No.4, Alanahalli Survey No.41 and Chowdahalli Survey No.39 are private properties. A single Judge Bench of the High Court comprising Justice Sunil Dutt…
HC verdict on ownership of lands at foot of Chamundi Hill today
June 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court will pronounce its verdict on the ownership of a few lands at the foot of Chamundi Hill under Kurubarahalli Survey Number 4, Alanahalli Survey Number 41 and Chowdalli Survey Number 39. The verdict will be out at 5 pm through video-conferencing. There are vast lands in the area where the…
Lethal attack on MLA Tanveer Sait: HC grants conditional bail to 4 accused
June 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) yesterday granted conditional bail to four accused in the attempt to murder cases on Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency MLA Tanveer Sait. The accused who were granted bail are Noor Khan, Akram, Syed Muheeb and Abdulla Baig. Single Bench Judge K.S. Mudgal, who heard the bail pleas, granted them conditional bail….
Why was no limit fixed on number of guests at Nikhil’s wedding, asks HC
May 6, 2020Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday expressed displeasure over the blanket permission granted by the Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner without putting a cap on the number of invitees to the marriage of Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of JD-S leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, held on April 17, during the lockdown period. The Court posed this…
Appointed as High Court Registrar
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Judge K.S. Bharath Kumar, who was serving as the Third Additional District Judge at Mysuru, has been appointed as the Statistical Registrar of Karnataka High Court in Bengaluru. Bharath Kumar, who was selected as a District Judge in 2015, had been serving in Mysuru for the past one year. A native of Virajpet in…
Holiday of Courts extended till May 16
May 3, 2020Bengaluru: Due to COVID-19 lockdown, the holiday of all Courts across the State including the Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru and its Benches at Hubballi and Kalaburagi, has been extended till May 16. Earlier, the Courts had declared holiday till May 3. In a notification issued on Thursday (Apr.30), Karnataka High Court Registrar-General Rajendra Badamikar…
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