Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) has directed Jungle Lodges & Resorts Limited (JLR), a Govt. entity, to provide information on method followed to allot safari vehicles to the visitors who stay at private resorts in Nagarahole and Bandipur National Parks with Tiger Reserves. This follows an application moved by Karnataka Eco-Tourism Resorts Association in the…
RTE Act applies to residential schools too: High Court
June 3, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has clarified that provisions of the Right To Education (RTE) Act 2009 also applies to residential schools. The Single Judge Bench headed by Justice Suraj Govindaraj, which heard the petition filed by Mysuru-based Jnanasarovara Education Trust, which is running an unaided ICSE residential school, passed the order. This apart, the…
CL-9 licensees can serve food during dry days, says High Court
June 2, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) on Friday directed authorities not to prevent a bar and restaurant with a CL-9 licence, along with other similarly situated establishments, from serving food during the five dry days. Liquor sales have been banned by Mysuru District Administration from June 1, 4 pm to June 3, 4 pm, due…
High-Security Registration Plates: No precipitative action till June 12: Government informs High Court
May 23, 2024Bengaluru: The State Government informed the High Court on Tuesday that it would not take any precipitative action until June 12 regarding the installation of High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) for old vehicles registered before Apr. 1, 2019. This decision comes after the current deadline expires on May 31. A Vacation Division Bench, comprising Justice S.R….
High Court upholds hookah ban
April 23, 2024Bengaluru: In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has upheld the State Government’s notification banning the sale, consumption, storage, advertisement and promotion of all types of hookah products across the State. Dismissing a batch of petitions challenging the ban on sale of hookah products in Karnataka, the High Court has held that the action…
Man slits his throat inside High Court !
April 4, 2024Mysuru man upset over alleged cheating of Rs. 93 lakh by three builders Mysore/Mysuru: A 51-year-old man from Mysuru attempted suicide by slitting his throat with a knife inside the Karnataka High Court premises in front of Chief Justice Nilay Vipinchandra Anjaria yesterday. The incident occurred around 12.15 pm when the man, identified as S….
Dam Safety Review Panel is final authority: High Court
March 29, 2024Mining activities around KRS Dam in Mandya Bengaluru: Three months after the Karnataka High Court imposed a ban on mining and blasting activities within 20-kilometre radius of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam due to concerns over potential structural impacts from mining blasts, a Division Bench of the High Court (HC) has declared that the…
HC allows Board exams for Classes 5, 8 and 9
March 23, 2024Exams to resume from Mar. 25 Bengaluru: In a relief to the State Government, the Karnataka High Court on Friday upheld the notifications pertaining summative Assessment examination/ Board exams for Classes 5, 8 and 9. A HC Division Bench, comprising Justice K. Somashekar and Justice K. Rajesh Rai, directed the State Government to resume the…
HC scraps board exams for classes 5, 8, 9 and 11
March 6, 2024Bengaluru: In a setback to the State Government, the Karnataka High Court this morning quashed the notification of the School Education and Literacy Department of conducting board exams for classes 5, 8 and 9 for the State Board syllabus and class 11. The Single Judge Bench headed by Justice Krishna Dixit upheld the arguments of…
Mining around KRS Banned
January 8, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has imposed a ban on all forms of mining and quarrying activities within a 20-km radius of the historic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district. The verdict was delivered by a Division Bench this morning comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B. Varale and Justice Krishna S. Dixit. The petition…
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