Category: Karnataka High Court

HC directs State, JLR to seek consent from Centre for constructions

Source: thehindu.com The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State government and the Jungle Lodges and Resorts (JLR) Ltd. to submit an application within a month to the Union government seeking consent — under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — for the lodges operated in permanent structures built using materials such as bricks in the forest

Elephant deaths: Karnataka High Court directs state to constitute expert committee

Source: deccanchronicle.com BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court directed the state government to constitute a committee of four experts for a comprehensive study on the deaths of elephants at eight elephant camps in the state. Earlier, the court had asked the government and the petitioner to name specialists or expert body to study and report on the

Ahead of Ganesh Chaturti, Bengaluru civic body seizes 179 idols made of plaster of Paris

Source: bhatkallys.com With the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi fast approaching, authorities in Bengaluru have tightened their noose on the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) to make idols. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been on a war footing in seizing such idols that enter the city and those made in traditional hubs like

HC strikes down ‘no confidence motion’ against co-op society office-bearers

Source: newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: While striking down sub-rule (11) of Rule 14-AKK of Karnataka Cooperative Societies Rules, the Karnataka High Court said that office bearer of cooperative societies should vacate the office if resolution expressing want of confidence is passed with 2/3rd of the total number of elected directors in a meeting specially convened for no-confidence

Karnataka High Court allows rape survivor to abort her 21-week-old foetus

Source: scroll.in The Karnataka High Court allowed a rape survivor to terminate her 21-week-old foetus, Live Law reported on Tuesday. The court directed the Vani Vilas hospital in Bengaluru to carry out the termination of pregnancy. It also asked the investigating officer in the case to preserve the foetus and carry out DNA test. “District medical board

Bengaluru Urban DC moves High Court seeking CBI probe

source:thehindu.com He questions constitution of SIT when new ordinance on unregulated schemes mandates CBI investigation Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru District (Urban) B.M. Vijayshankar, who was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹1.5 crore for sending a favourable report about I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Group, moved the High Court

High Courts withdraw relief to 27 compulsorily retired tax officials

Source: businesstoday.in Two high courts have refused to give relief to tax officials compulsorily retired by the government on serious charges of misconduct. Earlier this month, the government had invoked Section 56(j) of Fundamental Rules to compulsorily retire 15 officials dealing with indirect taxes and 12 officials of the income tax department over allegations of