Tag: Karnataka

Lokayukta police emboldened to use spy cameras in graft cases pre-FIR stage

Source:- thehindu.com Former BDA Deputy Commissioner, discharged from bribery case by HC, has to now face trial In a judgment that will encourage the Karnataka Lokayukta police to use spy cameras in bribery cases before registering First Information Reports (FIR), the Supreme Court has said that the Lokayukta police providing spy cameras to complainants to record conversations with

Don’t come to us for everything: KARNATAKA HIGH COURT

Source:- bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com The Karnataka High Court has come down on petitions that bring civic disputes before it, saying they are eating into precious time of the courts. Petitions seeking directions to civic authorities like BDA or BBMP should not be brought before the HC at the first instance, the court said, pointing out that there

Karnataka quota law for promotion invalid, says Supreme Court

Source:- indianexpress.com MAINTAINING THAT the State does not have unbridled powers to provide promotion in reservation to the backward classes, the Supreme Court on Thursday held that an exercise to determine inadequacy of representation, backwardness and overall efficiency is “a must” before granting promotion to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes employees. A bench of Justices