Bengaluru, April 15 (IANS) In a major development, the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court, headed by the Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, refused to ban tiger safaris in the state. The bench further directed the state government to file a detailed affidavit clarifying the demarcation of core, buffer and tourism zones, and the exact locations where safaris are conducted.The court gave the verdict while looking into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by V. Ravikumar, a…
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New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, on Tuesday recommended the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Karnataka High Court.In a statement, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on April 14, it approved the proposal for the appointment of judicial officers Rajeshwari Narayana Hegde, Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi, and Mahadevappa Brungesh as judges of the Karnataka High Court. “The Supreme Court Col…
Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court bench, led by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in connection with the Hindi exclusion row involving the Karnataka government and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners. The PIL was filed against a statement made by the Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on how third language subjects, including Hindi, will not be considered for evaluation in the Class 1…
Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) Bollywood star Ranveer Singh on Friday told the Karnataka High Court that he is willing to work with the complainant to revise the wording of his apology affidavit in a case related to his mimicry of a character from the film ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’.The statement came after the complainant argued that the actor’s affidavit did not show genuine remorse.The court was hearing Singh’s petition seeking to quash an FIR registered against him over the incident, which took pl…
Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court has ordered the re-verification of 279 postal ballots in the Sringeri Assembly constituency following a petition challenging the election of Congress MLA T.D. Rajegowda. The High Court, after hearing the matter on Monday, directed that the re-examination be completed within two weeks. The order was issued in connection with the election dispute involving Congress MLA T.D. Rajegowda and BJP candidate D.N. Jeevaraj.The order was passed by a bench …
Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to quash the FIR filed against an airport staffer in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of a South Korean woman at Kempegowda International Airport. The court also expressed strong disapproval over the incident and the conduct of the accused.A bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while declining to quash the FIR, questioned why the accused should be spared.The court observed that the victim is a fo…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 1 (IANS) The BJP on Wednesday criticised Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, for staying in Bagalkot constituency for campaigning for the upcoming bypolls.Karnataka BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, remarked sarcastically that if the Chief Minister truly had confidence in the government’s development work and guarantee schemes, there would have been no need to camp in Bagalkot for five days for campaigning.Speaking to media persons on Wednesday, Vija…
Bengaluru, March 28 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a minor girl originally from Assam was found dead under suspicious circumstances within the jurisdiction of the Electronics City police station in Bengaluru on Saturday. Her body was discovered in an isolated area of the Bolugudda region.The victim had been missing since Thursday evening. She resided with her parents in a temporary shelter near Vittasandra. After an exhaustive search by her family, a missing person’s complaint was lodged wi…
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court reviewed a petition filed by Ranveer Singh seeking to dismiss a private complaint and FIR registered over his alleged derogatory comments about a divine character in Rishab Shetty’s “Kantara: Chapter 1.”During the hearing, a single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna questioned the delay in filing objections.They further noted that Ranveer’s comments were “not right”, emphasizing the responsibility of public figures in their statements.It was a…
Bengaluru, March 23 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Monday disposed of a writ petition filed by the Bangalore Hotel Association seeking increased supply of commercial LPG cylinders, observing that the Centre has already taken necessary steps and no further directions are required.A bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum passed the order after hearing arguments from both the hotel association and the Central government, noting that there was no reason to doubt the assurance given by the Centr…