Tag: Karnataka High Court
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Music mess: IT capital’s watering holes in trouble
A host of pubs in the IT capital have been on the receiving end as the city police has directed them to stop playing music in the wake of complaints from the residents of the localities housing them. The bigger problem, however, is the need to get an occupancy certificate which most of them lack. …
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July 15, 2018 -
Vijay Mallya offers to sell assets to repay bank loans
Mallya has sought the court's permission to allow him to sell the assets under judicial supervision and repay creditors, including the state-run banks
June 26, 2018 -
Blow for safety
There is definite need for nationwide application of a recent order of the Karnataka High Court that directs insurance companies not to pay compensation to victims of two-wheeler accidents who had ignored the rules governing mandatory use of safety, or “crash”, helmets. While that order in itself may not ensure that all two-wheeler users wear …
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January 11, 2018 -
OPDs in Karnataka private hospitals to reopen on Friday
Private hospitals across Karnataka, including Bengaluru would reopen their Out Patient Departments (OPDs) on Friday on the advice of the Karnataka High Court on Thursday, said two official of the medical associations. “OPDs in all private hospitals across Bengaluru will re-open on Friday as advised by the High Court bench,” state Private Hospitals and Nursing …
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November 17, 2017 -
Gujarat HC advocates rally behind Dave on Justice Patel issue
Amid controversy over the resignation of Karnataka High Court judge Justice Jayant Patel, the Gujarat High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) on Friday came in support of senior top court lawyer Dushyant Dave, threatened with disciplinary action by the Bar Council of India (BCI) for criticising Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. Supporting senior counsel Dave, …
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September 29, 2017 -
Gujarat HC lawyers observe strike over Justice Patel’s resignation
Lawyers of the Gujarat High Court went on strike on Wednesday in support of Karnataka High Court judge Justice Jayant Patel, who resigned on Monday, protesting against the transfer and promotion policy of the Supreme Court Collegium. “Justice Patel was an upright judge, and what is at stake here? We are worried about the holding …
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September 27, 2017 -
Centre distances itself from controversy over resignation of Justice Patel
The Centre on Wednesday distanced itself from the developments that led to the resignation of Karnataka High Court’s senior-most judge Jayant Patel, who had ordered a CBI investigation in the controversial Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case in Gujarat. “No proposal of his transfer has been received by us,” Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told …
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September 27, 2017 -
Karnataka HC judge resigns, no reasons cited
Karnataka High Court judge Justice Jayant Patel has resigned but has not cited any reasons. “Justice Jayant Patel yesterday sent in his resignation to Karnataka Chief Justice S K Mukherjee, who is retiring from the current post on October 9,” office of the Karnataka High Court Registrar General said. The resignation has been faxed to …
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September 26, 2017 -
Judge who ordered CBI probe in Ishrat Jahan case quits
Karnataka High Court’s most senior judge Jayant Patel, who had ordered a CBI investigation in the controversial fake Ishrat Jahan encounter case in Gujarat, on Monday resigned reportedly for not being elevated as Chief Justice. Patel, the senior-most puisne judge of the Karnataka High Court after the chief justice, sent his resignation letter to Chief …
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September 26, 2017 -
Power to punish
The Karnataka Assembly has passed a resolution against Ravi Belagere, editor of Hai Bangalore, and Anil Raj, editor and publisher of Yelahanka Voice, for alleged breach of privilege, and sentenced them to one-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 each. The police are unable to execute the order because the Karnataka High Court advised the …
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July 11, 2017 -
Karnataka HC issues bailable warrant against Mallya
In a major blow for Vijay Mallya, the Karnataka High Court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against the beleaguered businessman for contempt of court. The development comes in the wake of India's market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) barring Mallya and six officials of the USL from trading in the securities market …
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January 27, 2017