Beerappa vs The State through Town P.S. Yadgiri. Criminal Appeal 200036/2015 decided on 4 September 2020. Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice Krishna P Bhat. (author, Justice Krishna P Bhat). Judgment Link: http://judgmenthck.kar.nic.in/judgmentsdsp/bitstream/123456789/338981/1/CRLA200036-15-04-09-2020.pdf “What is a dying declaration? It is vain on our part to attempt to define the term, for, it ought to remain… Read more

8 July 2020. The Karnataka High Court has held that a Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is maintainable against private banks seeking implementation of the Circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India dated 27 March 2020. Justice Suraj Govindaraj framed a specific question as to whether a writ of… Read more

Last week, a lawyer from Bangalore was thrown out of a television news channel debate when he questioned the “constitutionality” of Indian soldiers shouting “Bholo Bharat Maata Ki Jai” during the Prime Minister’s visit to Ladakh. I made some research on this. Hence this write-up.   Article 1 of the Constitution of India which deals… Read more

Hon’ble Mr. Justice C.M. Joshi celebrates his 62nd birthday today. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Chandarashekar Mrutyunjaya Joshi: Born on 24.01.1964. Native of Hubballi. Enrolled as Advocate and practiced at Hubballi. Appointed as Munsiff on 08.02.1995. Appointed as District Judge on 06.07.2009. Served as Deputy Secretary, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, Central Project Co-ordinator (Computers), Registrar (Computers) at… Read more