Justice Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja celebrates his 58th birthday today.
He was born on 03.05.1965 at Chitradurga.
He did his early education in Government Higher Primary School, Metikurike Village. He studied SSLC from Government High School, Gannayakanahalli, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga District; PUC from Government Pre-University Junior College, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga District, Graduated from Vanivilasa First Grade College, Hiriyur Taluk, Chitradurga District.
He obtained LLB degree from Saraswathi Law College, Chitradurga. Obtained Masters in Law from Kuvempu University, Shivamogga.
Justice G. Basavaraja enrolled as an Advocate on 05:10:1988; practiced Civil, Criminal, Revenue, MVC, and LAC cases under Senior Counsel Shri C. Abdul Raheem, Sessions Advocate at Chitradurga. He joined Judicial Service on 18.10.1993 and worked as:
(1) JMFC at Mysuru from 1993 -1998;
(2) Civil judge and JMFC at Yellapura from 1998 2001;
(3) Civil Judge and JMFC at Chennagiri from 2001-2002.
(4) Promoted as Senior Civil Judge and CJM at Bagalkot from 05.10.2002 to 27.05.2004;
(5) 16th Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Bengaluru from 28.05.2004 to 23.05.2007;
(6) Principal Senior Civil Judge & CJM at Ranebennur from 2007 to June 2009;
(7) Promoted as Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Belagavi from 02.07.2009 to 31.05.2013;
(8) Special District & Sessions Judge, CBI Court and Parappan Agrahara, Bengaluru and also Concurrent Charge of Land Acquisition Cases and Special Magistrate of Bomb Blast Danduplaya and SC-ST Atrocities Cases at Bengaluru from 1-6-2013 to May 2017;
(9) VIII Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Hunusur, Mysore District Judge Hunusur, Mysore District from 31.05.2017 to 09.06.2017;
(10) I Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Mysore from 11.06.2017 to 10.02.2018
(11) Principal District & Sessions Judge Chamarajanagar from 12.02.2018 to 06.11.2019
(12) Member Secretary, Karnataka State Legal Services Authority at Benglaluru from 11.11.2019 to 11.05.2020
(13) Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru from 11.05.2020 till 15.08.2022.
Department of Kannada and Culture has honoured Justice Basavaraja in the year 2008 for disposal of several cases in Mega Lok Adalath.
As a Chairman of District Legal Services Authority he disposed many cases under Victim Compensation Scheme. He conducted several legal literacy programs in various places.
Justice G. Basavaraja was elevated as an Additional Judge in High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru on 16.08.2022.
Some of the important Judgments delivered by Justice Gurusiddaiah Basavaraja:
Violation of the Income Tax Act in monetary transaction cannot be a defence in proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act.
https://dakshalegal.com/judgements/actionView/clU7K2ymkWsjGEFL1m4JIGy6z
Property derived by a female Hindu post the amendment to Section 6 of the Hindu Succession Act would become her absolute property and a coparcenary or joint family cannot be created by or under her. (DB)
https://dakshalegal.com/judgements/actionView/AHTV2tPS9suZ86WoR7nXVrtF0
Service Law. Premature transfer cannot be ordered simply because of the complaints against the public servant.
https://dakshalegal.com/judgements/actionView/cm3plwrf2A0cXpcuxRJQQqbIy
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