“Know Your Judge”. Justice Rajesh Rai K. Karnataka High Court.

Justice Rajesh Rai celebrates his 49th birthday today.

Justice Rajesh Rai Kallangala was born on 01.06.1974. He completed primary education at Kepu & secondary education & PUC at Vitla. He completed Degree from St. Philomina’s College. Completed LL.B., from Vivekananda Law College, Puttur.

Justice Rajesh Rai enrolled as Advocate in 1999 and practiced in the office of Sri G. Balakrishna Shastri and Sri Younus Ali Khan. Later, he joined the office of Hon’ble shri Justice John Michael D’Cunha.

He worked as Government Pleader for 2 years. Served as Central Government Senior Panel Counsel for 6 years. Functioned as Special Public Prosecutor for Enforcement Directorate, and Narcotics Control Bureau. Served as Panel Advocate for BDA. Practiced mainly on criminal side.
Justice Rajesh Rai was sworn-in as Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 09.02.2023.

Important Judgements delivered by Justice Rajesh Rai .
IPC. Section 306. To constitute the offence under Section 306, IPC, the accused must have played an active role by act of instigation or doing certain act to facilitate the commission of suicide. Karnataka High Court.
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Application under Order 41 Rule 27 CPC can be considered only at the time of hearing of appeal on merits so as to find out whether the additional evidence has any relevance/bearing on the issues involved. Karnataka High Court.
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Criminal trial. Denying cross-examination violates a person’s life and liberty which are not only fundamental rights but also basic human rights. Karnataka High Court.(DB)
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Detention order cannot be challenged by seeking a writ of habeas corpus when the order is already confirmed by the Government. Karnataka High Court.(DB)
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Service law. In the absence of clear proof based on the evidence of witnesses in the enquiry, an adverse presumption cannot be drawn on the guilt of the accused. Karnataka High Court sets aside compulsory retirement on corruption charges. (DB)
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Standalone distilleries established for manufacturing ethanol are not governed by the provisions of the Sugarcane Control Order, 1966. Karnataka High Court. (DB)
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Senior Advocate, High Court of Karnataka, Bengaluru

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