Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ravi V. Hosmani celebrates his 54th birthday today.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ravi VenkappaHosmani: Born on 29.07.1971. Enrolled as an Advocate on 07.07.1995 at Bengaluru. Started practice before the High Court of Karnataka at Bangalore both on the Original and Appellate stages in Writ Jurisdiction as well as on the Civil Appellate side. Also appeared before the Trial Courts, Appellate Authorities, Tribunals etc. And from July 2008 practised before the High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench. Appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka and taken oath on 07.01.2020 and Permanent Judge on 25.09.2021.
Important judgments delivered by Justice Ravi V Hosamani.
The specified value and suit valuation in IPR suits below Rs. 3 lakhs shall be examined by the Courts to ensure it is not arbitrary or unreasonable and the suit is not undervalued. Karnataka High Court.
N.I Act. Section 138. When a probable defence is set up by accused, burden is on the complainant to explain it. Karnataka High Court.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Death of employee. Amount received by dependents under group insurance scheme is NOT a pecuniary advantage and can NOT be deducted from the MVC compensation. Karnataka High Court.(DB)
Criminal Law. Testimony of a witness who identified the accused for the first time in Court without knowing him before, and in the absence of any Test Identification Parade, would be valueless and unreliable. Karnataka High Court.
When suit for specific performance is dismissed and in the absence of prayer against dispossession, defendant/owner has a right to get back possession of the property in accordance with law. Karnataka High Court.
Suit for partition. Défense of prior partition becomes weak when revenue entries do not stand separately and exclusively in the name of the family members. Karnataka High Court.
Defendant cannot be placed expartemerely on process server report unless the court is satisfied that each one of the steps contemplated for service of notice is complied with. Karnataka High Court.
A co-owner cannot seek temporary injunction against another co-owner on the ground of adverse possession unless there is a partition of the property by metes and bounds. Karnataka High Court.
Registration Act. When refusal of registration is endorsed on a deed, the only remedy is appeal under Section 72. The refusal cannot be recalled under Section 68(2). Karnataka High Court.
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