Hon’ble Mr. Justice Muralidhara Pai celebrates his 59th birthday today.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Muralidhara Pai: Born on 31.12.1966. Native of Borkatte in Karkala Taluk, Udupi District. Enrolled as Advocate and practiced at Bengaluru. Appointed as Civil Judge on 11.02.1997. Served as Senior Faculty Member of Karnataka Judicial Academy, Additional Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka – Kalaburagi Bench, Principal District & Sessions Judge at Mangaluru and Belagavi, The Registrar General, High Court of Karnataka and Principal City Civil and Seesions Judge, Bengaluru.
Appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 30.09.2025
Important Judgements delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Muralidhara Pai.
Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC. Partial rejection of a plaint is impermissible. Even in a partition suit where certain properties are alleged to be unavailable, the court’s power extends only to rejecting the plaint in its entirety, as the expression “plaint” denotes the whole pleading. This power is distinct from the striking out of portions of the plaint. Karnataka High Court.
Preventive detention. If the detaining authority fails to provide the detenue with legible copies of all relied-upon documents, the same constitutes a fundamental violation of the right to make an effective representation guaranteed under Article 22(5) of the Constitution of India. Strict compliance with all constitutional and statutory safeguards is mandatory for the exercise of the draconian power of preventive detention. Karnataka High Court.
Victim Compensation Scheme. Power to award compensation under Section 357 Cr.P.C. is not ancillary to other sentences. In criminal cases resulting in death, courts have a mandatory duty to judiciously apply their mind to ensure suitable compensation is recommended for the dependent victims, such as minor children. Karnataka High Court.
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