Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jayant Banerji celebrates his 61st birthday today.
• Justice Jayant Banerji was born on 17/01/1965.
• Appointed as Additional Judge on Sep 22, 2017.
• Took oath as Permanent Judge on Sep 06, 2019.
• His Lordship was transferred as a Judge of Karnataka High Court and assumed office on 19.07.2025.
Important Judgements delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jayanth Banerji.
A court cannot grant police protection to enforce a status quo order without first making a judicial determination of its violation. When facts and evidence are unclear, the Court should not delegate its responsibility to an external investigating or law enforcement agency, as this would confer upon such authority a jurisdiction it does not lawfully hold. Karnataka High Court.
Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules. Government has the authority to refer a departmental inquiry to the Upa-Lokayukta, even if a separate disciplinary inquiry has already been initiated and the same is at an advanced stage. Karnataka High Court.
Group of Companies Doctrine in Indian arbitration law. Where a non-signatory holding company plays major role at the stage of agreement between the parties, offers irrevocable guarantee and promotes the project, the company can be impleaded in the arbitration proceedings. Karnataka High Court.
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