8 July 2020 – The Division Bench headed by the Chief Justice of Karnataka took strong exception to a discourteous email sent by an Advocate to Karnataka High Court Registry when a matter was sought to be listed before the Court. The Court summoned the Advocate to convey the displeasure. “We called you here to …
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Karnataka High Court holds that Government Orders banning Online Coaching to children prima facie violative of Article 21 and 21A of the Constitution of India. Voluntary online coaching without additional fee permitted. (Interim Order) Karnataka High Court 8 July 2020 Anumitha Sharma and others vs State of Karnataka and another. Writ Petition (PIL) WP …
Last week, a lawyer from Bangalore was thrown out of a television news channel debate when he questioned the “constitutionality” of Indian soldiers shouting “Bholo Bharat Maata Ki Jai” during the Prime Minister’s visit to Ladakh. I made some research on this. Hence this write-up. Article 1 of the Constitution of India which deals …
B.V.Acharya, Senior Advocate & former Advocate General for Karnataka. Constitution of India is hailed as one of the best federal Constitutions in the World. It has adopted parliamentary system of Government based on British model. It provides for three organs of the State viz., Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. It recognize separation of powers, though not …
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Few years ago, a Police Officer told me how Police add “alias” against names of few troublemaking petty criminals just to project them as anti-social elements hoping that bail would be refused by courts. It is also a fact that using alias by accused themselves enhances notoriety. However, law enforcing agencies deliberately using alias in …
It’s time to go beyond “Attara Kacheri”constraints. Vertical construction or getting Bangalore Turf Club area for High Court, Karnataka State Bar Council, Advocates Academy and Advocates Association. S.Basavaraj, Advocate and Member, Karnataka State Bar Council. Karnataka High Court, the highest judicial institution of the State is crumbling for want of space. The principal bench building …
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Disaster is considered as a catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from natural or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which results in substantial loss of life or human suffering or damage to, and destruction of, property, or damage to, or degradation of, environment, and is of such a nature …
Supreme Court on Medical Negligence Applicability of Consumer Protection Act. Indian Medical Assn. v. V.P. Shantha, (1995) 6 SCC 651. Para 55 (1) Service rendered to a patient by a medical practitioner by way of consultation, diagnosis and treatment, both medicinal and surgical, would fall within the ambit of ‘service’ as defined in Section 2(1)(o) …
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-S.Basavaraj, Advocate, Daksha Legal. “Temporary Injunction” – Few important judgments of the Supreme Court of India. Rathnavathi v. Kavita Ganashamdas, (2015) 5 SCC 223 Ram Prakash Agarwal v. Gopi Krishan, (2013) 11 SCC 296 Lakshmi v. E. Jayaram, (2013) 9 SCC 311 Best Sellers Retail (India) (P) Ltd. v. Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd., (2012) 6 …
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S. Basavaraj, Advocate, Daksha Legal, Member, Karnataka State Bar Council, Bengaluru. ra@dakshalegal.com +919845065416 With the passage of Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 (Bill No. 156-C of 2019) in Lok Sabha on August 5, 2019, commercial surrogacy in India will soon be prohibited, allowing only altruistic surrogacy. Once the Bill becomes enactment, only close relatives will be permitted to act …
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