Commenting on brother Judges -Striking at the foundation of Judicial institution.

S. Basavaraj, Senior Advocate and Member, Karnataka State Bar Council Today, while waiting for my matter in a Court Hall, I heard the learned Judge making open and repeated comments (atleast four times) “ಕಣ್ಣು ಮುಚ್ಕ0ಡು ಸ್ಟೇ ಕೊಟ್ಟ್ರೆ ಹಿ0ಗೇ ಹಾಗೋದು” (this is what happens if stay orders are granted blindfolded). Obviously the Judge was referring to …

“Even the men deserve equal opportunity.” Karnataka High Court declares 100% reservation to women in Indian military nursing services as unconstitutional

Sanjay M Peerapur and others Vs The Union of India and others. Writ Petition 62966 of 2011 decided on 5 January 2024. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde. 2. Be that as it may, the Constitution of India which embodies egalitarian principles at its core recognises both men and women as equal. At the same time, the …

“Know Your Judge”. Justice B M Shyam Prasad. Karnataka High Court.

Hon’ble Justice B.M. Shyamprasad celebrates his 53rd birthday today. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhotanhosur Mallikarjuna Shyam Prasad was born on 8th January 1971. He was appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka and took oath on 14:2:2018 and Permanent Judge on 7:1:2020.Important Judgements delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.M. Shyam Prasad.Property inherited by …

“School-going children have become so engrossed in social media. Imposing restrictions on them might benefit the nation.” – Karnataka High Court.

The Karnataka High Court has expressed its deep concerns about the widespread use of social media among youngsters, particularly schoolchildren. The Karnataka High Court suggested that it might be in the nation’s best interest to restrict access to social media platforms for this demographic. The idea is to potentially set a threshold age of either …

Karnataka High Court to adopt advanced & safe technology for videoconferencing.

Adopting technology to its maximum use is one of the notable achievements of the Karnataka High Court. Covid scenario forced Judiciary all over India to create online platforms for videoconferencing that helped thousands of lawyers to effectively argue their cases sitting in different locations. https://wordpress.com/post/dakshalegal.blog/1205 During Covid scenario the Karnataka High Court dealt with batch …