[ad_1] BENGALURU: If the state government is really interested in the welfare of parents and citizens of the state, it is high time the state issued general directions to colleges against collecting fee more than what is prescribed by the state government and Karnataka Examinations Authority, the Karnataka high court...
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[ad_1] Bengaluru, The Karnataka High Court has allowed the termination of a 25-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape victim, subject to the opinion of doctors at a government hospital here. It said, the doctor will be the deciding authority after examining the victim and assessing if such a procedure will...
Karnataka HC acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Bengaluru, The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of 'Maha Prachanda' newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing lack of corroboratory evidence. Lingaraju was attacked by three armed men near his house on November 20,...
Transfer Only After Hearing 3rd Party A/c Holder, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Bengaluru: The high court has issued guidelines for magistrates to follow while dealing with applications filed under sections 451 and 457 of Criminal Procedure Code for amount transfer from frozen and de-frozen accounts. Justice M Nagaprasanna ordered a refund of Rs 69,143 to Rahul Chari, whole-time director of PhonePe...
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[ad_1] Bengaluru, The High Court of Karnataka has directed the authorities to install GPS tracking systems on ambulances in the State to enable them to travel uninterrupted in traffic. A division bench of the High Court headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale gave this direction after hearing a petition...
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[ad_1] Bengaluru, The High Court of Karnataka has ruled that only when there is documentary evidence on age provided by a school or municipal authority,, the question of a medical officer's opinion on the age proof does not arise. The court has, therefore, set aside the acquittal of a person...
Sex Workers Allege Harassment By Police Despite Sc Directive, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] BENGALURU: Sex workers have alleged that city cops are not following the Supreme Court order that directed civic authorities and police personnel to treat them with dignity and recognise their profession. They cited the recent detention of 10 sex workers and the alleged harassment they faced.Ten workers were rounded...
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[ad_1] Bengaluru, The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a case under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against a 44-year-old man from Kasaragod in neighbouring Kerala, who claimed he was a customer in a brothel and should be let off....
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[ad_1] Bengaluru: A company can be punished under Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act but only if it, with knowledge, has permitted the use of its premises as a brothel and is a party to it, the high court has said. Quashing proceedings against Corenco Enterprise Private Limited, Bengaluru, a real estate...
HC orders training of police in handling electronic evidence, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Bengaluru, The Karnataka High Court has ordered the state Director General of Police and other authorities to make arrangements for necessary training of their respective officers in respect of receiving, handling, storage and use of electronic evidence. The court's direction came on a criminal appeal filed by a murder...