Karnataka HC sends back the matter to Lokayukta, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Holding that further scrutiny report is cryptic and suffers from non application of mind, the Karnataka high court has remitted back to Karnataka Lokayukta a complaint pertaining to certain illegalities vis-a-vis tender for procurement of machineries to 28 state run Industrial Training Institutes( ITIs) in 2014.Allowing a petition filed...

HC permits Datta Jayanti celebrations at Baba Budangiri, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday allowed the celebrations of Datta Jayanti for three days from December 6 at the Baba Budangiri hills in Chikkamagaluru district. A division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice N Vishwajith Shetty allowed the religious rituals by the committee set up by...

Karnataka HC upholds ‘ban on PFI with immediate effect’, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Karnataka high court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging a Union government notification dated September 28, 2022 banning "with immediate effect" the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliate-organisations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Dismissing the petition filed by Nasir Pasha, a Bengaluru resident and president of...

Karnataka decides 5% app fee for auto rides booked on apps, HC to take final call, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Karnataka government on Friday decided to allow app-based aggregators to charge a convenience fee of 5% on customers who book auto rickshaw rides through their platforms in Bengaluru, senior officials told ET.This is exclusive of the GST aggregators have to charge on the overall fare. A customer who...

HC declines relief to Karnataka company seeking to stall Goa’s mining block auction, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] In a major relief to the state government ahead of the auction of four mining blocks, the high court of Bombay at Goa on Thursday declined to grant interim relief to Karnataka-based mining company MSPL Ltd, which sought either a stalling of the auction or an alternative direction to...

Decision on app-based autorickshaw services by Nov 25, K’taka govt tells HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The High Court of Karnataka was informed by the state government on Monday that a decision on the online app-based autorickshaw hailing services will be taken by November 25. The government said the petitions of the service providers have been considered and a decision is pending. The transport department...

CM Bommai, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that his government has made all preparations to contest the border dispute with Maharashtra in the Supreme Court. The development comes following the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra appointing ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai to coordinate with a legal team regarding...

Karnataka HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] BENGALURU: A District Registrar cannot assume power of a civil court to consider the importance of evidence in election matters in the garb of conducting enquiry under section 25 of the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, the high court has observed in a recent judgement."Conduct of elections or declaration of...

OK to modify tender document before last date, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] BENGALURU: A tendering authority can change, modify or amend the tender document prior to opening of the technical bid as per Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurements Rules, 2000, the Karnataka high court has observed in a recent judgement, reports P Vasantha Kumar."In terms of Rule 14 of the Rules,...

Wildlife experts tells HC that mapping of elephant corridors not done “properly” in Odisha, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Cuttack, The Orissa High Court was informed by a wildlife expert that mapping of elephant corridors in the state has not been done "properly". Wildlife expert Dr Raman Sukumar, who specialises in elephant movement, informed the High Court that elephant corridors "have not been identified scientifically" in Odisha. Sukumar...