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

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 by...

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BENGALURU: There is no postpaid concept under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the high court has said, while quashing proceedings against a revenue department official."Section 7 of the Act would hint at a prepaid demand for performing a work and acceptance (of bribe). There is no postpaid...

Karnataka HC acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

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, 2012...