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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Mining Company's Challenge to Stoppage Notice Under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 — Two-Year Mining Period Expired. Lease Deed Executed on 18.04.2022 Permitted Mining for Maximum Two Years or Till Stage II Approval, Whichever Earlier; Court Held That the Stoppage Notice Was Valid and No Interference Warranted....

The petitioner, M/S Minera Steel and Power Pvt. Ltd., a mining company, challenged a stoppage notice dated 08.04.2024 issued by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Vijayanagar Division, Hospet (5th res...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Notice for No-Confidence Motion Against Gram Panchayat President Due to Non-Compliance with Mandatory 15-Day Notice Period Under Section 49(3) of Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. The notice issued on 27-01-2025 for a meeting on 31-01-2025 provided only 4 days' notice, which is invalid....

The petitioner, Sharda W/o Ramesh N., is the President of Somasamudra Gram Panchayat in Kurugodu Taluk, Ballari District. She filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of In...

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Karnataka High Court Dharwad Bench Hears Appeal Against Permanent Injunction in Trademark Dispute Over ‘KITCHEN KING’ Brand. Trial Court Had Restrained Defendant from Using Deceptively Similar Mark and Awarded Damages....

The appeal arose from a judgment and decree dated 24.07.2017 in O.S. No.7/2012 passed by the Principal District Judge, Ballari. The plaintiff, a registered partnership firm, claimed to have been using...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses PIL Seeking Implementation of Cow Slaughter Ban and Cattle Protection Laws — Court Finds No Violation of Statutory Provisions and Declines to Issue Mandamus....

The High Court of Karnataka dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Registrar General of the High Court of Karnataka seeking directions to the State of Karnataka to effectively imple...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Power Grid Corporation's Appeal in Land Acquisition Case — Upholds Single Judge's Order Directing Consideration of Representation for De-notification. Land Acquisition Officer Must Consider Request for De-notification Under Section 48 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 Before Proceeding with Possession....

The case involves an intra-court appeal filed by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (appellant) against an order of a learned Single Judge dated 18/10/2022 in W.P. No.9477/2021. The respondent, M...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Appeal in Partition Suit, Upholds Trial Court's Decree for Partition and Separate Possession. The court held that the suit for partition was not barred by limitation as the plaintiff's possession was not adverse and the defendants failed to prove ouster....

The case pertains to a Regular First Appeal filed by the defendants against the judgment and decree dated 30.09.2010 passed by the Senior Civil Judge, Hukkeri, in O.S. No. 67 of 2005. The original pla...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Journalist in Section 505(2) IPC Case — Alleged Offensive Remarks Not Made with Intent to Cause Public Harm. The court held that the essential ingredients of Section 505(2) IPC were not satisfied as the remarks did not create public fear or alarm, and quashed the FIR as an abuse of process....

The petitioner, Mr. Arnab Goswami, a director of ARG Outlier Media Private Limited and owner of Republic Media Network, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India re...

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High Court of Karnataka Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Dengue Outbreak Based on Letter to Editor, Directs State to Implement Preventive Measures. Right to Health Under Article 21 Obligates State to Control Vector-Borne Diseases....

The High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, presided by Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice K.V. Aravind, delivered a judgment on February 13, 2025, in a Public Interest Litigation (Writ Petition No....