Karnataka Court October 2005 Judgments

A. Regina Victor and ors. Vs. State of Karnataka and ors.

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: 2005(6)KarLJ525

ORDERD.V. Shylendra Kumar, J.1. Writ petition is by persons who claim to have put up some structures in an area on a land, which was part of Sheelavantana Kere in Sy. No. 41 of White field Village.2. The State Government having noticed that many lakes in and around Bangalore City were being illegally encroached upon by the unscrupulous land-grabbers and such encroachments having led to the lakes being choked over a period of time, their identity being lost and the lakes totally drying up and contributing not only to depletion of groundwater levels but also the pollution of the environment, had set up a committee under the leadership of Lakshmana Rao to identify the remaining lakes to recommend steps to ensure that at least such of the lakes that have survived are preserved and maintained for the benefit of the community and posterity etc., and the committee having given a report had identified the Sheelavantana Kere as one such lake which was facing the danger of being gobbled by the l...

The Mysore Chipboards Limited and ors. Vs. State of Karnataka Represen ...

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: ILR2006KAR987

ORDERS. Abdul Nazeer, J.1. In all these cases since the question of law and fact are common they are taken up together and disposed of by this common order.2. In all these cases petitioners are the Assessees under the Karnataka Sales Tax Act (for short 'KST Act') and Central Sales Tax Act (for short 'CST Act').3. The Government of Karnataka has issued Industrial Policy 1996-2001 in GO. No. CI 30 SPC 96, dated 15-3-1996 offering tax concessions and incentives to new industrial units and also to the existing units making investment in expansion/modernization/ diversification. Eligible industrial units were extended the option availing incentives in the form of sales tax exemption (KST/CST) or in the form of sales tax deferral (KST/CST). The said Policy was implemented by Notification under Section 19-C of the KST Act in FD 32 CSL 96 (I) dated 15-11-1996 and under Section 9(2) of the CST Act read with Section 19-C of the KST Act in No. FD 32 CSL 96 (II) dated 15-11-1996. Petitioners had a...

State of Karnataka Vs. K. Krishna Gowda and anr.

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: 2005CriLJ259; ILR2005KAR5722

ORDERN.S. Veerabhadraiah, J.1. This revision is by the Lokayuktha Police being aggrieved of the order passed in Lok.Crime No. 3/2001 by the Prl. Sessions Judge, Kolar dated 30.10.2002 allowing the application filed under Sections 451 and 457 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ordering for release of the amount seized.2. The case of the Lokayuktha Police is as follows:On a report of Sri. B. Lokesh, Police Inspector, Police Wing, Karnataka Lokayuktha, Kolar a case was registered in Crime No. 3/2001 for the offence punishable under Section 13(1)(e) read with Section 13(2) of the Prevention and Corruption Act, 1988 against the accused Sri K. Krishna Gowda, Supervisor, DCC Bank:, Kolar District alleging that in between 16.07.1975 and 27.03.2001 while working at Bangarpet, Malur and KGF, worked as attender at Bangarpet and promoted as Supervisor and worked at Malur and KGF, DCC Bank during various periods and acquired properties disproportionate to his known source of income to the extent of ...

Bhavani Housing Co-operative Society Limited Vs. Bangalore Development ...

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: ILR2006KAR1352; 2006(2)KarLJ630

ORDERMohan Shantanagoudar, J.1. Heard Sri Udaya Holla, Learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri U. Abdul Khadar, Learned Counsel appearing for the Respondent No. 1 authority and Sri Anant Mandagi Learned Counsel appearing for Respondent No. 2 and perused the records.2. The petitioner has sought for writ of certiorari for quashing the decision of the 1st respondent dated 3-10-2002 by which, the 1st respondent-'BDA' decided to execute the Civic Amenity Sites Lease Agreement in favour of the 2nd respondent 'Trust' and also for quashing the C.A. Site lease agreement dated 27-2-2003 executed by the 1st respondent Bangalore Development Authority ('BD A' for short) in favour of the 2nd respondent M/s Appalo Educational Trust (r) ('Trust' for short) registered before the Sub-Registrar, Bangalore Urban District.3. The 1st respondent 'BDA', pursuant to the direction of this Court issued in W.R No. 29200/1994 sold twenty (20) acres of land situated in Survey No. 17 of Kathrigup...

K.P. Ravindra Reddy Vs. State of Karnataka and ors.

Court: Karnataka

ORDERD.V. Shylendra Kumar, J.1. These two writ petitions involve almost identical facts originating from a common order dated 10-5-1999 passed by the Assistant Commissioner, Bangalore South Sub-Division, Bangalore, passed under the provisions of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands) Act, 1978 (for short, 'the Act'), on an application filed by the common fourth respondent in these petitions, and one involving the validity of the transactions that had taken place in respect of 2 acres of land in Sy. No. 68/19 of Kothaganahalli Village, Sarjapura Hobli, Anekal Taluk, that had been granted in favour of one Kalappa, a person belonging to depressed class in terms of the grant order dated 18-11-1943, are being disposed of by this common order.2. Both the petitioners are purchasers of parcels of land that originally comprised in the two acres that had been granted to Kalappa, as narrated above.3. The petitioner in W.P. No. 18611 of 2004 ...