Court : Karnataka
Reported in : 2001CriLJ4293
P.V. Reddy, C.J.1. Writ Appeal 4220/ 2000 is filed by the petitioners in Writ Petition No. 32774/1996 and Writ Appeal No. 7653/1999 is filed by the State Government and other officials, who were respondents in Writ Petition No. 19578/1997. In both the Writ Petitions, the Petitioners are Directors of Bangalore District & Rural District Central Co-operative Bank Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'Bank').2. In Writ Petition No. 32774/1996 the prayer is to restrain the respondents from taking any adverse action against the petitioners pursuant to the communications dated 8-11-1996 and 11-11-1996 (Annexures - 'C' and 'D'). Annexure - 'C' is a letter addressed by the then Union Minister of Textiles addressed to the then Chief Minister pointing out serious financial improprieties committed in sanctioning the loans by the Bank under the Chairmanship of the 1st petitioner and requesting the Chief Minister to direct a probe into the entire matter and also to provide him with certain informatio...
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Reported in : ILR2002KAR2009; 2002(3)KarLJ129
ORDERMohamed Anwar, J. 1. By this writ petition, a writ of mandamus is prayed:'(i) declaring the order of the third respondent in case No. CMW-36; CAP 86, dated 11-12-1990 (Annexure-J) is bad in law and void; (ii) declaring the order of the second respondent dated 2-11-1987 (Annexure-H) is bad in law and void; (iii) directing the first respondent to prosecute the claim only before the Commissioner of Payments appointed under Act as per Annexure-D, and recover monies only out of the amounts deposited under Sections 9 and 10 of the Act; (iv) for costs of these proceedings and for such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit to grant in the circumstances of the case'. 2. Annexure-H is the order of respondent 2-Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Belgaum ('R2-Registrar' in short), passed in Dispute No. B.DDS.DAM.28/1978-79, rejecting the contentions of petitioners, who were defendants therein, that the dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 ...
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Reported in : ILR2003KAR2343
ORDERVishwanatha Shetty, J. 1. Since the questions raised in these petitions are similar and identical, all these petitions are heard together and disposed of by this common order.2. According to the averment of the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 37865/1995, he has been working as Selection Grade Lecturer in A.P.S. College of Arts and Science, N.R. Colony, Bangalore since 1967; and he has also been working as a visiting Professor of Law at BMS College of Law. It is his further case that he has two sons who are studying PUC with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology as optionals.3. The petitioner in Writ Petition No. 35504/2001, states that he has been working as Lecturer in Sri M.V. Govt. Science College, new Town, Bhadravathi in the Department of Physics and that he has the teaching experience of eighteen years and is one of the eminent Lecturers in physics subject. Petitioners in Writ Petition No. 5974/2002 claim to be the parents of students studying in different classes in d...
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Reported in : 2003(4)KarLJ412
K. Sreedhar Rao, J. 1. The appeal arises out of the judgment and decree passed in R.A. No. 76 of 1996 on the file of Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Bagalkot, arising out of judgment and decree passed by the Munsiff Court, Hungund in O.S. No. 22 of 1990. The appellants herein are the legal representatives of the plaintiff. One G.B. Bhandaragal, plaintiff filed a suit for recovery of a sum of Rs. 9,996.2 ps. with costs and interest from the respondents. The material facts leading to the appeal are stated thus.2. The deceased plaintiff G.B. Bhandaragal was the Chairman of Vyvasaya Seva Sahakara Sangha Niyamitha (in short 'VSSSN'), Ilkal, for the period 1981-1983. It is said that the respondents 3 to 11, who are the Directors of the VSSSN, Ilkal manipulated the records showing the utilisation of funds of the Society by the plaintiffs and got initiated the proceedings under Section 70 of the Co-operative Societies Act and eventually an award came to be passed against the plaintif...
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Reported in : ILR2003KAR3424
ORDERDattu, J. 1. Question of law involved in all these Writ Petitions is identical.Therefore, all these Writ Petitions are clubbed together, heard anddisposed off by this common order. 2. Petitioners in all these Writ Petitions belong to the State WideCadre of Graduate Engineers in the erstwhile Karnataka ElectricityBoard (.Board. for short ) Some time in the year 1998-99, there was a proposal toinitiate certain reforms in the functioning of the Board. In view ofthat, the State Government has promulgated an Act known as.Karnataka Electricity Reforms Act, 1999. (`Act. for short). It hasreceived the assent of the President on 28.8.1999 and it has comeinto force w.e.f 1.6.1999. 3. The preamble of the Act gives out the purpose of the ReformsAct, 1999. The preamble reads as under: 'An Act to provide for the constitution of an ElectricityRegulatory Commission (The Commission) for the State ofKarnataka, to provide for the restructuring of the electricity industryin the State, the Corporation...
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Reported in : AIR2004Kant390; ILR2004KAR3140
ORDERS. Abdul Nazeer, J.1. The petitioner claims to be a member of the Karnataka Rural Homeopathic Medical Practitioners' Association, Gokak, practicing Homeopathic system of Medicine at Hole Alur. According to him, he has vast experience in Homeopathic system of medicine and that he has been taking special care for the poor patients satisfying all their medical needs. It is his further case that the Homeopathic Medical Practitioners in Karnataka and Karnataka Rural Homeopathic Medical Practitioners' Association, Gokak, have been urging the Government of Karnataka to open Registration for the benefit of the un-registered Homeopathic Medical Practitioners, to get themselves registered in accordance with the provisions of the Homoeopathic Medical Practitioners' Act. Though several representations were filed, the State has not heeded to their request. The Registrar of Karnataka Ayurvedic & Unani Practitioners Board, issued a notice as per Annexure-D calling upon the petitioner to appear b...
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Reported in : AIR2004Kant458; 2005(1)KarLJ260
ORDERS. Abdul Nazeer, J.1. In these petitions, the petitioner has sought for quashing the Composite order passed by the Karnataka State Transport Appellate Tribunal (for short 'the Tribunal') in RP Nos. 828/99, 1056/99 and 1467/99 dated 31-5-2000 whereby the Tribunal has allowed the revision petitions filed by the Karnataka State Transport Corporation (for short 'the Corporation') and the other contesting respondents and has set aside the order passed by the Karnataka State Transport Authority (for short 'KSTA') dated 26-5-1999.2. Petitioner is the-holder of a Stage Carriage Permit bearing No. 78/98 authorized to operate on the route between Hindupur and Bangalore via Gowribiddanur, Thonddebhavi, D. B. Pura, Hesarghatta and Jalahalli and back to operate at the rate of two round trips a day. The permit has been countersigned by the State Transport Authority, Andhra Pradesh and is saved under Kolar Pocket Scheme.3. The petitioner filed an application to the second respondent for grant of...
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Reported in : ILR2005KAR4030; 2006(6)KarLJ102
Nagamohan Das, J. 1. These appeals are directed against the common order of the learned Single Judge dated 4-11 -2004 dismissing the writ petitions in writ petition No. 18095/2004 and connected matters.2. Agriculture is a way of life, a tradition, which for centuries, has shaped the thought, the outlook, the culture and the economic life of the people of India. Indian agriculture has since Independence, made rapid strides. In taking the annual foodgrains production from 51 million tonnes of early fifties to 206 million tonnes at the turn of the century. The use of increased agricultural inputs like hybrid variety seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, agricultural machinery, fossil fuel, electrical power etc., pushed the cost of production, up during the last three decades. The increased cost of production has led to increased indebtedness among farmers and they are in the trap of debt. This phenomenon resulted in distress sale of farm product. Distress sale means, selling the pro...
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Reported in : 2005(5)KarLJ377
ORDERD.V. Shylendra Kumar, J.1. In all these writ petitions, except in Writ Petition No. 37436 of 2003, petitioners are all tenants in the premises located in different places wherein the provisions of the Karnataka Rent Control Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as '1961 Act' for short) was applicable and the respective landlords had initiated proceedings under this Act for eviction of these tenants invoking the different provisos to Section 21(1) of the 1961 Act.2. The eviction petitions had been allowed even if not on all the grounds urged by the landlords, but at least on some of the grounds. The result was that the tenants were ordered to be evicted. Such tenants being aggrieved by the eviction orders, had preferred revision petitions under Section 50 of the 1961 Act to the respective revisional Courts having jurisdiction.3. In Writ Petition No. 37436 of 2003, the landlord also had preferred a revision petition, though had obtained an order of eviction at the hands of the Trial Co...
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Reported in : 2006(5)KarLJ361
ORDERMohan Shantanagoudar, J.Heard the learned Counsels appearing on both sides and perused the material on record. The matters arising out of 'Further Extension of Bhonashankari 6th Stage' layout are also heard along with these matters by consent of parties, as the questions involved in these matters are almost similar.1. These writ petitions are filed by the land/site owners and interested persons challenging the notification issued Under Section 17(1) of the Bangalore Development Authority Act 1976 (hereinafter referred to as 'BDA Act' for short) dated 08.04.2003 bearing No. BDA/Commissioner/SLAO/79/2003-2004 (published in the official gazette on 09.04,2003) (henceforth called as preliminary notification) and the notification issued Under Section 19(1) of the 'BDA Act' dated 09.09.2003 bearing No. Na Aa Ee/749/Bem Bhu Swa/2003, published in the official gazette on 10.09.2003 (hereafter called as final notification). By issuing said notifications, the Bangalore Development Authority ...
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