HC upholds jail term for official
Often, it is seen that public servants caught taking bribes somehow manage to escape punishment and go scot-free. In many cases, it is mostly due to lack of proper evidence and witnesses, who later tu
Officer takes 11 yrs to file charges, HC quashes case
In 1998 seven persons were accused of hunting a sambar (kadave) in Someshwara wildlife division. Two of the accused have died since then. Recently, the high court quashed the case against the others,
HC thwarts bid to grab land meant for hospital
Way back in 1944, the Maharaja of Mysore acquired a piece of prime land in Bengaluru for stablishment of a tuberculosis sanatorium. The land, worth several crores and belonging to SDS Tuberculosis Res
Clerk pockets tax money, loses job
The villagers of Bommanahalli near Bengaluru promptly paid the taxes for their houses, little realising that a part of it was being pocketed by a clerk who was entrusted to collect their taxes in 2002
HC advance bail for BSY, kin
Quoting English playwright and politician Joseph Addison – “Better to die ten thousand deaths than wound my honour”, as observed in a Supreme Court verdict, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday grante
Sampangi first MLA to head to jail
First-time BJP MLA from Kolar Gold Fields, Mr Y. Sampangi, became the first-ever sitting legislator in the state to be convicted by a court under Prevention of Corruption Act, after he was found guilt
When honesty gets crushed
While public outrage grows against the murder of an upright KAS officer, S.P. Mahantesh, a PIL pending before the Karnataka High Court seeking an independent investigation into alleged irregularities
HC to rescue of NTSE aspirant
An aspirant for the second stage of National Talent Search Examination was in for a shock when he found out that he had fallen short of just one mark to become eligible for the examination with a scor
‘Review decision on land to Hutti’
The Karnataka High Court has directed the central government to take a fresh decision by July 3 on the request by the State government seeking approval for granting 16,109.61 hectares at South Hutti i
HC grants gift of site
Owning a BDA site is a long and tedious process in Bengaluru, and only a few people are lucky enough to lay their hands on them. A 53-year-old woman, who was allotted the site, almost lost it but for