Embassy East Business Park will retain possession of 78 acres in Bengaluru’s Kadugodi Industrial Area after the Karnataka High Court overturned a Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board order seeking land resumption. The decision clears the way for Embassy Developments to move forward with its planned business park, overturning the regulator’s attempt to reclaim the land.
Karnataka High Court upheld a “Leave India” notice against a French citizen who ran a restaurant in Karnataka for 15 years while on a tourist visa. The court said tourist visa holders have no right to reside or carry on business in India. The man must leave within seven days after the FRRO notice.
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The Karnataka High Court quashed a Bengaluru RTO officer’s FIR after the officer seized a man’s demo car over alleged Rs 60 lakh road tax dues. The court called the seizure unlawful, noting a zero FIR and fraud charges were mishandled. It ordered a departmental inquiry and stressed that seizure must follow proper notice and clear determination, not shortcuts.
The Karnataka High Court has ordered the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to respond to petitions challenging the arrest of Gameskraft founders in a money laundering case. The ED alleges the founders lured players into real-money games and laundered about Rs 250 crore. The court’s notice signals scrutiny of the ED’s actions as the legal challenge moves forward.
Bengaluru apartment owners won a key legal battle as the Karnataka High Court ordered a builder to demolish illegal construction in Rajsri Apartments’ setback area in Rajarajeshwari Nagar. The court found the revised plan lacked a crucial Fire Department NOC, siding with public safety and emergency access over the builder’s claims.
The Karnataka High Court refused a wife’s request for higher maintenance despite her seeking an increase due to the husband’s one-acre land and possible inheritance from ancestral property. The court considered that the wife earned about Rs 1.5 lakh per month and that the husband’s available assets were limited, with the land mortgaged. It upheld the existing maintenance order.
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The Karnataka High Court ruled that India’s secular character doesn’t bar dharmic and cultural activities. While overturning a Bengaluru civic body order that rejected permission for Malleshwaram Brahmana Sabha to hold Shankaracharya Jayanti at Sankey Tank Park auditorium, the court stressed the events can be allowed. The decision challenges how authorities interpret secularism in practice.
The Karnataka High Court cautioned the Enforcement Directorate that it could impose Rs 1 lakh in costs if the agency’s appeal against Winzo founder Paavan Nanda’s bail is deemed unnecessary. The court’s firm stance highlights growing scrutiny over the ED’s strategy in the money laundering case, as proceedings continue and the bail challenge remains under review.
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