WRIT PETITION No. 18139 of 2017
Parties: M.V. Apparao Versus Chairman & Managing Director, Syndicate Bank, Head Office: Manipal & Another
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA
Advocates: For the Petitioner: K. Lakshminarayana, Advocate. For the Respondents: A. Krishnam Raju, Advocate.
Head Note:
Subject
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Civil Appeal No. of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 34086 of 2025)
Parties: John Mathew Versus Santha Paul & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI
Advocates: For the Petitioner: Advocates. For the Respondent: Advocates.
Head Note:
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order XIV Rule 2 – Preliminary issue – Limitation – Stage of trial – Suit for declaration, recovery of possession and consequential reliefs – All issues framed and trial commenced – Application subsequently filed to decide limitation as preliminary issue – Maintainability. The Court examined the scope of Order XIV Rule 2 and held that an issue may be tried first only when it is an issue of law relati...
Criminal Appeal No. of 2026 (@ Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No. 5763 of 2026)
Parties: Kusumavati Gowda Versus The Government of Karnataka & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA
Advocates: For the Petitioner: ------ For the Respondents: ------
Head Note:
Code of Criminal Procedure – Sections 173(8), 482, 300 – Constitution of India – Articles 20(2), 21, 226 and 227 – Rape and Murder of Minor – Reinvestigation – De Novo Investigation – Special Investigation Team – Victim’s Father challenged dismissal of writ petition seeking reinvestigation of rape and murder of his 17-year-old daughter – Earlier investigation by Belthangady Police, CID and CBI culminated in prosecution ...
WP. No. 30780 of 2023 & WMP. Nos. 30447 & 30450 of 2023 & WMP. Nos. 41530, 41532, 41533 & 41536 of 2025
Parties: M.V. Sreenivaas Versus Government of India, Rep by its Secretary, Ministry of Culture, New Delhi & Another
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C. KUMARAPPAN
Advocates: For the Petitioner: S. Silambannan, Senior Counsel for M. Babu Barueez, Advocate. For the Respondents: R1, V. Chandrasekhar, Standing Counsel, R2, Nithyaesh Natraj, for Vaibhav R. Venkatesh, Advocates.
Head Note:
Constitution of India - Article 226 -
Comparative Citation:
2026 MHC 3897,
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Criminal Miscellaneous No.10510 of 2024
Parties: Randhir Kumar Sinha Versus The State Of Bihar & Another
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE . SONI SHRIVASTAVA
Advocates: For the Petitioner: Sanjeev Ranjan, Chandan Jha, Advocates. For the Opposite Parties: Ram Priya Sharan Singh, APP, Sunil Kumar, Sr. Advocate, Abhay Shanker, Chandra Mohan Jha, Advocates.
Head Note:
Indian Penal Code - Section 406, 420, 467, 468, 471 r/w 34 -
Cases Referred:
Kishan Singh Vs. Gurpal Singh reported in (2010) 8 SCC 775
Chandrapal Singh vs. Maharaj Singh, reported in (1982) 1 SCC 466.
Nazibul Rahim Khan vs. State of U.P., reported in 2026 SCC OnLine SC 1557
State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal, reported in 1992 Supp (1) SCC 33...
Writ Petition No. 877 of 2017
Parties: Chandrakant Versus State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary, Department of Secondary Education, Mumbai & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRAVIN S. PATIL
Advocates: For the Petitioner: N.S. Warulkar, a/w S.D. Chande, Advocates. For the Respondents: R1 to R4, S.C. Joshi, AGP, R5 & R6, R.P. Jog, h/f A.C. Dharmadhikari, Advocates.
Head Note:
Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service Regulation) Act, 1977 – Sections 4(6), 5(2) – Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981 – Rules 29, 35 to 37 – Termination of confirmed employee – Appointment treated as irregular and not void ab initio – Education Officer had no statutory authority to direct termination – Petitioner had rendered about 11 years of service and acquired deeme...
Writ Appeal Nos. 2123, 2121, 2122 OF 2015 (LA-RES) & Wa Cross Objection NO. 2 OF 2022 (LA-RES)
Parties: The Defence Research Development Organisation, Bengaluru, Represented By Its Estate Manager & Others Versus Special Land Acquisition Officer Bangalore East Taluk, Visweswariah Tower, Bangalore & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE H. SHANTHI BHUSHAN
Advocates: For the Appearing Parties: Aravind Kamath, Jayakara Shetty H.,N. Byre Gowda, M.S. Bhagwat, Muniyappa, Venkatramareddy, Udaya Holla, C.M. Nagabhushana, Advocates.
Head Note:
Karnataka High Court Act - Section 4 -
Cases Referred:
Women's Education Trust and Another v. State of Haryana and Others (2013) 8 SCC 99
Kamal Trading (P) Ltd. v. State of W.B. [2] (2012) 2 SCC 25 (2012) 2 SCC 25
Dev Sharan v. State of U.P. (2011) 4 SCC 769
Radhy Shyam (Dead) through LRs. and Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others (20...
Civil Appeal No. of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 22161, 23127 of 2026)
Parties: Micky Traders Versus L.R.Y. Labour Contractor & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
Advocates: For the Petitioner: ------ For the Respondent: ------
Head Note:
Tender – Eligibility Criteria – Experience Requirement – Judicial Review – Clause 9(c)(a) of Instructions regarding Enlistment of Contractor Firms – Appeals – H1 Bidder’s bid for collection of user charges was accepted despite experience certificates relating to cattle fair contracts – High Court quashed the Letter of Acceptance for failure to satisfy the prescribed two-year experience requirement.
Court Held – Appea...
CS. No. 687 of 2017 & (T).OP.(TM). No. 340 of 2023
Parties: Ashique Exports Pvt.Ltd. Rep. by its Manager Biju Sukumaran, Chennai Versus Koyenco Soaps & Detergents Pvt. Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, Kerala & Another
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K. KUMARESH BABU
Advocates: For the Appearing Parties: M. Sathyan, Additional Central Government Standing Counsel, Perumbulavil Radhakrishnan, Arun C. Mohan, Advocates.
Head Note:
Trade Marks Act, 1999 - Section 28, Section 134, Section 135 -
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Writ Petition No. 39690 Of 2025
Parties: Mohd. Shamim Khan Versus The State Of Madhya Pradesh & Others
Coram: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HIMANSHU JOSHI
Advocates: For the Petitioner: Sunil Kumar Pandey, Advocate. For the Respondents: A.S. Baghel, Government Advocate.
Head Note:
Constitution of India - Article 226 -
Comparative Citation:
2026 MPHC-JBP 74759,
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