United Breweries Holdings up on stake sale ruling
Friday May 24, 2013
UBHL is the holding company for a group of companies controlled by Vijay Mallya, including Kingfisher Airlines Ltd, and the sale of shares would help Dr Mallya finalise the transfer of a controlling stake in United Spirits to Diageo.
Karnataka High Court dismisses B S Yeddyurappa's petition
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 21, 2013
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa seeking quashing of two private complaints against him before the Lokayukta court alleging illegal denotification of lands.
Karnataka High Court directs Centre not to switch off analog channels till April 5
Press Trust of India | Monday April 1, 2013
The Karnataka High Court today directed the Central government to ensure that analog channels are not switched off in the state till April 5.
Kingfisher crisis: United Bank of India files winding-up petition against UB Holdings
Monday April 1, 2013
In what could be fresh trouble for beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines, Kolkata-based United Bank of India has filed a winding up petition in the Karnataka High Court against the Vijay Mallya-led UB Holdings, sources told NDTV Profit.
Karnataka High Court approves Wipro's demerger plan
Thursday March 21, 2013
IT major Wipro today said the Karnataka High Court has approved its demerger scheme through which the firm plans to hive off non-IT business.
Veerappan's associates to move Karnataka High Court against execution of death penalty
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday February 15, 2013
Four associates of notorious sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, whose mercy petitions have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee, will move the Karnataka High Court against their execution, sources say. Their mercy pleas were rejected on February 1...
Suryanelli rape case: Lone convict Dharmarajan arrested from Karnataka
Edited by Surabhi Malik | Friday February 15, 2013
Dharmarajan, a lawyer and the only man convicted in the 1996 Suryanelli rape case, has been arrested in Karnataka and is being taken to neighbouring Kerala, where he will be produced in a Kottayam court.
Email the new Karnataka Lokayukta, please. But not yet.
Reported by Radhika Iyer | Thursday February 14, 2013
After a gap of 17 months, Karnataka has a Lokayukta or ombudsman to investigate charges of corruption against elected officials. Y Bhaskar Rao, who retired as chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, took office today and said he would like the pu...
Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 13, 2013
Former chief justice of Karnataka High Court Y Bhaskar Rao will on Thursday take over as the state's Lokayukta (ombudsman), filling up the post lying vacant for over 17 months.
Policemen take Rs two lakh for airtrip to look for girl
Press Trust of India | Friday February 8, 2013
Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed that a case be registered against two police personnel, who took Rs two lakh from a man to fly to Karnataka to look for his missing daughter.
Vishwaroopam blackout spreads from Tamil Nadu to other cities
Edited by Mala Das | Friday January 25, 2013
After being banned in Tamil Nadu, mega-budget thriller, Vishwaroopam, directed by Kamal Haasan who also stars in the film, did not screen today in Hyderabad or Bangalore. Distributors in both cities said they did not want to provoke any violence. The...
Serious negotiations going on with investors: Kingfisher tells SC
Tuesday January 22, 2013
The Supreme Court (SC) today deferred hearing on Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines' plea challenging Karnataka High Court's order to deposit around Rs 185 crores with the Income Tax department as tax deducted at source (TDS) from its employees' ...
Kingfisher Airlines challenges Rs 185 crore income tax order in Supreme Court
Wednesday January 16, 2013
Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines today approached the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court's order directing it to deposit around Rs 185 crore with the Income Tax Department as tax deducted at source (TDS) from its employees' wage...
Supreme Court upholds quashing of Karnataka deputy Lokayukta
A Vaidyanathan | Friday January 11, 2013
The Supreme Court today upheld the Karnataka High Court's decision to quash the appointment of Justice K Chandrashekharaiah as state's Upa Lokayukta (deputy ombudsman). The High Court had quashed the appointment in April last year, holding it unconst...
Karnataka High Court wants police to frame action plan on school buses
Press Trust of India | Thursday January 10, 2013
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed police to chalk out an action plan on transportation of school children by school buses.