The Karnataka High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings in a female foeticide case, with Justice M Nagaprasanna stating such acts are a “moral blight and constitutional affront,” stressing strict action against those enabling illegal sex determination and foetus termination.
High Court of Karnataka directed Tumakuru City Corporation to decide a pending plea on excess property tax adjustment, ruling that writ proceedings alone cannot justify administrative inaction. Justice Suraj Govindaraj stressed that authorities must perform statutory duties unless restrained by a valid judicial stay order.
