Research › Search › Judgment
High Court of Karnataka · body
2025 DAILYLAW 82177 (KAR)
SMT BHARATHI SHRIKANT HULLUR v. UNION OF INDIA
MFA/978/2017 · 2025-08-04
Hanchate Sanjeevkumar
body2025
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 82177 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
[ 2025 DAILYLAW 82177 (KAR) · dailylaw.ai ]
Judgment text
Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
- 1 -
!" #
$% %& '' () *
! "
Digitally signed by RAMYA D Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
- 2 -
#
$"
!#
%
& '
( )
%#**** &
' )
')
(
***"
**
(
+
+
, (
(
- 3 -
%
-./00./123421.5678-./00129/:839-/11.:;2:;8-. <=5;>.:85/8.5***"0/33.5678-. /21?/71/2>3 @26=:/1 /:;/1A@. .:9- 2: ** 8-.@.67 8-.91/2>0.8282A:421.5678-./00129/:834A@9A>0.:3/82A: 23523>233.5
@2.4 4/983 A4 8-. 9/3. /@. 8-/8 A: #*** 5.9./3.59/>.8AA>62B/112 /21?/78/82A:/:56A/@5.5 1A9/1 8@/2: 4A@ ;A2:; 8A?/@53 79=11/ /21?/7 8/82A: 8A /88.:5-23@.;=1/@5=87/:5/8/6A=8*"#*-@3?-.:8-. 3/25 1A9/1 8@/2: @./9-.5 6.8?..: A>62B/112 /21?/7 /:5 2B/ /21?/7 8/82A: :./@
A#* 5=. 8A -./B7 @=3- /:5 0=3- 67 A8-.@ 0/33.:;.@3 2: 8-. 9A>0/@8>.:8 8-. 5.9./3.5 /9925.:8/117 4.11 5A?: 4@A> 8-. 8@/2: /:5 3=38/2:.5 3.@2A=3 2:<=@2.3 8A -23 -./5 /:5 A8-.@ 0/@83 A4 8-.6A57/:5 52.5 A:8-. 30A8-.@.4A@. 1.;/1 -.2@3A4 8-.5.9./3.5421.5/:/00129/82A:91/2>2:;9A>0.:3/82A:
- 4 -
@2-/:82 -=3-/: 1./@:.5 .0=87 A12928A@ .:.@/1A4:52//00./@2:;4A@@.30A:5.:8-/3B.-.>.:817 A00A3.5 8-. ;@/:8 A4 9A>0.:3/82A: 9A:8.:52:; 8-/8 8-. 5.9./3.5?/3:A8/6A:/425.0/33.:;.@
# -.@26=:/1-/3523>233.58-.91/2>0.8282A:A:
8-.@./3A:8-/88-.0-A8A;@/0-/:532;:/8=@.4A=:5A:8-. >A:8-17 0/33 23 :A8 8/112.5 /:5 0298=@. 23 :A8 9A@@.98 -.@.4A@. A:17 A: 8-23 @./3A: 8-. 91/2> 0.8282A: 23 523>233.5
8 23 38/8.5 8-/8 8-. 5.9./3.5 ?/3 ?A@C2:; /3 /::;2:..@2:=>6/2/:5?/3-A15.@A4>A:8-170/333A /38A8@/B.12:8-.1A9/18@/2::8-.4/8.4=15/72.A:
#*** /3 =3=/1 8-. 5.9./3.5 9/>. 8A A>62B/112
/21?/78/82A:/:56A/@5.51A9/18@/2:4A@;A2:;8A?/@53 79=11/ /21?/78/82A:8A/88.:5-23@.;=1/@5=87/:58-. 5.9./3.5 /9925.:8/117 4.11 5A?: 4@A> 8-. 8@/2: 5=. 8A ?-29-8-.5.9./3.552.5D3 % % % %#/:5 % #'/) /11 0@AB. 8-. 4/98 8-/8 8-. 5.9./3.5-/5 8@/B.1.5 2:
- 5 -
8-.8@/2:/:5/9925.:8/1174.114@A>8-.8@/2:D %#238-. A@2;2:/1 9A>0=8.@2E.5 3./3A: 829C.8 ?-29- 23 B/125 =08A **"**D %238-../8-.@82429/8.?-29-@./53 8-.:/>.3A4/00129/:8
A3/:5#/:501/9.A45./8-/3 A>62B/112-.:8-236.2:;8-.4/98 6.2:;8-.?24. A4 5.9./3.5 -/3 ;2B.: .B25.:9. 8-/8 8-. 0A129. -/B. 9A11.98.58-.>A:8-17<A=@:.7829C.80/336=88-.@26=:/1 -/3A02:.58-/8A:17
AC2/A621..85.:8287/@5 /@5?.@.9A11.98.56=8D %#238-.1A9/10/334@A>8-. -/C=@12 ?-29- 0@AB. 8-. 4/98 8-/8 8-. 5.9./3.5 ?/3-A152:;>A:8-170/338A8@/B.12:8-.8@/2:/8=>6/2 -.:8-236.2:;8-.4/980@AB.5A:@.9A@58-.@26=:/123 :A89A@@.982:523>2332:;8-.91/2>0.8282A:67A02:2:;8-/8 8-.5.9./3.5?/3:A8/6A:/425.0/33.:;.@
" =@8-.@8-. @.0A@830@AB.8-.4/988-/88-. 5.9./3.5 52.5 5=. 8A @/21?/7 /9925.:8 -.: 8-23 6.2:; 8-. 4/98 8-. /00129/:83 -/B. /617 0@AB.5 8-/8 8-. 5.9./3.5 ?/3 6A:/425. 0/33.:;.@ /:5 52.5 2: @/21?/7
- 6 -
/9925.:8 8-.7 /@. .:8281.5 4A@ 9A>0.:3/82A: -.@.4A@. 8-.A@5.@0/33.5678-.@26=:/123:A89A@@.98
-. A:,61. 0.D A=@8 2: 8-. 9/3. A4
2:0/@/;@/0-
A -/3-.15/3=:5.@+
! "# $% & '
('
)
*
+
( ,
'
-
./0
! "
"" ##
$ # " %$
# " ## #"$"&#$
" # " " ## #&
(
(
,
'.1.2#/*''343
- 7 -
$ -. <=5;>.:8 A4 8-23 A=@8 2: 8-. 9/3. A4 ' (( ( ) * + , 2:0/@/;@/0-3
A!-/3-.15/3=:5.@+ . 5
$
* .2"# 5 "#
,
(
- (
6 .
*7
( (612 (
8+
+
(
( +
9 :
(
&
131/.11
; (
<
'
5
F : 8-. 9/3. A4 , +,-8-.A:,61. 0.DA=@8-/3-.15/3=:5.@+ -"#< 5
*
= $'
*
3
&
* .2 * .2<
2.11*'')=>41/? < .1?*'.3. - 8 -
@
@ ) ,
* .2< 5+9> "< .11/*'"*#?#"#
* .2<
0
(
% "< .11 *' ;14#
"#
3.'
* .2<
' : '
,@
@
0
: ' > % 5( "< .12 *' > .# "# & 5 "# ! * 6
"#
3%5("< .12>.#"#
A
@
@ *
."
#
* .2<
"#(:'
*
@ @
@ @
-
(
5
0
$
,
( $
@
&
0
$
- 9 -
+
+
<
$
+
+
(
9
* .2< <
* .2< <
<
,
$
B
<
(
$
+ :
(
C
- 10 -
<
+
$ * .2< 5"# <
32 5 "# +
@ @ (
-
*
+
'
( '
+
34 * 6 ".1; <<' ? "!#"#
+
-
3"#
D
0
<
$
(
* .2$< <
+
@
,
33 0
@ @
! +
@
@ 0
- 11 -
' E ' =
*> .1;"#*'<=B34.-"< .1;*'4;1#
@
@ * 3<
C 9
< /?? <
$
@
@
* .2<
* 30.@.982A:# A48-. /21?/73 98F$F 8-.9A>0.:3/82A:238A6.0/7/61.A:8-.0@2:9201.A438@298 12/621287-.@.4A@.8-.91/2>/:83-/B.0@AB.58-.2@91/2> /35239=33.5/6AB./:5/@..:8281.54A@9A>0.:3/82A:4@A> 8-. @.30A:5.:8%@/21?/7 /=8-A@282.3 -.@.4A@. 8-. <=5;>.:8 0/33.567 8-. /21?/7 1/2>3 @26=:/1 23 12/61. 8A6.3.8/325. -. A:G61. =0@.>. A=@8 2: 8-. 9/3. A4 .'./ * + * + 0?-.@.2:/80/@/;@/0-
A2823-.15/3=:5.@+ F.<
.31.1. :'
' (
./13.1; '
(
211111D$
G ;H
#'*)" F
- 12 -
?11111D$
?11111D$ (
+ 6
I
-. A:G61. =0@.>. A=@8 2: 8-. 9/3.
A4 .'./ * + * + 1-/3A63.@B.5/80/@/;@/0-
A?-29-@./53 /34A11A?3+ 233(
,
' 83
-
F (
' !; 0
'
(
* ,
*
".1.#/*''3
"E9 8".1/#*''21 7 E9 !".1/#*''4;. - 13 -
211111
?11111
?11111
,
?11111
,
?11111(
,
(
(
I
-.@.4A@. /3 0.@ 8-23 A@5.@ 24 8-. 9A>0.:3/82A: />A=:8 /?/@5.5 ?28- 2:8.@.38 .D9..53 / 3=>A4 3$*****%8-.:8-.9A>0.:3/82A:?A=156.2: 8.@>3A442;=@..D9.33A4 3$*****%-.@.4A@.2:8-. 0@.3.:8 9/3. /13A 8-. /9925.:8 A99=@@.5 23 6.4A@. *** .:9. 67 ;@/:82:; /?/@5 A4 3#*****% ?28- 2:8.@.38 /8 8-. @/8. A4 $H 0/ 4@A> 8-. 5/8. A4 0.8282A: 8211 @./12E/82A: 24 28 .D9..53 3$*****% 8-.: 8-. 3/25 .D9..5.5 />A=:8 3-/11 6. ;2B.: 8A 8-. /00.11/:8391/2>/:83 4 8-. 42:/1 42;=@. 9A>.3 1.33 8-/:
- 14 -
3$*****% 8-.: 8-. /00.11/:8391/2>/:83 /@. .:8281.5 8A 3$*****%
# 99A@52:;170@A9..58A0/338-.4A11A?2:;
'2) -./00./123##" '22) -.2>0=;:.5<=5;>.:85/8.5***" 0/33.5 2: 1/2> 00129/82A:
A F*678-. /21?/71/2>3@26=:/1 /:;/1A@..:9-/:;/1A@.233.8/325. '222) -. /00129/:83 6.2:; ?24. 5/=;-8.@ /:5 0/@.:83 A4 8-. 5.9./3.5 /@. .:8281.5 8A 9A>0.:3/82A: A4 3#*****% /1A:; ?28- 2:8.@.38 /8 8-. @/8. A4 $H 0/ 4@A> 8-. 5/8. A4 0.8282A: 8211 8-. 5/8. A4 @./12E/82A:
/:5 24 28 .D9..53 3$*****% 8-.: 3=9- .D9..5.5 />A=:8 3-/11 6. 0/25 8A 8-. /00.11/:83/00129/:83 /:5 24 8-. 42:/1 />A=:8 9A>.3 1.33 8-/: 3$*****% 8-.:8-./00.11/:83/00129/:83/@..:8281.5 8A 3$*****% '2B) -. .:82@. />A=:8 3-/11 6. @.1./3.5 2:
4/BA=@ A4 /00.11/:83/00129/:83 A: 0@A0.@ 25.:82429/82A: 'B) AA@5.@/38A9A383
- 15 -
'B2) @/?8-./?/@5/99A@52:;17 'B22) -. @.30A:5.:8 /21?/7 =8-A@282.3 3-/11 5236=@3. /:5 5.0A328 8-. 9A>0.:3/82A:
/>A=:8 /48.@ @.9.208 A4 9.@8242.5 9A07 A4 8-23A@5.@ 'B222) .;238@7 23 52@.98.5 8A 8@/:3>28 8-. /1A:; ?28- 9A07 A4 8-23 A@5.@ 8A 8-. /21?/71/2>3@26=:/14A@8-?28-
+ ( %&) %
238
A+1
A+$
- 16 -
I
J ** '
)
+ , (
(
$ '$
-23A=@8A:*#*$*-/35230A3.5A48-./00./1
-. 91/2>/:83 /@. 8-. ?24. 5/=;-8.@ /:5 0/@.:83 A4 8-. 5.9./3.5 8 23 3=6>288.5 8-/8 8-. 4/8-.@ A4 8-. 5.9./3.5 23 / @.82@.5 .529/14429.@/:5-.23.9A:A>29/1172:5.0.:5.:8/:58-.@.4A@.:A 9A>0.:3/82A::..56./00A@82A:.58A-2> 99.082:; -23 3=6>2332A: 8-. 91/2>/:83 2. ?24. 5/=;-8.@ /:5>A8-.@A48-.5.9./3.5/@..:8281.58A9A>0.:3/82A:/?/@5.567 8-23A=@82:8-.@/82AA4"*+*+*@.30.982B.17 -23 A@5.@ 3-/11 6. 0/@8 /:5 0/@9.1 A4 8-.
<=5;>.:8 5/8.5 *#*$* + ( %&) %
238
A+1
A+