Practice area
High Court of Karnataka advocate in Bangalore
Writ petitions, quashing of criminal proceedings, bail, and civil and commercial appeals before the High Court of Karnataka.
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The High Court of Karnataka hears constitutional, criminal and civil matters, and decides many of them on the record placed before it. Careful preparation of the petition or appeal, and early attention to maintainability, shape the outcome.
What this work involves
- Writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, and writ appeals before a Division Bench
- Quashing of FIRs, charge-sheets and proceedings under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
- Bail and anticipatory bail, and challenges to bail orders
- Civil and commercial appeals, revision petitions and arbitration-related appeals
- Interim applications for stay or protection while a matter is pending
- Contempt and enforcement of orders
Approach
Petitions are prepared from the documents outwards. Alternative remedies, delay and jurisdiction are examined at the start so that clients are told plainly what a petition can and cannot achieve.
Explainers on writs, quashing and bail are available in Writing.
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