Karnataka High Court
'If This Permitted, Tomorrow HC Building Not Safe: Karnataka High Court Remarks On Man's Claim Over Alleged Land Sale Housing Police Quarter
While hearing a man's plea challenging an FIR over alleged sale of land housing Malleshwaram police quarters, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (June 4) orally remarked that if such claims are permitted then tomorrow even high court building would not be safe. When the matter was taken up, Senior Counsel Aruna Shyam appearing for the accused person Srinath Nagaragadde, submitted before...
Homestay Owner Moves Karnataka High Court In Plea For Quashing FIR Over Alleged Rape Of US Woman
The owner of a Homestay in Kodagu, booked in an FIR lodged over the alleged sexual assault of a female US national, approached the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (June 4) seeking quashing of the FIR. Along with the quashment, the owner also seeks a declaration that his arrest was illegal and that he should be compensated Rs 15 lakhs for the violation of his fundamental rights.Advocate...
Rajya Sabha Election Bribery Row | 'No Cognizable Offence Remains, S140(1) BNS Deleted': Accused Challenging FIR Tells Karnataka High Court
Four persons accused of attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs to vote in favour of a BJP candidate during the Rajya Sabha elections conducted in March, told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (June 4) that the FIR would not survive because the allegations at their highest attracted only non-cognisable offences.Advocate Angad Kamath appearing for the accused said that the police...
'If Procedure Not Satisfied Liberty Can't Be Sacrified': Gameskraft Founder Tells Karnataka High Court That ED By-Passed Arrest Procedure
Gameskraft founder Deepak Singh challenging his arrest and remand in a PMLA case, told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 3) that the ED had by-passed the arrest procedure alleging that the grounds of arrest appeared to be pre-typed even before the May 7 search, that led to his custody, was completed.The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna was hearing three writ petitions...
'Allegations Are Unpardonable': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash POCSO FIR Against Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [June 4] declined to quash a POCSO case against a school headmaster accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student, observing that the allegations levelled against him are 'unpardonable'.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, hearing the quashing plea moved by the accused and asked him to seek discharge before the trial court. “…You...
'Don't Need To Beat Dogs To Discipline': Karnataka High Court Extends Order Halting Release Of 9 Rescued Dogs To Man Accused Of Cruelty
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [June 3] orally critcized a man accused of unethically treating dogs, refusing to return to him the custody of the nine dogs which were rescued. The court was hearing PETA's petition challenging a challenging a magistrate court's order dated April 25 which had directed the release of the dogs to the man pending trial. The high court had on May 21 stayed...
'Don't Go On Strike In Between': Karnataka HC Extends Interim Stay On Strike By Transport Unions, Conciliation On June 10
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [June 3] extended its interim order restraining trade unions of four State Road transport corporations from going on an indefinite strike, while observing that the difficulty experienced by the general public, as articulated by the petitioners, was real.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice K.S Hemalekha was hearing a...
Karnataka High Court Asks Law College To Accept Application Of Transgender Student Claiming Absence Of Gender Option In Admission Form
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 3) directed Seshadri Puram Law College to accept the admission form of a transgender student who claimed that the form did not contain transgender person option in the gender column making it impossible for the student to submit the form. The Division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T orally said, "there would be no problem...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Employers' Association Against State Govt's Minimum Wage Hike Notification
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 2) issued notice on a plea challenging State government's May 22 notification proposing minimum wage hike for 81 scheduled employments.The single judge bench of Justice Jyothi M was hearing a writ petition filed by the Karnataka Employers' Association (KEA) and another entity, which contends that the state government issued the notification by...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of Six Advocates as Karnataka High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of six advocates as judges of the Karnataka High Court.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Collegium said that, at its meeting held on June 2, 2026, it approved the proposal for the elevation of the following advocates to the Bench of the Karnataka High Court:Raghavendra Seetharam SrivatsaHema KulkarniSubramanya...
'Speak Without Venom': Karnataka High Court Tells Activist Dr Prabhakar Bhat Over Alleged Comments On Muslim Women
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [June 2] told Dr. Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka, an 83-year-old right wing activist accused of spreading communal enmity by allegedly deriding Muslim women giving birth to multiple children, to 'exercise restraint' in his further speeches.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing Prabhakar's petition seeking the quashing of the FIR lodged...