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Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 16 - February 22, 2026
Citation 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 54 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 70Nominal IndexX & Others v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 54C Muniraju v/s SN Subbareddy & Others 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 55Case title: Lakshmidevi S R v/s State of Karnataka and Others 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 56 Rahul Gandhi v/s BJP 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 57 X v/s Y 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 58Abdul Hameed v/s State of Karnataka...
Gravity Of Allegations Alone Cannot Justify Pre-Trial Incarceration: J&K&L High Court Grants Bail To Relatives Accused In POCSO Case
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has reiterated that pre-trial incarceration cannot be justified solely on the gravity of allegations, particularly where the accused are not alleged to have committed the principal offence and their role is confined to alleged abetment.Granting bail to two relatives of the main accused in a POCSO case, the Court held that limited...
S.27A NDPS Act Cannot Be Triggered By Bank Entries Or Custodial Statements Alone, Proof Of Financing Or Harbouring Needed: J&K&L High Court
Holding that Section 27-A of the NDPS Act cannot be mechanically invoked merely on the basis of bank transactions or custodial statements of co-accused, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that the prosecution must disclose prima facie material showing deliberate financial facilitation of illicit drug trafficking or active harbouring, clearly distinct from routine...
Rajasthan High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Jaipur Development Authority Over Alleged Wilful Disobedience Of Stay Order
The Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to Jaipur Development Authority in a contempt petition for alleged willful disobedience of an order that stayed sealing of a marriage garden. The petitioner operated a marriage garden which was sealed by JDA. Eventually, the division bench of Justice Sudesh Bansal and Justice Anil Kumar Upman through its order dated January 8, had stayed the effect...
Setback For Anil Ambani: Bombay High Court Sets Aside Interim Order Restraining "Fraud Classification" Proceedings
The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed the appeals preferred by three banks - Bank of Baroda, Indian Overseas Bank and the IDBI Bank challenging the order of a single-judge, who had stayed fraud classification proceedings initiated by them against Anil Ambani, the founder and chairman of the Reliance Group, after prima facie finding 'serious defects' in the forensic audit relied upon by the...
'Prima Facie Evidence To Support Charges': Kerala High Court Refuses To Suspend Sentence Of Convicts In 1995 Political Murder Of DYFI Member
The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the applications for suspension of sentence preferred by Rafi and Riaz @ Johny, two convicts in the 1995 political murder of Sakeer, a member of DYFI, the youth wing of CPI(M).The prosecution case is that the accused, who were workers of Peoples Democratic Party, a rival political party of DYFI, formed themselves into an unlawful assembly armed...
Writ Against Private Institute Over Termination Not Maintainable In Absence Of Public Law Element: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has rejected a writ petition filed against Indian Institute of Health Management Research, filed by its employee against his termination order, opining that the challenged order arose out of a service relationship between the parties, which is private in nature. Since there was no public law element, a writ petition is not maintainable. The bench of Justice...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Obscenity FIR Over WhatsApp Message Questioning Invite To Hindu Priests For Inaugural Function
The Karnataka High Court quashed proceedings against a man booked in obscenity FIR for sending WhatsApp message to the complainant stating that he and his brother should not have invited Hindu priests to inauguration of a function hall, as "they treated Muslims very badly". Justice Rajesh K Rai in his order said:"On careful examination of the above WhatsApp message, the same reveals that...
'No Inducement Of Prostitution': Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Brothel Customer
The Kerala High Court recently quashed all criminal proceedings initiated against a customer of a brothel after noting that the prosecution does not have a case that he caused or induced prostitution.Justice C. Pratheep Kumar was considering a plea preferred by a man who was arrayed as 4th accused in a crime alleging commission of the offences under Sections 3(1), 3(2)(a) [Punishment for...
Rajasthan High Court Slams State For Sitting Over College NOC Despite Favourable Inspection, Affirms 'Right To Timely Service'
While rapping the State for “gross inaction” in issuing NOC even after 8 months of inspection, Rajasthan High Court held that such lapse in processing a routine clearance revealed a callous disregard for public interest and slackness in discharge of public duties. Expressing displeasure and surprise over such inaction, the bench of Justice Sanjeet Purohit observed that such lapses...
PIL In Kerala High Court Alleges Ecological Damage From Pineapple Plantation In Athirappilly Forest Area
A public interest litigation has been moved before the Kerala High Court alleging that there are ecological threats in around 1600 acres of forest land in Athirappilly and Kallal estates due to pineapple plantation works undertaken by Plantation Corporation of India.The petitioner is this case is the Secretary of an NGO named Animal Legal Force Integration. According to him, the...