'Livelihood Of 6 Lakh Families Affected By Bike Taxi Ban': Taxi Welfare Association Tells Karnataka High Court

The Taxi Welfare Association told the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25) that the bike taxi ban imposed in the state was affecting the livelihoods of almost 6 lakh families.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi was hearing a plea moved by Bike Taxi Welfare Association and another party against the single judge's order, which had banned the operation of...

Centre Attempting To Circumvent Safe Harbour Protection By Resorting To S.79(3)(b)Of IT Act: X Corp Tells Karnataka High Court

X Corp (formerly Twitter) has told the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25) that the safe harbour for social media intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology Act is being cicrumvented by the centre due to the allegedly illegal issuance of blocking orders under Section 79(3)(b), without the following the procedures under Section 69A of the IT Act, read with the...

'Entire Media Fraternity Restrained': YouTube Channel Moves Karnataka HC Against 'Gag Order' In Dharmasthala Burial Case

A YouTube Channel has moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 25), challenging the trial court's ex parte interim order restraining various media platforms from publishing any "defamatory content" against the family running the Sri Manjunathaswamy temple, Dharmasthala(Karnataka) and also the temple in relation to the "Dharmasthala Burial" case.Justice M Nagaprasanna orally said that...

Bengaluru Stampede | Police Officers Were Suspended For Failing To Act Based On Available Information: State Tells Karnataka HC

The state government on Friday told the Karnataka High Court that all 5 officers who had been suspended in the aftermath of the Chinnaswamy stampede had been suspended for their failure to act based on information regarding the gathering of people, leading to the stampede, and not merely for misconduct.The state government had filed the present plea challenging the Central...

'Speaking For Gaza Isn't Patriotism, Take Up Issues Of Our Own Country' : Bombay HC Rejects CPI(M) Plea For Protest On Palestine Issue

The Bombay High Court on Friday, while dismissing a petition filed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) seeking to protest the "Genocide" in Gaza by Israel, asked the petitioner to "show patriotism for the citizens of our own country first."A division bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Gautam Ankhad said India already has several issues to deal with, and the petitioner party should...

Rithanya Dowry Death Case | Madras High Court Seeks State's Response On Bail Plea By Husband And Mother-in-Law

The Madras High Court has directed the State to respond to a bail plea filed by the husband and mother-in-law of Rithanya, who committed suicide due to alleged dowry harassment. When the matter came up before Justice M Nirmal Kumar, Advocate Muthuchharan Sundaresh informed the court that Rithanya's father also intends to file an intervening petition in the case. It was submitted...

UAPA | Delhi High Court Refuses Default Bail To 'ISIS Member' Accused Of Procuring Arms, Radicalising Youth

The Delhi High Court yesterday denied default bail to a man accused of being an active member of the ISIS, procuring arms, ammunitions and explosives for the extremist armed group and radicalising impressionable youth.A division bench comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar dismissed the appeal filed by Mohd. Rizwan Ashraf who was arrested in the UAPA case...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against BJP MLC N Ravikumar Accused Of Making 'Vulgar Comments' Against Chief Secretary

The Karnataka High Court has stayed an FIR and further investigation against BJP MLC N Ravikumar, who had been accused of making 'vulgar comments' against Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh.While passing the interim order of stay in open court, the bench opined that it would deliver a detailed order, recording its reasons for granting interim relief at a later stage. At the...

Eligible Candidate For Compassionate Appointment Must Undertake To Take Care Of Financial Needs Of Other Dependents: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court has held that an eligible candidate for compassionate appointment must give an irrevocable undertaking on affidavit to take care of the financial needs of other dependent of the deceased.While dealing with discord between mother and wife of deceased employee seeking compassionate appointment, Justice Ajay Bhanot held “The family member who is appointed on...

No Stamp Duty On Sale Certificate Issued By Banks/Revenue Authorities To Auction Purchaser : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that a sale certificate issued by a bank/revenue authority to an auction purchaser following the sale of immovable property that belonged to a revenue defaulter will not attract the levy of stamp duty.A Division Bench consisting of Dr. Justice A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice P.M. Manoj was considering a batch of writ appeals preferred by the...

Mere Friendship Can't Give Liberty To Indulge In Sexual Intercourse Without Consent: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that mere friendship cannot give liberty to a boy to indulge in sexual intercourse with a girl without her consent.“….merely because a girl befriends a boy, the latter cannot be given liberty to indulge into sexual intercourse with her without her consent,” Justice Girish Kathpalia said. The Court made the observation while denying bail to a man in a...

[Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede] DNA Entertainment Moves Karnataka HC Against Report By State-Appointed Inquiry Commission

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court by M/s DNA Entertainment Network Private Limited, seeking to quash the one member judicial inquiry report submitted by Retired justice John Michael Cunha in regards to the stampede that occurred outside the Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of an event to celebrate Royal Challenger Bangalore's (RCB) victory at the 2025 IPL Final.The plea was...