Karnataka High Court Protects 15 Bengaluru Street Vendors From Eviction, Seeks State's Report On Vending Spots

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday granted interim protection to 15 street vendors operating in Bengaluru's Krishna Raja (K.R.) Market, restraining civic authorities from evicting them until August 31.The Court also directed the Joint Commissioner of the Bengaluru Central City Corporation to state whether the petitioners could be permitted to occupy their present vending spots.A single judge bench comprising Justice B M Shyam Prasad was hearing a writ petition filed by the vendors...

Valmiki Corporation Scam: Karnataka High Court Allows Minister B Nagendra To Travel Across India, Retains Bar On Foreign Travel

The Karnataka High Court on August 20 (Thursday) allowed a petition filed by B. Nagendra, a Cabinet Minister in the Karnataka Government, permanently relaxing a bail condition imposed on him in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case arising out of the alleged misappropriation of funds from the Valmiki Scheduled Castes Development Corporation. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 311]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna deleted the condition imposed by the trial court requiring Nagendra to...

Karnataka High Court Flags 'Misuse' Of RTI Act, Seeks Details From Activists Who Filed Thousands Of Applications & Appeals

The Karnataka High Court has on August 19 [Wednesday] directed several petitioners who have been blacklisted by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) to file detailed affidavits justifying the thousands of RTI applications and appeals they have filed, observing that such large-scale filings ex-facie appears to be a misuse of the RTI Act. The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj was hearing a batch of writ petitions challenging the blacklisting orders passed by KIC...

Karnataka High Court Appoints Court Commissioners To Accompany Priest Amid Apprehension Of Obstruction At Chamundeshwari Temple

In order to assuage the apprehensions of a hereditary priest with vitiligo, the Karnataka High Court has on August 19 [Wednesday] appointed two advocates as Court Commissioners to accompany him while performing pooja at the Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysore.The Court was hearing a petition filed by the priest who alleged that despite a July 1 order ofthe High Court permitting him to perform...

Karnataka Law Commission Recommendations To Amend Senior Citizens Rules Under Active Consideration: State Tells High Court

The Karnataka High Court has on Wednesday [August 19] taken on record the State Government's submission that the Karnataka State Law Commission's 73rd Report on amendments to the Senior Citizens Rules is under active consideration. The single-judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj noted that a letter dated July 31, 2026, from the Member Secretary of the Karnataka Law Commission had been...

'Such Cases Clog Courts': Karnataka High Court's Prima Facie View On Lawyer's Complaint Alleging Attack By Senior Citizen's 10 Dogs

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (August 18) termed 'prima facie frivolous' a criminal case against a senior citizen, which had resulted in the denial of her passport renewal, over a lawyer's complaint alleging that her 10 dogs had attacked him.Observing that such cases have clogged criminal courts and prevented regular cases from proceeding, Justice M Nagaprasanna granted the complainant...

Men, Working Women & Professionals Who Take Care Of Family Are Also 'Home Makers': Karnataka High Court

Interpreting the term 'homemaker', the Karnataka High Court has held that even highly qualified post-graduates who render services at home are entitled to compensation for loss of future earnings if they are not working elsewhere at the relevant time. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 310].The Court rejected KSRTC's argument that the claimant, who holds a Master's Degree in Biotechnology and had worked as...

'Minors Drive For Reels, Put Lives At Risk': Karnataka High Court In Father's Plea Over Deaths Allegedly Caused By 14-Yr-Old Son

Expressing concern over underage driving, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgment on a criminal petition filed by a father seeking to quash the charge of culpable homicide (Section 304 Part II of IPC) against him. The petition arises from a tragic 2020 accident where the petitioner's 14-year-old son allegedly took his car and mowed down three members of a family on...

Stalking Woman, Sabotaging Marriage Prospects Despite Her Suicide Attempt Prima Facie Case Of Abetment: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that allegations of a man persistently stalking a woman, threatening to circulate photographs of her and repeatedly sabotaging her marriage prospects, despite her refusal and an earlier suicide attempt, prima facie made out a case of abetment to suicide.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna refused to quash criminal proceedings against the...

Inconvenient Answer Isn't Hostility; Prosecution Can't Cross-Examine Own Witness: Karnataka High Court In Renukaswamy Murder Case

Clarifying the applicable principles regarding the cross-examination of one's own witness under Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, the Karnataka High Court has on August 18 [Tuesday] dismissed a petition by the State seeking to cross-examine the mother of the deceased in the high-profile Renukaswamy murder case involving actor Darshan. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 308] The single judge...

Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Response On Policy To Standardise Marks Across Different Education Boards For KEA Admissions

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [August 18] directed the State Government to file an affidavit outlining steps taken to consider the formulation of a policy for the standardisation of marks obtained by students from different educational boards for admissions through the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).A Division Bench of Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Governor's Order Suspending KPSC Chairman, Cites Lack Of Council Of Ministers' Aid And Advice

The Karnataka High Court has on August 18[ Tuesday] quashed the suspension of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Chairman Shivasankarappa Sahukar, holding that the order was passed without the constitutionally mandated 'aid and advice' of the Council of Ministers under Articles 163 and 166. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 307]The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj partly allowed...