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Karnataka High Court Directs State Law University To Complete Transgender Students Admission, Orders Hostel Accommodation & Financial Aid

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [September 29] directed the Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) and Seshadripuram Law College to complete the admission procedure for the transgender law aspirant and ensure that the student joins the college and commences the three-year LL.B. course.The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice K.S Bharath Kumar has also directed the State's...

Karnataka High Court Seeks States Response To Plea Challenging 2% Cinema Ticket Cess; Act Comes Into Force Tomorrow

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 29) sought the State's response to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the 2% cess imposed on cinema tickets under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, 2024 and the Rules framed thereunder.Justice H.T. Narendra Prasad was hearing a petition filed by Vinayaka Chitra Mandira Theatre challenging Sections 9(1),...

Assault On Pregnant Womans Abdomen Can Attract Attempt To Murder Charge Even If Medical Certificate Records No Injury: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court held that an assault on the abdomen of a woman, who was stated to be in an advanced stage of pregnancy, cannot fall outside ambit of attempt to murder under Section 307 IPC merely because no visible injury was recorded in the medical certificate or because both the mother and baby are currently healthy. Justice Anant Ramnath Hegde was hearing the petition filed by...

Karnataka High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To BJP MLAs Daughter Booked For Slapping Cop, Notes Her Public Apology

The Karnataka High Court has granted anticipatory bail to BJP MLA B. Suresh Gowda's daughter who is accused of assaulting a woman Police Sub Inspector (PSI) at Maramma temple in Arathi Ukkada. Allowing the petition seeking anticipatory bail, Justice S Vishwajith Shetty noted that the incident took place on the spur of the moment, the petitioner and her father had already issued an...

Military Land Register Conclusive Record, Private Title Claim Cant Stand: Karnataka High Court Restores Land To Indian Air Force

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a single judge bench's order which had directed the revenue entries in favour of a private claimant over a few acres of land in Yelahanka, which the Defence Ministry claimed was acquired in 1943 for the Air Force Station's aircraft taxi track. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 383]The Division Bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice H Shanthi Bhushan noted that...

Wifes Masters Degree, Rejection Of Permanent Alimony Cant Be Grounds To Deny Maintenance U/S 125 CrPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a claim for maintenance under Section 125 CrPC cannot be denied to a wife merely because her earlier claim for permanent alimony was rejected in divorce proceedings, or on the grounds that she holds an educational qualification that might allow her to earn a livelihood. Justice Dr. Chillakur Sumalatha allowed the revision petition filed by a wife against...

Karnataka High Court Censures RTI Applicants For Filing Thousands Of Pleas, Says RTI Must Not Be Filed For The Sake Of It

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September 28) censured several RTI applicants challenging their blacklisting by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC), after the Commission submitted that some petitioners had filed thousands of RTI applications and appeals, including one petitioner who had allegedly filed around 20,000 applications over seven years.The Court observed that RTI...

S.65B Evidence Act Certificate Not Mandatory For Electronic Evidence Before Family Courts: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the requirement of producing a certificate under Section 65B of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 for admitting electronic evidence such video recordings stored in CDs is not mandatory in proceedings before Family Courts. The Division Bench of Justice M.I. Arun and Justice Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa held that Section 14 of the Family Courts Act,...

After High Court Nudge, Bengaluru Civic Body To Crack Down On Non-Compliant PGs; Occupants To Get 3 Weeks To Relocate

The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that notices would be issued to all non-compliant paying guest (PG) accommodations across Bengaluru in one go, or within two days, immediately after approval, likely next week.The development came before a single-judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj, which is monitoring compliance with its directions...

Afterthought: Karnataka High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Against Father, Notes Complaint Filed Days After Wifes Custody Plea Rejected

The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused by his estranged wife of sexually assaulting their minor daughter, holding that the complaint was a “classic example of afterthought and for personal vengeance against the husband.” Justice H.P. Sandesh noted that the criminal complaint under the POCSO Act was filed only after the wife's application...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Man Accused Of Posing As Lawyer, Taking ₹21 Lakh To Resolve Litigation

The Karnataka High Court refused to quash an FIR registered against two persons–one of whom allegedly posed as an advocate–accused of cheating a widow of over Rs 21 Lakh on the promise of resolving her property litigation, holding that the allegations disclosed a criminal element and could not be dismissed as a purely civil matter. Justice Suraj Govindaraj, while dismissing the petition...