'Dangerous Precedent': Karnataka High Court Asks State About Permissions Required For Burial Of Dead Body On Private Land

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (November 3) asked the state government to inform on whether any permission is required to bury a dead body on a private land and if the consent of the private land's owner is required to be obtained prior to such burial.Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued the direction while hearing a petition filed by one H Gopala Gowda. The court orally said, “It can't be in...

Karnataka High Court Asks Authority To Consider Relaxing Age Limit For Compassionate Appointment Of Widow

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside decision of the Northwestern Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (NWKSRTC) rejecting a widow's pleas seeking compassionate appointment, on the ground that she had crossed the cut-off age as prescribed in the scheme.Justice M Nagaprasanna partly allowed the petition by Saroja Kondai and set aside the endorsements dated 17.01.2025 and...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: October 27 - November 02, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 362 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 369Nominal Index:Sampras Anthony AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 362Meera M R AND Gangadhara. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 363BASAVARAJ S/O. PUNDALIKAPPA AND The State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 364PRANAVA K N & Others AND The Karnataka State Law University & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 365N Shreyas...

Karnataka High Court Waives ₹50,000 Cost Imposed On Lawyer Who Filed PIL Seeking To Stall Release Of 'Jolly LLB 3' Film

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (October 31) waived the cost of Rs 50,000 imposed on a lawyer who had filed a PIL seeking to stop the release and exhibition of the film 'Jolly LLB 3' which had released on September 19.By its order dated September 18, the court had dismissed the petition filed by advocate Syeda Neelufur and imposed a cost of Rs 50,000 on her for "unjustifiable imposition...

BHEL Management To Hold Kannada Rajyotsava Celebration At Bengaluru On Nov 1, Karnataka High Court Closes Plea By Employee Association

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of a plea by Karnataka Sangha of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), an employees association seeking a direction to BHEL's Management to grant the petitioner permission to conduct the 69th Kannada Rajyotsava function at the BHEL Bengaluru premises.Justice Suraj Govindaraj disposed of the petition after the management submitted that it would...

Karnataka High Court Relaxes Video Conferencing Rules Allowing Wife To Depose On VC From US Residence In Cruelty Case Against Husband

The Karnataka High Court recently permitted a wife to record her examination-in-chief and be cross-examined by her husband in a cruelty case, via video conferencing from her residence in the USA, by relaxing the provisions of the 2020 Video Conferencing Rules. For Context, Rule 5.3.1 of the Video Conferencing Rules, 2020 requires that where the deponent is situated outside the territory of...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Extend Deadline For Submission Of Online Applications Under State's Laptop & Braille Kit Scheme

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (October 31) refused to direct the State authorities to extend the last date for submission of online applications for its 'Laptop and Braille Kit Scheme 2025' by another 60 days. The last date for submission of the application is today i.e. October 31. The court passed the order while hearing a PIL seeking a direction for extension of the last date. A...

Denial Of Subsistence Allowance During Suspension Amounts To “Economic Excommunication”: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that subsistence allowance is mandatory in any circumstance of suspension of an employee, and “he cannot be denied his statutory subsistence allowance.”Justice M. Nagaprasanna said this while allowing a petition by Basavaraj Pundalikappa and quashing the suspension order dated 22-07-2025. The petitioner joined as an attender in Bagalkote Municipal Council...

RSS Route March: Karnataka High Court Directs Second Meeting Between RSS Kalaburagi Convenor & District Authorities On Nov 5

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (October 30) asked the Convenor of RSS Kalaburagi Ashok Patil to meet with district authorities on November 5 at the Advocate General's office with respect to holding a proposed march (Pathasanchalana) in Chittapur Town.The court also asked the senior counsel appearing for the petitioner senior advocate Aruna Shyam as well as Advocate General Shashi...

Karnataka High Court Quashes State Law University's Circular Enhancing Student Registration Fee Citing Lack Of Statutory Backing

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a circular issued by Karnataka State Law University enhancing the fee structure for registration of students for the 5-year and 3-year courses. Justice R Devdas passed the order while allowing a batch of petitions filed by Pranava KN and others, all law students. Prior to the circular dated 02-07-2025, the respondent-University was levying and...

High Court Restrains Karnataka University From Announcing Results Of Interviews Held For PhD In Law

The Karnataka High Court has, by way of an interim order, restrained the Vice Chancellor of Karnataka University and other respondents from announcing the results of the interview held for the Ph.D programme in Law.A Single judge, Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde passed the order on October 28, while hearing the petition filed by Deepak Rajashekhar Tongli. The court while issuing notice to...

'Person Claiming Adverse Interest Cannot Oppose Will': Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Impleadment Of Tenant In Probate Case

The Karnataka High Court has held that a person who claims a right against the Testator's interests cannot be allowed to come on record to oppose the Will, and such a person also cannot be considered to have a caveatable interest.Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty made this observation while allowing a petition filed by Meera M.R., and setting aside the trial court's order dated 11.12.2023, which...