Karnataka High Court
'Unwanted Nuisance': Karnataka High Court Slaps ₹1 Lakh Costs On BDA For Selling Same Site Twice, Directs Recovery From Erring Officer
The Karnataka High Court has pulled up the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for creating an "unwanted nuisance" and exposing citizens to "unwanted litigation" after it mistakenly allotted and sold the same site to two different parties. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 237]The Court directed the BDA to pay ₹1 lakh to the original allottees and recover the amount from the salary of the...
'Glaring Acts': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Education App Co-Founder For 'Defrauding' Public Of ₹200 Crore
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday[July 9] refused to quash cheating case against one of the founders of online education platform 'V-Care Online Learning App' booked over allegations of defrauding public of Rs. 200 crore over assurance of providing online education, noting that the chargesheet revealed 'glaring acts of cheating'. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242]A single-judge bench of...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Over Allegedly Anti-National Social Media Post After Woman Undertakes Not To Make Similar Posts
The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed an FIR registered against a 24-year-old woman hailing from Mangaluru for her allegedly anti-national and anti-Hindu social media posts, accepting her affidavit of regret and an undertaking to exercise caution in the future.[ 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 241]A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by Afeefa Fathima, a...
2020 Bengaluru Riots: Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Fairoz Pasha After 5 Years In Jail, Cites Parity With Co-Accused
The Karnataka High Court has recently granted bail to 2020 Bengaluru Riots accused Fairoz Pasha by reasoning that he had undergone incarceration for over 5 years and that his co-accused have already been granted the relief sought for. [ 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 240]The Division Bench of Justices Mohammad Nawaz and G.Basavaraja held in the appeal preferred by Pasha that, on the ground of parity,...
Playing In Unsanctioned Domestic Hockey Tournaments Doesn't Attract Automatic Disqualification From State Leagues: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has on Wednesday [July 8] held that participation in unsanctioned domestic hockey tournaments does not lead to automatic ineligibility for other sanctioned state-level leagues.[2026 Liveaw (Kar) 239]In doing so the Court directed Hockey Karnataka to allow seven players, who have played in international and state levels, to participate in the 10th Hockey Karnataka...
Karnataka SIR: High Court Issues Notice On Plea Against SEC's 'Parallel' Electoral Roll Revision In Greater Bengaluru Wards
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [July 8] issued notice to the State Election Commission (SEC) on a writ petition challenging its decision to conduct a "parallel" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for specific wards in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) area, while the ECI's (Election Commission of India) nationwide SIR Phase III is already underway in the...
'Police Can't Be Doctoring': Karnataka High Court Slams State Over Notices To Women Hospital Staff In Unnatural Death Case, Stays Probe
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [ July 7] strongly reprimand the police for allegedly overstepping their authority while investigation into the death of a patient at Cloudnine Hospital, and stayed all proceedings against the hospital and its staff.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while hearing a petition filed by Dr. Vinuta B. and M/s. Kids Clinic India Limited...
'State Cannot Fix Prices': Multiplex Body, Others Tell Karnataka High Court In Plea Against Rules Capping Movie Ticket Price At ₹200
The Multiplex Association and other entities challenging Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules 2025 capping movie ticket prices at Rs. 200, told the High Court on Tuesday [July 7] that the State government lacked legislative authority to fix ticket prices and that the cap was arbitrary and violative of constitutional rights.The single judge bench of Justice M.G.S Kamal heard...
LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: June 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 195 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 225NOMINAL INDEXArnab Mondal v. State of Karnataka & Ors, Mangalore, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 195Hemanth GM v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 196Mukesh Kumar v. State of Karnataka & Anr. & Connected matters ,2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 197Basaveshwara Pattana Sahakara Bank Niyamitha v. Canara Bank & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw...
US Tourist Rape Case: Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Kodagu Homestay Owner Booked Under Repealed Foreigners Act
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 7) granted an interim stay on all proceedings against the owner of a Kodagu homestay, charge sheeted for offences under the now-repealed Foreigners Act 1946, in connection with the alleged rape of US national at his premises. The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order and directed that the complainant-victim who is now...
'If I Get Death Sentence, Can It Be Reversed?': Darshan Opposes 'BOSS' Release, Says It Will Prejudice Fair Trial In Renukawamy Murder Case
Actor Darshan and his wife Vijayalakshmi Darshan told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [July 7] that the trial court order vacating stay on release of the Kannada film 'BOSS'— allegedly based on ongoing Renukawamy murder case, would irreversibly prejudice his right to fair trial. The single judge bench of Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur heard the matter, where Senior Counsel S. Shyam...