Dharmasthala Burial Case: Karnataka High Court Stays Summons To Lawyer Booked For Allegedly Spreading False Information About Probe

The Karnataka High Court directed the police not to take coercive steps against an advocate–representing a woman who had claimed that her daughter went missing in 2003 at Dharmasthala– who issued a press release informing about the progress of the investigation in the burial case. The high court also kept in abeyance summons issued to the lawyer on September 1, till the next date...

Pensionary Benefits Can't Be Withheld Indefinitely On Account Of Possible Disciplinary Proceedings In Future: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that pensionary and retiral benefits of a former employee cannot be withheld indefinitely on account of a possible disciplinary proceedings on a future date.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi held thus while dismissing appeal by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited against single judge's order directing the company to...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On PIL To Reinstall Parashurama's Statute Inside Theme Park After Litigant Deposits ₹5 Lakh With Registry

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 9) issued notice to the state government on a PIL seeking re-construction of the 33 feet statue of Lord Parashurama inside a theme park in Udupi district, which had to be brought down after a few months of erection.The petitioner Uday Shetty Muniyal has sought a direction to the state government to consider his representation to reconstruct...

Karnataka High Court Partially Stays Order Putting On Hold Summons To Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy, Formation Of SIT Into Land-Grabbing Case

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September 8) stayed a single judge's order which had put on hold the formation of an SIT and summons issued by a Tahshildar to Union Minister of Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy in a case concerning allegations of land-grabbing.For context, the single judge had in June this year in its interim order, stayed the government order dated 28.01.2025 forming a...

Karnataka High Court Imposes ₹2 Lakh Cost On 72-Yr-Old Woman For Filing 'Frivolous' Habeas Corpus Plea

The Karnataka High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 2 lakh on a 72-year-old woman for filing a habeas corpus petition with an ulterior motive to take revenge against the police, after being dissatisfied with the probe conducted by the police on a complaint given by her.A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Rajesh Rai K while dismissing the petition filed by Maheshwari M said...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: September 01 - September 07, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 293 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 298Nominal Index: C Naveen Kumar & Other AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 293Deepa Angadi AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 294G Satyanarayana Varma AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 295Hareesh AND A S Umesh & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 296K J Jaljakshi AND...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre On Second Petition Challenging Newly Enacted 'Online Gaming' Act

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India on a second petition challenging the newly enacted Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 which seeks to prohibit 'online money games' and offering of bank services, advertisements related thereto.Justice B M Shyam Prasad issued notice to the Union on the petition filed by K Anand and another.During the...

Plea In Karnataka High Court Challenges State Govt Move To Invite Banu Mushtaq As Chief Guest For Dasara Celebrations

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court, challenging the decision of the State Government to nominate Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq as the Chief Guest for the inauguration of the upcoming Dasara Festival in Mysuru.BJP Leader Prathap Simha has moved the petition seeking a direction to the State government to withdraw the invitation extended to Mushtaq as the Chief Guest for...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Lokayukta Enquiry Against Asst Public Prosecutor Accused Of Malpractices Prior To Appointment

The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed a petition filed by a lawyer appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor against an order of the State Administrative Tribunal, which rejected his plea challenging the entrustment of an enquiry to the Lokayukta against him for alleged actions done prior to his appointment. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: August 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 257 To 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 292Nominal Index: Nayeem Noor Mohamed & Anr. V. Nazim Noor Mohamed. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 257Murali Krishna R AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 258State of Karnataka & ANR AND Mahaboob Patel. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 259Vijayeendra G Muddebihalkar & Others AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 260Vijay...

Did You Verify Devotees' Customs Before Banning Eating Of Non-Veg Food Within 200 Metres Of Temple? Karnataka High Court Asks Police

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued notice to the State government on a plea by Sri Honneshwaraswamy Devasthana Jeernodhara Seva Samithi Trust (R), seeking quashing of a notice issued by the jurisdictional police stipulating not to consume non-vegetarian food around the precincts of Sri Honneshwara Deity.The trust which manages the temple approached the court stating that...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Suspension Of Legislative Council Official Accused Of Not Keeping Ambedkar's Photo At Constitution Day Event

The Karnataka High Court quashed the suspension of Deputy Secretary of State Legislative Council K J Jalajakshi, on the allegation that she failed to place the photograph of Dr B R Ambedkar at the Constitution Day function conducted on November 26, 2024. Justice H T Narendra Prasad on going through the records said:“Whether the petitioner is responsible for not placing the portrait of Dr....