Karnataka High Court Dismisses Plea Against Additional Haj Airfare Charge Amid Rising Fuel Prices, Says Non-Pilgrim Has No Locus

The Karnataka High Court on May 7 dismissed as not maintainable a writ petition challenging a circular issued by the Haj Committee of India demanding an additional ₹10,000/- towards differential airfare from Hajj pilgrims on account of the rising air fuel prices.The single-judge bench of Justice S Vishwajith Shetty pointed out in the order that the petitioner had not registered himself as a...

Recovery Of Contraband From Vehicle Parked Near 'Premises' Not Enough To Prosecute Owner For Allowing Drug Use On Property: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [May 14] granted bail to an accused in an NDPS case, observing that the prosecution had failed to make out a 'prima facie' case under Section 25 of the NDPS Act, as no contraband was found within the petitioner's premises. Section 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, punishes anyone who knowingly allows their...

'Trial By Headlines': Karnataka HC Orders Action Against Media Coverage In Darshan Case, Says Press Can't Become Judge, Jury & Executioner

Court observed that media channels had gone so far as to recreate courtroom proceedings on air, effectively converting pending judicial proceedings into public spectacle.

'Anything Can Happen In Transit': Bharath Electronics Defends Karnataka-Only EVM Recycling Tender Condition Before High Court

Bharath Electronics Limited (BEL), a PSU manufacturing electoral instruments, told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 14) that the State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has given them a strict mandate to follow safety and security protocol while inviting tenders for recycling decommissioned EVMs and VVPATs.The submission was made before a division bench of Justices H.P Sandesh and P...

'Police Duty Is To Protect, Not Be Hand In Glove With Accused': Karnataka HC Remarks In Convicted IO's Plea In Yogesh Goudar Murder Case

"A police official's duty is to protect people and victims, not to be hand in glove with the accused,” the Karnataka High Court orally remarked today while hearing a plea filed by Channakeshava B Tingarikar, a former police inspector who was convicted for conspiracy and cover-up of the June 2016 murder of BJP Zilla Panchayat member Yogesh Goudar in Dharwad.Congress MLA and former Minister...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Tender Clause Mandating In-State Recycling Facility For EVM Disposal, Says 'Sensitivity' Of EVMs Justify Condition

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that a tender condition requiring the participating e-waste companies to have a recycling facility within the State cannot be deemed as 'discriminatory' when the concerned items to be processed are 'sensitive' electoral equipment like EVMs and VVPAT units that are decommissioned. The single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum opined that such...

'Why Should I Suffer If Arrest Is Illegal?' Gameskraft Founder Tells Karnataka High Court; ED Gets Time Till Tuesday To Respond

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [May 14] granted Enforcement Directorate (ED) time until next Tuesday to file its objections to a plea moved by the founders of online gaming company Gameskraft, who have challenged their arrest and remand in a money laundering case.A single-judge bench of Justice M.G.S. Kamal was hearing the petitions filed by Deepak Singh, Prithvi Raj Singh, and...

Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka High Court Permits Two DNA Entertainment Officials To Travel Abroad For Business Meeting In June

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 12) granted conditional permission to two senior functionaries of event management firm M/s DNA Entertainment Networks–accused in the Bengaluru Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede case, to travel to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, for a business meeting next month. The Court, however, made it clear that the permission was limited to the specific trip and listed...

Karnataka High Court Seeks ED's Response On Gameskraft Founders' Plea Against Arrest, Remand In Money Laundering Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 12) sought Enforcement Directorate's response on a plea filed by Founders of gaming company Gameskraft–Deepak Singh, Prithvi Raj Singh and Vikas Taneja–challenging their arrest and remand in a money laundering case last week.ED has accused Gameskraft of tampering with the game results and luring the customers to make large deposits. The single...

Forest Staff Involved In Neutralising Bandit Veerappan Entitled To Parity In Reward Consideration With STF Personnel: Karnataka High Court

Granting relief to several forest department officers who took part in 'Operation Cocoon' to apprehend the notorious forest bandit Veerappan in 2004, the Karnataka High Court has directed the State to consider sanctioning the withheld rewards to those who were part of the Special Task Force (STF) within 12 weeks.The single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held that the 2015 order...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Writer Chakravarthi Sulibele For Alleged Anti-Muslim Speech During Public Function

Karnataka High Court has in an interim order stayed the operation of an FIR registered against writer & political activist Chakravarthi Sulibele accused of pushing inflammatory, anti-Muslim rhetoric about Muslim girls during a public function at Dharwad.The single judge bench of Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar, in his May 7 order noted:“…there is a need for consideration of the matter...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 04 – May 10, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 171- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 180Nominal IndexSmt. Marry Usha v. State of Karnataka & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 171Christophe Stephane Monxion v. The Foreigners Regional Registration Officer, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 172The Managing Director, KKRTC v. Sunita and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 173X v. Y & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 174Bharath Earth Movers Employees...