'No Legal Duty To Report': Karnataka High Court Quashes Chargesheet Against Homestay Owner For Not Reporting Alleged Rape Of US National

Morality may expect a citizen to speak but criminal law can punish his silence only when statute commands him to speak, Court said.

Cult Fitness Takeover: Co-Founder Rishabh Telang Moves Karnataka High Court To Quash Cheating, Forgery FIR

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (August 25) issued notice on a petition filed by Cult.fit co-founder Rishabh Telang, seeking to quash an FIR registered against him by Bellanduru Police on allegations including cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts.Justice M. Nagaprasanna directed notices to the State and complainant Deepak Poduval, who is...

'Which Court Was Open On Sunday?' Karnataka High Court Quashes Lawyer's Complaint Alleging Senior Citizen's Dogs Attacked Him On Way To Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (August 25) quashed criminal proceedings against a senior citizen whose 10 Golden Retrievers allegedly attacked a lawyer on his way to court, questioning “which court was open” on the Sunday when the alleged incident took place.Justice M. Nagaprasanna observed that the complaint was “so vague” and the police action “so cryptic” that the...

'No Rhyme Or Reason': Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Social Media Admin, Questions Police For Ignoring SC Directions

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (August 24) stayed further investigation in an FIR registered against the administrator of 'Karnataka Portfolio' social media handle— Sandeep Kumar, accused of reposting a news article about a knife-threat incident in Puttur.For context, Karnataka Portfolio is a social media page across platforms which shares news, travel guides, culture, etc. connected to...

FIR Against Farmers Protesting Bidadi Land Acquisition 'Shrouded With Suspicion': Karnataka High Court Stays Probe

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (August 24) stayed all further investigation in a case registered against six farmers who allegedly protested against land acquisition survey operations in Bidadi, Ramanagara district, observing that the registration of the crime was “shrouded with suspicion.”Justice M. Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by six farmers from Mandalahalli,...

'Child Not A Commodity': Karnataka High Court Fines Father ₹5 Lakh For Taking Daughter From Court Premises In Violation Of Custody Orders

Imposing a fine of Rs 5 lakhs on a father who allegedly 'abducted' his minor daughter from the Family Court premises, the Karnataka High Court has recently directed the immediate return of child's custody to the mother.[2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 313]The single judge bench of Dr. Justice Chillakur Sumalatha allowed a plea preferred by the mother, while setting aside the Bengaluru Family Court's...

Court-Framed Scheme To Manage Temple Trust U/S 92 CPC Prima Facie Valid Unless Altered By Karnataka Endowments Act: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a committee constituted by a court under Section 92 CPC scheme to oversee management of a temple or charitable, religious trust would "prima facie" continue to operate unless the scheme is altered or modified in terms under the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments Act (HRICE). In doing so the court stayed a single judge's...

Wife Need Not Seek Permission To Visit Her Parents, Can't Be Forced To Look After In-Laws: Karnataka High Court

Primary duty to look after parents vests upon son or daughter, not son-in-law or daughter-in-law, Court said.

Urdu Medium Teachers Allegedly Excluded From Karnataka's 2026 Recruitment Approach High Court

Challenging the Karnataka Government's recruitment notification for filling 15,000 teachers' posts, which allegedly excludes Urdu-medium and other linguistic-minority teaching posts, a plea has been filed before the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court.The petition, filed by Urdu teachers and other interested parties, including the Equal Rights Karnataka society, is likely to be heard...

Karnataka High Court Closes DRDO Officers' Quash Plea In Case Over Disappearance Of 21 Stray Dogs; Chargesheet Filed

The Karnataka High Court has disposed of a petition filed by two Estate Officers of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in connection with a case concerning the disappearance of 21 stray dogs from the DRDO campus in Bengaluru, after noting that the investigation has been completed and the chargesheet filed. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 311]The single judge bench of Justice...

Karnataka High Court Protects 15 Bengaluru Street Vendors From Eviction, Seeks State's Report On Vending Spots

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday granted interim protection to 15 street vendors operating in Bengaluru's Krishna Raja (K.R.) Market, restraining civic authorities from evicting them until August 31.The Court also directed the Joint Commissioner of the Bengaluru Central City Corporation to state whether the petitioners could be permitted to occupy their present vending spots.A single...

Valmiki Corporation Scam: Karnataka High Court Allows Minister B Nagendra To Travel Across India, Retains Bar On Foreign Travel

The Karnataka High Court on August 20 (Thursday) allowed a petition filed by B. Nagendra, a Cabinet Minister in the Karnataka Government, permanently relaxing a bail condition imposed on him in a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case arising out of the alleged misappropriation of funds from the Valmiki Scheduled Castes Development Corporation. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 310]The single...