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Karnataka High Court Issues Contempt Notice To Top Officials Over Failure To Compensate Kodagu Homestay Owner For Illegal Arrest

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [September 16] issued notice to the Chief Secretary and the Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department in a contempt petition alleging wilful disobedience of a direction to pay Rs 5 lakhs as compensation for the illegal arrest of a Kodagu homestay owner over a US woman's rape.The Division Bench of Justices Jayant Banerji and Geetha K.B was hearing a...

Karnataka High Court Seeks Report On Steps Taken By Rule Committe To Frame Formal Rules Based On Child Custody Guidelines

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 16) directed the Registry to place before it the proceedings of the Rule Making Committee on the framing of formal rules based on child custody guidelines adopted by the Calcutta High Court, along with the steps taken by the Committee and the date fixed for its next meeting.The direction came while the Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman...

Insurer Not Liable If Learners Licence Holder Not Accompanied By Instructor With Valid License At The Time Of Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an insurance company won't be liable if a vehicle driven by a learner's license holder met with an accident, and the driver failed to prove compliance with Rule 3 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, such as being accompanied by an instructor with valid license when the accident happened. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 360]The single judge bench of...

Karnataka High Court Awards ₹10.52 Lakh To Parents Of Boy Electrocuted While Retrieving Kite, Quashes Finding On Childs Negligence

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed a 2015 order of Belagavi Lok Adalat which had rejected compensation claim for a minor boy's death by electrocution by attributing negligence to the boy who had died while trying to retrieve a kite entangled in a high-tension electric line. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 359]Th single-judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum allowed the plea filed by...

Gulbarga Fort: Karnataka High Court Asks ASI To Verify Encroachments Within 100-Metre Protected Area

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 15) directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to verify whether any encroachments exist outside the Gulbarga (Kalaburagi) Fort but within the 100-metre protected area surrounding the historic monument.A Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice T.P. Vivekananda was hearing a 2018 public interest litigation (PIL) filed by...

Karnataka High Court Asks 32-Year-Old Woman To Clarify Basis Of Challenge To 35-Year Minimum Age For Surrogacy

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (September 15) asked a 32-year-old woman challenging the constitutional validity of the 35-year minimum age prescribed for single women seeking surrogacy to clarify the basis of her challenge.Justice C.M. Poonacha was hearing the woman's plea seeking a direction to the authorities to issue Essentiality and Eligibility Certificates to enable her to...

MACT | Pay Protection No Bar To Compensation For Loss Of Future Income If Post Is Reduced Following Accident: Karnataka High Court

The Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka High Court has held that a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) cannot deny compensation under the head of loss of future income merely because the claimant's salary has been protected pursuant to being assigned a lower position/reduction in post after a road accident. The court said that reliance on pay protection benefit without examining the loss...

PIL Moved In Karnataka High Court Against State Govt Order Directing Singing Of Only First-Two Stanzas Of Vande Mataram Song

A PIL has been moved before the Karnataka High Court challenging the State Government's recent order mandating that only the first two stanzas of the National Song 'Vande Mataram' shall be sung at State Government functions, except those attended by the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, or Governor.The matter is expected to be mentioned today before the high court for listing. The...

State Cant Restrict Transfer Of Lawful Leasehold Interest Due To Technical Glitches In Online Software: Karnataka High Court

The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court has held that the State cannot render a legally recognised and transferable leasehold interest incapable of being conveyed due to a technical deficiency/defect in their software.The observation was made in a plea seeking a direction to the state government to accept and register sale deeds executed by the petitioner and to provide an alternative...

Part-Heard Criminal Trial Can Be Transferred; Accused Cannot Insist On Same Judge Continuing Case: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a part-heard criminal trial which has not crossed stage of examination of accused, final arguments nor has been reserved for judgment can be transferred to another court and in such circumstances accused cannot insist upon the same presiding officer to continue hearing his case. Referring to judgments, Justice M. Nagaprasanna said that in the...

Permanent Alimony Not Intended To Equalise Wealth: Karnataka High Court Slashes Wifes ₹2 Crore Alimony To ₹50 Lakh

The Karnataka High Court has recently upheld the dissolution of marriage between a couple on grounds of cruelty, while substantially reducing the permanent alimony awarded to the wife from Rs. 2 crores to Rs. 50 lakhs. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar 348]The court held further that permanent alimony is not intended to equalise the assets or wealth of the parties but to ensure reasonable maintenance....