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Driver Cant Be Held Negligent For Sudden Tyre Burst; Vehicle Owner Alone Liable To Pay Compensation: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that a driver cannot be held negligent for a sudden tyre burst, thereby, exonerating the driver and fastening liability solely on the owner of the vehicle. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 244]“…The manner of accident shows it is a tyre burst which is not in the hands of the driver and he cannot held to be negligent for the sudden burst of the tyre. The...

Children Have Fundamental Right To Play: Karnataka High Court Directs Apartment Association To Reconsider Ban On Football In Play Area

Holding that apartment owners have the right to safe common areas, and children possess the right to recreation, the Karnataka High Court has allowed an appeal filed by a couple against their apartment owners' association. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 243]The Single Judge Bench of Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar allowed the appeal from a suit preferred by the couple who are residents of an Apartment...

Century Club Is Public Authority Under RTI Act, Land Grant By Mysuru Maharaja Amounts To Substantial Financing: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that the Century Club, a prestigious members-only club situated in the centre of Bengaluru, is a 'Public Authority' under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242]The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T has dismissed the appeal filed by the Century Club, upholding the orders of a Single Judge and...

Karnataka High Court Grants ₹20 Lakh Towards Lifetime Caretaker Expenses To Woman Left Permanently Disabled In Road Accident

The Karnataka High Court has awarded Rs.20 lakhs towards caretaker expenses for the next 50 years to a 34-year-old woman who suffered severe head injuries in a motorcycle accident, rendering her permanently disabled. [ 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 240]Opining that extreme cognitive deficit and her inability to go back to her avocation would amount to 100 per cent loss of earning capacity, the...

Karnataka High Court Relaxes VC Rules, Allows Senior Citizen Widow In USA To Record Evidence From Her Home In Probate Case

The Karnataka High Court has relaxed the Video Conferencing Rules to permit a 71-year-old widow to record evidence from her residence in the United States of America in a probate proceeding, without seeking the services of Embassy. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 239].The single judge of Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, exercising the power conferred under Rule 18 of the Rules for Video Conferencing for...

Karnataka High Court Stays Resolution By State Public Service Commission Calling For Chairmans Resignation

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [July 10] stayed the operation of a resolution passed by members of the State Public Service Commission (KPSC) calling upon its Chairman Sri Shiva Shankarappa S Sahukar to resign from his post.The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj, hearing the writ petition filed by the Chairman, restrained the respondents from taking any further action pursuant...

Wildlife Board Expert Panel Recommends Against Proposed Sharavathi Hydropower Project Inside Sanctuary: Centre Informs Karnataka High Court

The Central government told the Karnataka High Court on Friday [July 10] that a 3-member expert committee constituted by National Wildlife Board & Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, has recommended against implementation of the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project (PSP) inside the Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary. For context, in March, the High Court had...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Law Transferring First Appeals Against Senior Civil Judges Decrees To District Courts

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the Karnataka High Court (Amendment) Act, 2023 that transferred jurisdiction over regular first appeals arising from decrees passed by Senior Civil Judges' courts from the High Court to District Courts. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 238]The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru...