'Social Media Must Be Regulated': Karnataka High Court Rejects X Corp's Challenge To Centre's 'Sahyog' Portal, Content Blocking Orders

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) dismissed X Corp's plea seeking a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act does not confer authority on Central government officers to issue information blocking orders, which can only be issued after following the procedure under Section 69A of the Act, read with IT Rules.Justice M Nagaprassana while dictating...

Karnataka High Court Declines Prajwal Revanna's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Cases From MP/MLA Court Over Allegations Of Bias

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) has refused to transfer the cases filed against former Hasan MP Prajwal Revanna for offences including sexual harassment, rape, etc, to another court after allegations of bias were raised by him against the presiding officer. Revanna had earlier been convicted for the offence of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment by the...

Karnataka High Court Seeks ED's Response On Plea For Interim Release Of Congress MLA Arrested In Alleged Illegal Betting Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) asked the Enforcement Directorate to get instructions on a plea filed by wife of Congress MLA K.C Veerendra arrested in alleged illegal betting case, seeking interim release from custody for 2-3 days on account on Dusshera festival. Justice MI Arun was hearing petitioner R D Chaitra's plea seeking to declare his arrest as illegal, arbitrary...

Karnataka High Court Stays Coercive Steps Against BJP Leader Booked For Giving 'Inflammatory Speech' During Ganesh Chathurthi Festival

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) in an interim order directed that no coercive steps will be taken against BJP Leader M P Renukacharya who has been booked in an FIR for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during Ganesh Chathurthi festival celebration this year. As per news reports, the BJP leader urged the youth to use DJ music during immersion despite an order issued...

Socio-Economic & Educational Survey 'Voluntary', Citizens Can Refuse To Give Data: State Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday heard a challenge against the State's approval to conduct a survey of the social and educational status of citizens under the supervision of the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission.In opposing the challenge as well as stay of the survey, Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for the State, submitted that the petitioners had...

Karnataka High Court Quashes RERA Circular Imposing Fees On Delayed Submission Of Updates, Audit Reports By Promoters

The Karnataka High Court recently set aside a Circular dated 03-09-2020, issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Karnataka (KRERA), which mandated the levy of “delay fee” for belated submission of quarterly updates and annual audit statements by promoters, without distinction to scale of the project, the stage of development, or the peculiar circumstances surrounding it. Justice...

Karnataka High Court Stays Rules Capping Movie Ticket Price At ₹200

The Karnataka High Court has stayed till further orders, the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules 2025 which caps movie ticket prices at Rs 200.The interim relief has been granted by Justice Ravi V Hosmani on a plea moved by the Multiplex Association of India and other entities.During the hearing, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for the Association had argued that...

Karnataka High Court To Hear Tomorrow Pleas Seeking Stay Of Survey On Social, Educational Status Of Citizens

The Karnataka High Court is expected to hear on Tuesday (September 23) pleas seeking stay of a state government order granting approval to conduct a survey of the social and educational status of citizens under supervision of Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission. On Monday (September 22) a division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi heard petitions which question...

Have Relaxed Condition On Declaring Revised MRP On Unsold Stock After GST Cuts: Union Tells Karnataka High Court

The Union Government on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that it has relaxed the condition issued on September 9, mandating the declaration of revised retail sale price (MRP), on unsold stock manufactured/packed/imported, which would be effective from September 22, in addition to the existing retail sale price (MRP).Additional Solicitor General Aravind Kamath placed on record a...

Karnataka High Court Paves Way For Minor's Adoption By Mother And Stepfather, Infers Biological Father's Silence As Consent

The Karnataka High Court recently drew an inference of the biological father's consent for the adoption of his minor son, after the father did not take a definite stand on whether his former wife can adopt the minor along with her now husband. The mother (first petitioner) had approached the Central Adoption Resource Authority [CARA] for adoption of the minor. However, the State Adoption...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: September 15 - September 21, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 306 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 313Nominal Index: Prathap Simha v. State of Karnataka and Batch. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 306Shaik Nowshera AND M/s 1-Help Technology And Software Solution Pvt Ltd & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 307DR. SHIVANANDAPPA DODDAGOUDAR And THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 308K.S MANJUNATH GOWDA AND K.Y.NANJE GOWDA &...

Police Cannot Refuse Missing Persons' Complaints Citing Lack Of Jurisdiction: Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines

The Karnataka High Court has said that police shall not refuse to register any missing persons complaint on the ground that the concerned Police Station does not have the jurisdiction to deal with the same and issued a slew of directions to be followed by police in missing persons cases. A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice C M Poonacha said:"No complaint should be refused to...