Karnataka High Court
Section 138 NI Act Not Attracted When Cheque Bounces Due To Subsequent Freezing Of Drawer's Account: Karnataka High Court
When the drawer of the cheque could not have exercised real control or authority upon the relevant bank account on which a cheque is drawn, its dishonour would not warrant proceedings under the Negotiable Instruments Act, held the Karnataka High Court.“…The ostensible reason for dishonouring of the cheque has to be a voluntary act in the control of the accused and if the cheque has...
“How Do You Permit 15-Yr-Old To Consume Alcohol?”: Karnataka HC While Staying Proceedings Against Brewery Partner In Minor's Suicide Case
The Karnataka High Court has granted an interim stay on criminal proceedings against a brewery licensee at Bengaluru, arising from a teenager's suicide after alleged consumption of alcohol from its premises.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna heard both parties at length before granting the interim stay until the next date of posting.“A life is lost…How do you permit...
No Question Of Closure Report In Minor's Suicide Case: Karnataka High Court Reserves Order In Abetment Case Against Fellow Students, Staff
Noting that a B report in a minor's suicide abetment case is unimaginable, the Karnataka High Court has reserved its orders about the closure of FIR registered against a school and its teachers for alleged abetment.“If a girl child of 15 years age dies on account of harassment of other students, and the principal and students are constantly criticising her marks…In a Section 305 case...
PIL In Karnataka High Court Seeks Removal Of Illegal Hoardings, Commercial LED Advertisement Boards; Calls It 'Visual Pollution'
A PIL has been filed before the Karnataka High Court alleging that Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) / Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) is trying to legitimise the illegal Self LED hoardings and its conversion to commercial hoardings. The PIL filed by K Laxmana, a Bengaluru resident, also accuses the city authority of providing licenses without requisite approvals and offering 'One...
Courts Will Become Forums For Personal Vendetta If Every Broken Relationship Is Criminalised: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR
Observing that the criminal justice system cannot be made a remedy for the emotional turmoil of failed relationships, the Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR U/s 69 and 115(2) of BNS arising from a live-in relationship in Ireland.“….If every broken relationship were to be clothed in the garb of criminality, the Courts would transform into forums of personal vendetta, rather than forums...
Foreign Nationals Also Entitled To Article 22 Safeguards; Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Communicated In Language Understood: Karnataka High Court
In an NDPS case concerning two Nigerian nationals, the Karnataka High Court has said that Article 22 of the Constitution applies to Indian nationals and Foreign nationals alike, since the expression 'no person' has been used in the Article.“….The constitutional guarantee does not evaporate at the border nor does it diminish by reason of nationality, except an enemy alien as defined...
Karnataka High Court Declines PIL Seeking Circulars To Ensure Compliance With Lalita Kumari Ruling On Mandatory FIR
The Karnataka High Court has refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a direction upon the State to issue circulars to enforce the judgment of Lalita Kumari v. State of UP, 2014(2) SCC 1.When the plea came up for hearing before the principal bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, the court observed that it cannot give omnibus directions to...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To Centre On X Corp's Appeal Against Sahyog Portal, Content Blocking Orders
The Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the Centre on a writ appeal preferred by tech giant X Corp (formerly Twitter Inc.), against the single judge bench order dated 24.09.2025 that construed Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act as a standalone provision conferring authority on Central government officers to issue information blocking orders through Sahyog Portal.The single judge bench...
Karnataka High Court Halts Sharawathi Hydropower Project Over Wildlife Habitat Concerns
In a public interest litigation challenging the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project (Sharavathi PSP) and Kalkatte Bridge Construction, the Karnataka High Court has expressed preliminary concerns about possible habitat destruction inside the Sharawathi Wildlife Sanctuary.The Principal Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice C M Poonacha observed in the interim order that...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 02 - March 08, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89 - 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 99Nominal CitationNaveen R & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89Geetha R v/s State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 90Manjappa v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 91State v/s Ashraf @ Ballary Ashraf & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 92Mohammed Haris Nalapad v/s State By SGWF Post P.S. (RPF) 2026...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Congress Leader Accused Of Assaulting Ex-MLA In Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka High Court quashed offence of voluntarily causing simple hurt lodged against Congress leader Naseer Ahmed accused of assaulting former MLA K Sudhakar in the Legislative Assembly in 2019. It was alleged that by the complainant Amruthesh NP that on 10.07.2019 in front of the Office of Minister K.J. George and the Speaker of Vidhana Soudha, while MLA K Sudhakar was proceeding to...
Sri Lankan Judge Approaches Karnataka High Court Seeking Removal Of Online Content Against Him
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (March 5) issued notice on a writ petition moved by a sitting judge of Sri Lankan Supreme Court Justice AHMD Nawaz seeking removal of certain allegedly defamtory content invoking his "right to be forgotten" under the Constitution of India. The petition seeks direction to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as well as Google India...