'Don't Need To Beat Dogs To Discipline': Karnataka High Court Extends Order Halting Release Of 9 Rescued Dogs To Man Accused Of Cruelty

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [June 3] orally critcized a man accused of unethically treating dogs, refusing to return to him the custody of the nine dogs which were rescued. The court was hearing PETA's petition challenging a challenging a magistrate court's order dated April 25 which had directed the release of the dogs to the man pending trial. The high court had on May 21 stayed...

'Don't Go On Strike In Between': Karnataka HC Extends Interim Stay On Strike By Transport Unions, Conciliation On June 10

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday [June 3] extended its interim order restraining trade unions of four State Road transport corporations from going on an indefinite strike, while observing that the difficulty experienced by the general public, as articulated by the petitioners, was real.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice K.S Hemalekha was hearing a...

Karnataka High Court Asks Law College To Accept Application Of Transgender Student Claiming Absence Of Gender Option In Admission Form

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (June 3) directed Seshadri Puram Law College to accept the admission form of a transgender student who claimed that the form did not contain transgender person option in the gender column making it impossible for the student to submit the form. The Division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T orally said, "there would be no problem...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Plea By Employers' Association Against State Govt's Minimum Wage Hike Notification

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 2) issued notice on a plea challenging State government's May 22 notification proposing minimum wage hike for 81 scheduled employments.The single judge bench of Justice Jyothi M was hearing a writ petition filed by the Karnataka Employers' Association (KEA) and another entity, which contends that the state government issued the notification by...

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of Six Advocates as Karnataka High Court Judges

The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of six advocates as judges of the Karnataka High Court.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Collegium said that, at its meeting held on June 2, 2026, it approved the proposal for the elevation of the following advocates to the Bench of the Karnataka High Court:Raghavendra Seetharam SrivatsaHema KulkarniSubramanya...

'Speak Without Venom': Karnataka High Court Tells Activist Dr Prabhakar Bhat Over Alleged Comments On Muslim Women

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [June 2] told Dr. Prabhakar Bhat Kalladka, an 83-year-old right wing activist accused of spreading communal enmity by allegedly deriding Muslim women giving birth to multiple children, to 'exercise restraint' in his further speeches.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna was hearing Prabhakar's petition seeking the quashing of the FIR lodged...

'Eye Witnesses Turned Hostile': Vijay Kulkarni Tells Karnataka High Court In Plea Against Conviction, Life Term In Yogesh Gouda Murder Case

Former Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 02) that the trial court order convicting and sentencing him to life imprisonment for the murder of BJP Leader Yogesh Goudar was based on 'extraneous considerations' as none of the eye witnesses had supported the prosecution case.The Division bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz and Justice G Basavaraja was hearing...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Declaration Of State Bar Council Election Results

The Karnataka High Court on Monday [June 1] refused to stay the declaration of results of the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) Elections 2026, while hearing pleas by two contesting candidates who alleged widespread malpractices including cash bribes, pre-marked ballot papers, and bogus voting.The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj, though initially inclined to dismiss both...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Arrest Of Photocopy Shop-Owner Accused Of Making Fake Aadhaar Cards For Bangladeshi Nationals

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 1) refused to entertain a plea challenging the arrest of a photocopy shop owner accused of creating fake Aadhaar and PAN cards for alleged illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, while permitting the petitioner to withdraw the plea, graned him liberty to approach the trial court for bail.During the hearing...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: May 25 - May 31, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 190- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 194Nominal CitationsCristian Soporuchukwu v. State of Karnataka ,2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 190Mahesh Shetty Thimarody v. State of Karnataka , 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 191Sri Manjunatha N. v. State of Karnataka & Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 192Sri Pradeepkumar v. State by Vidhana Soudha Police Station & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 193Mr. Nixon v....

Three Judicial Officers Sworn-In As Additional Judges Of Karnataka High Court

Three judicial officers were sworn-in as Additional Judges of the Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 1). Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru administered the oath of office to the newly appointed judges. The Central Government on Friday (May 29) had notified the appointments.The following judicial officers have been appointed as Additional Judges:Smt. Kedambadi Ganesh ShanthiShri Brungesh...

'Astonishing Recklessness': Karnataka High Court Orders Probe Against Cop For Charging Husband With Abetment To Suicide Though Wife Was Alive

Criticising the 'reckless' utilisation of police powers, the Karnataka High Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings against a husband who was charged with abetment of suicide under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 -despite the alleged victim (his wife) being alive. The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna directed that the husband, languishing in jail for...