Compassionate Appointment Applications Must Be Decided Within 90-Days: Karnataka High Court Issues Directions

The Karnataka High Court has directed authorities concerned to decide applications received for Compassionate Appointment within a maximum period of 90 days, from date of receipt of the application.A division bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz And Justice K S Hemalekha said, “Compassionate appointment matters being a welfare measure designed to provide immediate financial relief to...

Karnataka High Court Directs Road Transport Corporation Unions Seeking Pay Revision To Defer Strike

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (August 4) directed the Joint Action Committee of Road Transport Corporation Workers' Unions to put on hold its proposed strike over pay revision demand, till Tuesday (tomorrow).The strike was announced to commence from the morning of Tuesday (August 5).A division bench of Justice K S Mudgal and Justice M G S Kamal issued notice to the state...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Corruption Case Against Driver Who Kept Bribe Bag In Car On BESCOM Manager's Instructions

The Karnataka High Court has quashed the corruption case registered against a driver attached to the Chief General Manager of BESCOM, for merely keeping a bag containing bribe in the Manager's car on his instruction.Noting that the demand and acceptance of bribe were made by the Manager who was booked as the first accused, Justice M Nagaprasanna held it is unfair to prosecute the "humble...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 28 To August 03, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 251 to Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 257Nominal Index: K M Gurushivakumar AND LIC Of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 251Ningappa AND PRABHATBHAI & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 252Shivegowda AND Nanjeshgowda & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 253Vivek Kariappa C K AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 254Chief Administrative Officer & ANR AND...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: July 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 223 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 256Nominal Index: B S Gupta AND The Commissioner & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 223Devibai AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 224Ranjith Balkrishnan AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 225C Bhavani @Hamsa AND The Petitions Committee Karnataka Legislative Council & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 226M/S....

Reliefs Requiring 'Additional Adjudication' Not Permissible Under Section 33 Of Arbitration Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court Bench of Justices Anu Sivaraman and Justice K Manmadha has observed that an order under Section 33, Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (“ACA”), even of an interim nature, amounts to an arbitral award and not an interlocutory order. The Court highlighted that the scope of Section 33, ACA was limited to a correction of a clerical or similar mistake or...

Karnataka High Court Lifts Gag On YouTube Channel 'Kudla Rampage' In Dharmasthala Burial Case, Civil Court To Take Fresh Call

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (August 01) quashed the ex-parte gag order passed against YouTube Channel 'Kudla Rampage' in connection with the Dharmasthala Burial case.Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that the trial court order did not mention any alleged defamatory content based on which it was passed, adding that the order granted a "mandatory sweeping injunction". It further said that...

Karnataka High Court Recommends Amendments To Avoid Third Party Insurance Cover For Accidents Due To Drunken Driving

The Karnataka High Court has urged the Central and State governments to consider bringing amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 so as to absolve the liability of an insurer in drunken driving cases.As per Section 149 MV Act, insurer can avoid liability only in the circumstances specified in sub-section (2). Drunk driving is not a ground to avoid liability thereunder.Stating that...

Defaulting Director Can Be Disqualified From All Companies, S.164 Is Reasonable Restriction To Article 19(1)(g): Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that under Section 164 of the Companies Act 2013, an individual can be disqualified from being a Director in a company against which allegations are made, as well as regarding any other company in which the individual is a director against whom no allegations are made.The petitioner directors had argued that they had been disqualified from the...

Conviction For 'Petty Offence' Not Enough: Karnataka High Court Gives Relief To Peon Whose Appointment Offer Was Cancelled By Sessions Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld a single judge's order which had set aside a communication issued by the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kollar cancelling the offer of appointment to the post of 'Peon' in the Judicial Department of Kolar District.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi dismissed the appeal filed by the Chief Administrative Office, of...

[S.153 IPC] Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Man For Forwarding Video Of Alleged Shooting Of Cow On WhatsApp Group

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against a man who was booked by the police for forwarding a video on a WhatsApp group, showing a person allegedly shooting a cow, and the writing that the said shooting was incorrect.A single judge bench of Justice S R Krishna Kumar allowed the petition and quashed the case filed against 29-year-old Vivek Kariappa C K, who...

Karnataka HC Reserves Verdict In X Corp's Plea Seeking Declaration That Govt Officers Can't Issue Blocking Orders U/S 79(3)(b) IT Act

The Karnataka High Court has reserved orders in a plea filed by X Corp seeking a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act does not confer authority to issue information blocking orders and such orders can only be issued after following the procedure under Section 69A of the Act, r/w IT Rules.Senior Advocate Raghavan representing the social media company submitted before a bench of...