Menstrual Leave Row: Karnataka High Court To Hear Challenge In January 2026, Says Matter Is Of 'Public Importance'

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (December 10) said it will hear in January 2026 a batch of petitions challenging state government order mandating paid menstrual leaves in all registered industrial establishments, remarking that the matter is of "public importance". Justice Jyoti M had on Tuesday in an interim order stayed the government notification. However, the same was recalled...

After Staying Menstrual Leave Order, Karnataka High Court Agrees To Hear State Tomorrow

Hours after staying the Karnataka Government's order to grant menstrual leave, the Karnataka High Court today afternoon decided to hear the State and other parties tomorrow on the interim relief.It may be noted that while hearing the petitions at 10.30 am, the Court had, by way of an interim order, stayed the November 20 government notification.However, before the lunch break, Advocate...

'Don't Want To Give Farmers Anything?' Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Govt Order Fixing Additional Sugarcane Price

“Without farmers, you are nobody. You don't want to give the farmer anything, you want to manufacture sugar, ethanol, you want to do all the things...and you do not want to share," the court orally remarked.

Karnataka High Court Stays Govt Order To Provide Menstrual Leave In Registered Industrial Establishments

Update - After Staying Menstrual Leave Order, Karnataka High Court Agrees To Hear State TomorrowThe Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (December 9) stayed the November 20 government notification mandating industrial establishments registered under various laws, to provide one day paid menstrual leave per month to all permanent, contract, outsourced women employees. Justice...

Employees Of Karnataka Media Academy And State Temperance Board Are Not Govt Servants, Can't Claim Pension: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that employees of the Karnataka Media Academy or the Karnataka State Temperance Board are not eligible to pension as Government servants, noting that there was no provision making their service pensionable under relevant rules. A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil held thus while allowing a batch of appeals filed by the...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: December 01 - December 07, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 410 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 419Nominal Index:SOUMYA W/O. LATE SURESH RAO AND RATNAKUMARI & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 410Jayna Kothari v. Manish Kumar & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 411LAKSHMAMMA AND THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 412KJ George AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 413SRI. RAMAKRISHNA HOUSE BUILDING...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice To ED On WinZO's Plea Challenging Search, Seizure In PMLA Probe

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a petition filed by an online gaming company, Winzo Pvt Ltd, seeking to declare that the search and seizure carried out by the ED at its office between 18.11.2025 and 22.11.2025 in furtherance of an investigation in a money laundering case is illegal and void.Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued notice and...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Order Asking GoBoult To Add 'Formerly BOULT' Disclaimer In Rebranded Products

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order directing a consumer electronics brand to prominently display the disclaimer “formerly BOULT” on all products sold under its new name “GoBoult,” saying the step was necessary to prevent confusion with rival brand “GoBold.”A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha delivered the order on November 24,...

Arbitration Is Only Between Parties To Agreement; Non-Parties Can Be Added Only In Exceptional Circumstances: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that arbitration could be only between parties to the Arbitration Agreement; non-parties cannot be made parties to arbitration unless exceptional circumstances exist.Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing a petition filed by Lubna Shah. Shah and Varun Infra Projects (respondent No 3) had entered into a Joint Development Agreement on 27.06.2016,...

Karnataka High Court Directs No Coercive Steps Against Aaj Tak, Journalist Sudhir Chaudhury Over Alleged Communal Coverage

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, by way of an interim order, directed the State government to not initiate any coercive steps against news channel Aaj Tak and its former editor Sudhir Chaudhury till January 13, 2026, in a case registered against them over alleged communal coverage of the State government's Svalambi Sarathi Scheme. Justice M. I. Arun, while disposing of the application...

Income Tax Act | Documents Seized From Actor Yash's Residence Make Him 'Searched Person': Karnataka High Court Quashes Order U/S 153C

The Karnataka High Court has held that the search conducted at Actor Yash's residence makes him a 'searched person' under the Income Tax Act, as documents were seized from him, during the search and a panchanama was drawn. Hence, the order under Section 153C of the Act, which applies to persons other than the one originally searched, is without jurisdiction. Section 153C of the...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy For Making 'False Statement' During 2024 General Election Campaign

The Karnataka High Court has stayed all further proceedings in a case registered against Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy for allegedly making false statements during the 2024 General Election campaign.As per the FIR, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader, while campaigning for BJP's C Sommanna, referred to a person (purportedly Sommanna's opponent) as a disciple of gangster Kotwal...