Valmiki Corporation Scam : Karnataka High Court Allows CBI To Investigate Alleged Diversion Of Funds From KGTTI & ST Welfare Dept

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the role of public officials in the alleged diversion of funds from the Karnataka Gramin Technical Training Institute (KGTTI) and the Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department as part of its investigation into the scam related to the Valmiki ST Development Corporation.The CBI said that...

'Bike Taxis Are Safer For Women, More Affordable': Women Commuters Oppose Bike Taxi Ban Before Karnataka High Court

Opposing the ban on bike taxis in Karnataka, Women commuters told the High Court on Wednesday (July 02) that bike taxis are a safe, convenient and affordable mode of commuting. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi was hearing appeals filed by bike taxi aggregators Ola, Uber and Rapido against the single judge's order.For context, the single judge had...

Ad Tax Cannot Be Imposed On Educational Institutions For Putting Up Non-Commercial Signages On Their Property: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has set aside an advertisement tax demand notice issued by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to an educational institution for displaying non-commercial signage and boards on its own property.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held thus while allowing the petition filed by BS Gupta, Secretary of Gupta Education Trust, who had challenged the legality/validity...

Bengaluru Stampede: Karnataka Govt Moves High Court Against CAT Order Revoking Suspension Of IPS Officer Vikash Kumar Vikash

The Karnataka government has approached the High Court challenging an order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal at Bengaluru, quashing the suspension of IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash, over the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of the RCB team's 2025 IPL victory celebration.11 lives were lost while 33 were hurt in the mishap.The officer, along with four officers of the...

'They Are Union's Officers; Not Tom, Dick & Harry' : Karnataka High Court Objects To X Corp's Language

X Corp India, the Indian subsidiary of Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter), on Tuesday told the Karnataka High Court about a notice sent to it by the Ministry of Railways for it to disable access to a video/picture of a woman driving his car on railway tracks in Hyderabad.Senior Advocate K G Raghavan, appearing for the company, referring to the notice received on June...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Proton Mail's Appeal Against Direction For Blocking Its Services In India

The Karnataka High Court today (July 01) issued notice on an appeal preferred by Proton AG, a Switzerland based email service providing company, which has challenged a single judge order directing to block its services in India.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi issued notices to the Union Government, State government and M Moser Design...

'Hindus & Muslims Celebrate Each Other's Festivals, Model For Entire Nation' : Karnataka High Court Lauds Yadgir District's Harmony

In a recent order, the Karnataka High Court praised the communal harmony in Yadgir district, where there is a traditional practice of Hindus and Muslims celebrating each other's festivals.Yadgir is in the border area of Karnataka and the erstwhile Hyderabad princely state. The Court noted that this district celebrates communal harmony with the participation of Hindus and Muslims in the...

[Bengaluru Stampede] Why Should Documents Submitted By State Be Kept In Sealed Cover? Karnataka High Court Questions Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government why the documents submitted by it regarding the stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL winning parade should continue to be kept in a sealed cover.Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty told the court that all documents were supplied to the Amicus, and requested the court to hear the matter after 10 days,...

Courts Can't Grant Temporary Injunction Against Entity Not Made Party To Suit: Karnataka High Court Relief To News Channel Btv Kannada

The Karnataka High Court has said that orders of temporary injunctions can be granted only against those who are made defendants in the suit and restraining orders against third parties who are not made parties to the suit cannot be granted.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while allowing a petition filed by journalist Rachappa Sathish Kumar and M/s Btv Kannada Private Limited who had...

Caretaker Of Property Obliged To Handover Possession To Owners On Demand, Cannot Seek Injunction Against Them: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a caretaker of the property continues in possession of the property only on behalf of the owners and cannot be held to have acquired any interest in the property and is under an obligation to handover possession to the defendants on demand.Justice C M Poonacha held thus while dismissing an appeal filed by one Sriramulu who had challenged the order of...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 23 - June 29, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 211 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 220Nominal Index: Abdul Sattar AND M Khalid & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 211Arumugam AND Ananda. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 212Basvaraj AND K M Altaf Hussain & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 213M/s Sona Synthetics & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 214Prabhakaran K AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw...

Unfortunate That Muslim Festival Celebrated Harmoniously By Hindus & Muslims Led To Upper Caste-Dalit Clash: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently lamented that the festivals jointly being celebrated by Hindus and Muslims in the Yadgir district in Karnataka have led to clashes between upper caste Hindus and Dalits.These observations were made while hearing a petition filed by Madiga Dandora(an organisation of Madiga community), which stated that in Tumkur village in Vadagera Taluk of Yadgiri district,...