Karnataka High Court
Children Have Fundamental Right To Play: Karnataka High Court Directs Apartment Association To Reconsider Ban On Football In Play Area
Holding that apartment owners have the right to safe common areas, and children possess the right to recreation, the Karnataka High Court has allowed an appeal filed by a couple against their apartment owners' association. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 243]The Single Judge Bench of Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar allowed the appeal from a suit preferred by the couple who are residents of an Apartment...
Century Club Is 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act, Land Grant By Mysuru Maharaja Amounts To 'Substantial Financing': Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently held that the Century Club, a prestigious members-only club situated in the centre of Bengaluru, is a 'Public Authority' under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242]The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T has dismissed the appeal filed by the Century Club, upholding the orders of a Single Judge and...
LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Half Yearly Digest- January To June, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 1 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 225NOMINAL INDEXM/s Krazybee Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Additional Director, DGGI, BZU 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 1M/s Dodla Dairy Limited v. The Union of India 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 2Sri Akram Pasha v. Senior Intelligence Officer 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 3M/s Excelpoint Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd. v/s Joint Commissioner of Central Tax (Appeals-I) 2026 LiveLaw...
Karnataka High Court Grants ₹20 Lakh Towards 'Lifetime Caretaker' Expenses To Woman Left Permanently Disabled In Road Accident
The Karnataka High Court has awarded Rs.20 lakhs towards caretaker expenses for the next 50 years to a 34-year-old woman who suffered severe head injuries in a motorcycle accident, rendering her permanently disabled. [ 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 240]Opining that extreme cognitive deficit and her inability to go back to her avocation would amount to 100 per cent loss of earning capacity, the...
Karnataka High Court Relaxes VC Rules, Allows Senior Citizen Widow In USA To Record Evidence From Her Home In Probate Case
The Karnataka High Court has relaxed the Video Conferencing Rules to permit a 71-year-old widow to record evidence from her residence in the United States of America in a probate proceeding, without seeking the services of Embassy. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 239].The single judge of Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, exercising the power conferred under Rule 18 of the Rules for Video Conferencing for...
Karnataka High Court Stays Resolution By State Public Service Commission Calling For Chairman's Resignation
The Karnataka High Court on Friday [July 10] stayed the operation of a resolution passed by members of the State Public Service Commission (KPSC) calling upon its Chairman Sri Shiva Shankarappa S Sahukar to resign from his post.The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj, hearing the writ petition filed by the Chairman, restrained the respondents from taking any further action pursuant...
Wildlife Board Expert Panel Recommends Against Proposed Sharavathi Hydropower Project Inside Sanctuary: Centre Informs Karnataka High Court
The Central government told the Karnataka High Court on Friday [July 10] that a 3-member expert committee constituted by National Wildlife Board & Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, has recommended against implementation of the proposed Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project (PSP) inside the Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary. For context, in March, the High Court had...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Law Transferring First Appeals Against Senior Civil Judges' Decrees To District Courts
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2023 and the Karnataka High Court (Amendment) Act, 2023 that transferred jurisdiction over regular first appeals arising from decrees passed by Senior Civil Judges' courts from the High Court to District Courts. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 238]The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru...
Karnataka High Court Stays Demolition Of KR Market Shops But Bars Business Over 'Forged Licences'; Says Right To Footpaths Must Be Protected
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (July 9) deferred the demolition of shops in Bengaluru's KR Market area until the next hearing, but restrained the petitioners from carrying on any business in the premises amid allegations that their licences were forged.A single judge bench of Justice BM Shyam Prasad was hearing urgent petitions filed by shop owners in the KR Market area seeking...
'Unwanted Nuisance': Karnataka High Court Slaps ₹1 Lakh Costs On BDA For Selling Same Site Twice, Directs Recovery From Erring Officer
The Karnataka High Court has pulled up the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) for creating an "unwanted nuisance" and exposing citizens to "unwanted litigation" after it mistakenly allotted and sold the same site to two different parties. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 237]The Court directed the BDA to pay ₹1 lakh to the original allottees and recover the amount from the salary of the...
'Glaring Acts': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Case Against Education App Co-Founder For 'Defrauding' Public Of ₹200 Crore
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday[July 9] refused to quash cheating case against one of the founders of online education platform 'V-Care Online Learning App' booked over allegations of defrauding public of Rs. 200 crore over assurance of providing online education, noting that the chargesheet revealed 'glaring acts of cheating'. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242]A single-judge bench of...