Married Sister Can Be Dependent For Claiming Motor Accident Compensation: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently said that in Indian social context, it is not uncommon for daughters and sisters, even after marriage, to maintain a close relationship with their parental family. The earning member of the family often contributes towards their welfare and social needs, it added. "Therefore, their right to claim compensation cannot be denied merely on the ground of their...

Threat To Legal Heir's Life Not Necessary To Transfer Arms License If Licensee Is Over 70-Yrs Or Held License For 25+ Yrs: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that when an application under Rule 25 of the Arms Rules, 2016, is made during the lifetime of the licensee, so long as the licensee is aged more than 70 years or has been holding the firearm licence for more than 25 years, he can nominate any of his legal heirs for transfer of licence and transfer of arm and there will be no requirement for the transferee...

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Rule On Speed Limit, Helmet And Safety Harness For Children Riding Pillion

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State to take immediate steps for implementation of Rule 138 (7) of Central Motor Vehicle (Second Amendment) Rules 2022, which prescribes maximum speed limit for two-wheelers when children ride pillion. The Rule also mandates helmet and safety harness for kids.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M...

DigiPub Moves Karnataka High Court Against Rejection Of X Corp's Challenge To Centre's Content Blocking Powers Through Sahyog Portal

DigiPub News India Foundation and journalist Abhinandan Sekhri have approached the Karnataka High Court in appeal, challenging a single judge order which rejected US-based microblogging platform X Corp's (formerly Twitter) challenge to Centre's content blocking power through Sahyog Portal.DigiPub is a representative collective of digital media news and states that its members rely on...

Hospital's Failure To Inform Police About Road Accident Cannot Defeat Victim's Compensation Claim: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court held that failure on the part of hospital authorities to give intimation to the police about a road accident should not affect the claimants' chances of securing compensation in motor accident cases.Justice Dr. Chillakur Sumalatha said so while allowing the appeals filed by Pandurang Shivane and his wife, who had challenged the trial court's order dismissing their...

Karnataka High Court Stays ₹12.69 Crore Demand Notice Issued By KPSCB Against Private Company Seeking Environmental Compensation

The Karnataka High Court recently granted interim protection to a private limited company engaged in real estate development by restraining the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board from taking any coercive steps to recover environmental compensation amounting to ₹12.69 crore, which had been levied by the Board.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M....

Karnataka High Court Impleads State Ministry And Law Department In NLSIU's Appeal On Transgender Reservation In Admissions

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday, impleaded the State Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Law Department of the state in an appeal filed by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), challenging a single judge order directing it to provide 0.5% reservation to transgender persons with a fee, until the state takes a policy decision. The division bench of Justice...

Centre Cannot Retain Wrongly Paid IGST Once Correct Tax Is Paid To State GST Authorities: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the Centre cannot retain wrongly paid IGST (Integrated Goods and Services Tax) once the correct tax is paid to the State authorities. Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar observed that since the assessee had wrongly paid IGST and later paid the correct tax to the State GST, the Central government must refund IGST to the assessee....

Dead Person's Fingerprint Can't Be Used To Identify Her From Aadhar Database: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by the Bengaluru Police, seeking to identify a deceased woman by matching her fingerprints with the Aadhar data maintained by Unique Identification Authority of India.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that a live fingerprint is required for the purpose of authentication and as such, "a dead person's fingerprint cannot be directed...

Undertrial's Rights To Education, Rehabilitation Can't Be Ignored During Prison Transfers Citing Security Concerns: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently held that if the transfer of an under-trial prisoner from one prison to another is to be ordered, the Court must balance the security concerns projected by the authorities with the legitimate rights of the prisoner to education, rehabilitation, family visitation, and access to legal assistance.A single judge, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held thus...

Stay On Govt Order Barring Gatherings In Public Places Applies To All, Can't Be Restricted To Litigating Party: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Monday said that its interim order dated October 28, by which it stayed the Government Order that prohibited gatherings of ten or more persons for peaceful civic, social, or cultural activities in public places and declared such assemblies as unlawful, would be applicable to all and not limited only to the petitioners before the court. Advocate General Shashi...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 10 - November 16, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 385Nominal Index:X AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374Amit Ashok Vyas AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 375Rajashekar AND Bar Council of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 376B S Kiran Kumar & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 377RAVICHANDRAGOUDA R. PATIL...