Karnataka High Court
Delayed Justice Is 'Dented': Karnataka High Court Fines State Officers ₹2 Lakh For Denying Caste Certificate To Lawyer By Defying Settled Law
"Justice Delayed Is Justice Dented", said the Karnataka High Court while imposing exemplary cost of Rs 2 Lakh on the Chairman, members of District Caste and Income Verification Committee of Hassan District for refusing to issue a caste and income certificate to an assistant Public Prosecutor, despite the law being settled on this aspect. The court underscored that the cost will be paid to...
Karnataka High Court Stays Suspension Of Legislative Council Official Accused Of Not Keeping Ambedkar's Photo At Constitution Day Event
The Karnataka High Court, in an interim order on Tuesday (July 8) stayed the suspension of Deputy Secretary K J Jalajakshi–working in the Karnataka State Legislative Council–on the allegation that he failed to keep the photograph of Dr B R Ambedkar on the Constitutional Day function conducted on 26.11.2024.Issuing notice to the respondents and directing them to file their response...
Karnataka High Court Asks NLSIU To Respond To Transgender Candidate's Plea For Admission In Current Academic Year
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 8) asked National Law School of India University (NLSIU) to file its response to an application by a transgender person seeking a direction to provide admission in the 3-year LL.B course in the current academic year, listing the status of the seats and if the candidate can be accommodated.A division bench of Justice S G Pandit and Justice T M...
Govt Officers Across Country Ordering To Block Content Based On 'Subjective Morality': X Corp Tells Karnataka High Court
In the ongoing challenge to content takedown directives issued by the Union Government, X Corp (formerly Twitter) told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday that thousands of Central government officers across India having their subjective understanding of law and morality are directing it to block content by virtue of power under Section 79 of the IT Act. Union's officers deciding what is...
'Internet Never Forgets': Karnataka High Court Orally Remarks In X Corp's Plea Resisting Take-Down Orders
'Internet never forgets', the Karnataka High Court orally remarked today while hearing the plea filed by X Corp, formerly Twitter, resisting the various take-down orders issued against it by the Central Government.The Elon Musk-owned company has also challenged the central government's mandate to onboard the Sahyog portal. It claims that the portal empowers Central government officers to...
Gram Panchayat Cannot Levy Property Tax On Industrial Establishment Within Notified Industrial Areas: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the Gram Panchayat cannot levy or collect property taxes in respect of Industrial establishments located within areas notified by the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB). Mere execution of a lease-cum-sale agreement or any administrative communication cannot vest power in the Gram Panchayat to levy tax in the absence of express delegation...
Don't File Chargesheet In Bengaluru Stampede FIR Without Permission: Karnataka High Court To State In Quashing Plea By RCB, DNA Networks
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 8) asked the State not to file a final report without the court's permission in an FIR lodged against Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL)–which manages RCB IPL team and event management firm DNA Entertainment Networks Ltd in connection with the Bengaluru stampede. After hearing the parties, Justice SR Krishna Kumar in his...
IPL Team Royal Challengers Bengaluru Moves Karnataka High Court Against CAT Order Blaming It For Chinnaswamy Stampede
IPL cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru has approached the Karnataka High Court against an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal blaming the Team for the stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium, which claimed 11 lives.The mishap occurred ahead of the Team's announcement for celebrating its 2025 victory in IPL at the Chinnaswamy stadium.As per CAT, the announcement was "sudden", giving...
Karnataka High Court Stays Govt Order Closing 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras' In Govt Hospitals For 18 Aggrieved Owners
The Karnataka High Court has stayed qua the 18 petitioners, the operation of a Government Order issued by State's Health Department directing closure of all Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) operating within the premises of government hospitals.Justice M I Arun passed the order in a batch of petitions filed by the owners of the Kendras, stating, “The concession granted to the petitioner to run a...
Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: June 2025
Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 194 to Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 222Nominal Index:Puneet H R AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 194Rana George AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 195Priti Singh & Others AND Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 196Denis Crasta AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 197Harish AND State of...
HC Decision Rejecting Claim Of Encroachment Of Public Road Binding On Legislative Council Petitions Committee: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a direction issued by the Petition Committee of the Karnataka Legislative Council regarding the alleged encroachment of a public road in Rajakaluve.Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by C Bhavani @Hamsa and quashed the directive issued by the Committee on March 8, 2017. It said “The impugned direction dated 8.3.2017 issued by...
'You're So Powerful', Can't Get BMRCL To Publish Fare Fixation Report On Namma Metro? Karnataka High Court Asks In Plea By BJP's Tejasvi Surya
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (July 7) issued notice to the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited, (BMRCL), State and Centre on a petition by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya seeking a direction to the BMRCL to forthwith publish/release the Fare Fixation Committee Report which was headed by former Justice R Tharani.Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav issued notice to the respondents returnable a week...