Access To Clean Water Part Of Article 21: Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame SOP For Maintenance Of Drinking Water Facilities

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to prepare a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the maintenance of the facilities by which it provides drinking water to citizens in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind, said “The State has a fundamental duty to supply drinking water fit for human consumption. Access...

Karnataka High Court Slams BJP MLC N Ravikumar For Communal Comment Against Muslim IAS Officer, Asks Him To Apologise To Her

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday orally asked the BJP MLC N Ravi Kumar who has been booked by police for his controversial remark against Kalaburagi District Collector, Fauzia Tarannum to tender an apology to her. A vacation bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed thus while hearing the petition filed by Kumar seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by the station bazar...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Govt Order Directing Withdrawal Of 43 Criminal Cases Against 'Highly Influential Persons'

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday set aside the Government order, directing public prosecutors to withdraw 43 criminal cases registered/pending against persons accused of various offences including rioting, attempt to murder, stated to include highly influential persons including politicians, in breach of Section 321 of Criminal Procedure Code. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against 22-Year-Old Accused Of Reselling IPL Match Tickets At Higher Price

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 27) quashed an FIR registered against a 22-year-old, accused of re-selling tickets purchased by him for the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at a higher price.A vacation judge, Justice Suraj Govindaraj allowed the petition filed by Somarapu Vamashi who was charged for offence under Section 318 (4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The petitioner...

Karnataka High Court Directs Police To Lodge Complaint Against Man Allegedly Duped Into Paying ₹1 Crore To Secure Job At ISRO

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the police to register a complaint against a person (complainant) who is claimed to have been duped to the tune of over Rs 1 crore by a woman (petitioner-accused) and others on the promise of securing him a job at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).A vacation bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued notice to the respondents on the...

Limitation Period For Issuing Notice To Drawer Excludes Day On Which Bank Informs Holder Of Cheque Dishonour: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that the day on which a bank intimates to the holder of cheque of its dishonour has to be excluded and the same cannot be taken into consideration while calculating the period of limitation for issuing notice for payment to the drawer under Negotiable Instruments Act. Section 138(b) is an important condition for the application of offence of...

SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of New Chief Justices In Five High Courts

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of the MP High Court ( parent HC : Delhi High Court), as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court.Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Delhi High Court Judge, has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.Also, Justice Ashutosh Kumar of Patna High Court has been recommended as...

Mere Use Of Abusive Language Not By Itself Intentional Insult U/S 504 IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a case registered by the police against an accused who while being apprehended for his involvement in another case allegedly abused the police in filthy language and tried to assault them and thereby obstructed them from discharging their duties.A single judge, Justice Mohammad Nawaz allowing the petition filed by Anumandala Rajesh Reddy quashed...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 19 - May 25, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 181 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 184Nominal Index: Shrishail Irappa Kempwad & ANR And State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 180Savinaya AND Mrs Sheela G Bhat & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 181Karnataka State Private Management Association of Health Institutions AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 182Addanada Karriappa...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Rioting, Unlawful Assembly Case Against 8 For Protesting Against Implementation Of CAA-NRC

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed prosecution initiated against eight persons who were accused of rioting and participating in an unlawful assembly in 2019 to protest against implementation of CAA-NRC.According to the prosecution all the accused conspired to protest against implementation of CAA-NRC and assembled at the spot forming an unlawful assembly, inspite of restrictions...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Arnab Goswami, BJP's Amit Malviya For Spreading 'False Claim' About Congress Party's Turkey Office

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 22) in an interim order stayed further investigation in an FIR registered against BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya and Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly spreading a false claim that Turkey's Istanbul Congress Centre is the international office of Congress party. A vacation judge, Justice S Rachaiah passed the interim order...

Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against BJP MLA Harish Poonja For Allegedly Giving 'Hate Speech' At Temple Event

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 22) by way of an interim order, stayed all further proceedings against BJP MLA Harish Poonja, accused of allegedly making a hate speech earlier this month, during an event oragnised by a temple in Mangalore. A vacation bench of Justice S Rachaiah passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Poonja seeking to quash the FIR dated May 4,...