High Court Issues Notice To Karnataka Govt On State Election Commission's Plea Seeking Final Reservation List In Municipality Wards

The Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice to the State government on a public interest litigation filed by the State Election Commission seeking a direction to issue the final notifications of reservation of seats to all the wards of 187 Municipalities, under section 13(1)(d) of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: October 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 325 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 369Nominal Index: Vishwanath Kadli AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 325The Principal Secretary To Government & ANR AND Shivanagouda Vasand & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 326Baburao AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 327Dr K Sudhakar AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 328L AND T INFRA INVESTMENT PARTNERS...

X Corp Moves Karnataka High Court In Appeal Against Ruling Upholding Centre's Blocking Powers Through Sahyog Portal

X Corp has filed an appeal before the Karnataka High Court challenging the single judge decision that upheld the Union Government's authority to issue content blocking directions through the Sahyog portal, which is used to automate notices to intermediaries to remove unlawful online content.. The appeal, filed on November 14, seeks to overturn the judgment delivered on September 24, which...

Karnataka High Court Asks State To File Comprehensive Report On Implementation Of Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the State government to file, within six weeks, a comprehensive report setting out the status of implementation of various provisions of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha issued notice on a plea alleging non-compliance with the mandate of Sections 17,...

"Motorcycles Not Meant To Be Used As Passenger Vehicles”: Karnataka Govt Tells High Court On Bike-Taxi Ban

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday heard appeals filed by Rapido, Uber and Ola against a single-judge order that had barred bike-taxi operations in the State until guidelines were framed under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Appearing for the State, Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty told the division bench that “motorcycle cannot be a transport vehicle”, insisting that the...

DRC-03 Payments Made During GST Search Not Voluntary; Refund Cannot Be Rejected Through Deficiency Memos: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court holds that payments made by assessee through Form GST DRC-03 at the time of search or pursuant to an investigation cannot be treated as 'voluntary payments' when amount was not determined through any formal assessment or adjudication. A Bench comprising of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, quashed deficiency memos issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Central Tax...

Income Tax Act | Interest On Loan Advanced To Company Not Deductible Against Salary Income: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a loan raised by mortgaging property and advancing to a company does not constitute business expenditure, and the interest is not deductible against salary income. The bench opined that unless expenditure is incurred in the course of the business or professional service, the assessee is not entitled to a deduction, merely due to it being incurred...

Karnataka High Court Convicts Newspaper Editor For Defamatory Articles Against Police Inspector; Sets Aside Trial Court Acquittal

The Karnataka High Court has convicted an Editor of a newspaper for publishing defamatory articles in the newspaper against a circle Inspector of police at K.R. Police Station at Mysuru.Justice S Rachaiah said “Allegations are made against an officer and failed to prove any one of such allegations by producing any complaints by public amounts to defamation.”The court allowed the appeal...

'No Incriminating Evidence, Complete Media Trial': Prajwal Revanna Tells Karnataka High Court Seeking Bail In Rape Case

While seeking suspension of life sentence and grant of bail in a rape case, convicted former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna contended that the prosecution's case is shaky and the linkage of evidence is not made out and that he should not be kept in custody. Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, appearing for the appellant, submitted that, “My submission is where the substratum of...

[LLP Act] Partners Bound To Refer Disputes To Arbitration Even Without Such Clause In Agreement Under Entry 14 Of First Schedule: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that Entry 14 of the First Schedule of the Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008 is in effect a statutory and compulsory arbitration, which is required to be adhered to by the partners in a limited liability partnership.For Context: Entry 14 of the First Schedule of LLP Act, 2008 reads thus: All disputes between the partners arising out of the limited...

Karnataka High Court Closes RSS Convenor's Plea After State Permits Route March In Chittapur For Centenary Celebrations

The Karnataka High Court, on Thursday, disposed of a petition filed by the Convenor of RSS Kalaburagi for holding a proposed march (Pathasanchalana) in Chittapur Town.Justice MGS Kamal took into account the order issued by the Tahsildar of Chittapur Town granting permission for the route march on November 16, by imposing certain conditions. In the previous hearing, the State had informed...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash POCSO Case Against Former CM Yediyurappa, But His Appearance During Trial May Be Exempted

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the POCSO case lodged against former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.Justice M I Arun thus upheld the trial court order dated February 28— taking cognizance of the alleged offence and issuing summons to the former MP.The single judge however asked the trial court not to insist upon the BJP leader's appearance, unless it is necessary during the...