10,202 Potholes Repaired Since April, Says BBMP; Karnataka High Court Seeks Details Of Mechanism To Tackle Menace

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 14] directed the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to file an affidavit detailing the mechanism adopted by the civic body to tackle the perennial pothole menace in the city, after the counsel for BBMP submitted that 10,202 potholes have been identified and repaired from April 2026 till date.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu...

UPS Not Working For 1.5 Yrs Is 'Hogwash': Karnataka High Court Raps Police, Orders State-Wide Audit Of CCTV Systems

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (August 13) pulled up police authorities, including the Whitefield Police, over their explanation that the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) at the police station had remained non-functional for nearly one-and-a-half years, affecting the functioning of CCTV cameras during power outages. Calling the explanation a “hogwash”, Justice Suraj...

'Debate On Reservation Cannot Become A Crime': Karnataka High Court Stays Proceedings Against Public TV Anchor

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [August 13] granted an interim stay on all proceedings against Arunkumar Badiger, a news anchor with Public TV, who was booked for his remarks during a televised debate on the Delhi student protests, social justice system and reservation policy.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna took note of the transcript of the debate and the settled...

'Don't Take Courts For Granted': Karnataka High Court Slams Hindu Body For Putting Up March Banners Before Getting Permission

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [ August 13] orally slammed Hindu Jagaran Vedike for allegedly putting up banners for the proposed march on Independence Day eve in Mysuru, despite not receiving any permission to conduct the event from the court as of yet. The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj was hearing the petitioner's plea seeking permission to conduct a torchlight march...

Renukaswamy Murder Case: Karnataka High Court Rejects Darshan's Plea To Be Heard In Co-Accused's Application To Turn Approver

Court held that right of audience for co-accused arises only after pardon is granted.

Karnataka High Court Directs Statistical Institute To Construct Disabled-Friendly Quarters Within 2 Yrs, Irrespective Of Fund Availability

The Karnataka High Court has directed Bengaluru's Indian Statistical Institute to complete the proposed construction of disabled-friendly accommodation within two years, notwithstanding the availability of funds. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 297]The court passed the order in a plea by a specially abled Associate Professor working with the institute who had sought various reliefs including direction to...

“You Have Powers, Use Them”: Karnataka High Court Pulls Up ASI As Mutt Construction Continues Near Protected Temple

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (August 13) pulled up the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for failing to enforce its notices against alleged unauthorised construction by a Mutt within the prohibited area around the protected Sri Rameshwara Temple at Kudli in Shivamogga district.“You protect these monuments. You have powers given to you; you can use your powers to implement the...

US Tourist Rape Case: Karnataka High Court Says No Question Of Screening Offender If Homestay Owner Wasn't Told About Alleged Rape

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (August 13) orally observed that there could be no question of charging the owner of a Kodagu homestay with screening an offender if he had not been informed about the alleged rape of a US national at his premises.While reserving for orders the homestay owner's plea seeking quashing of the chargesheet, Justice M Nagaprasanna noted that the victim herself...

Lawyer's Professional Conduct Can't Be Criminalised Merely Because It Displeases Adversary: Karnataka High Court

Can't punish fearless advocacy, Court said.

Renukaswamy Murder Case | Witness Speaking Against Prosecution In An Unguarded Moment Not 'Hostile': Darshan To Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (August 12) reserved its orders on a crucial legal question arising in the Renukaswamy murder case involving actors Darshan and Pavitra Gowda—whether the prosecution can cross-examine its own witness under Section 154 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, without first having the witness declared hostile.A single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna heard...

'Judicial Member Freshly Appointed': ED Defends PMLA Adjudicating Authority's Composition Before Karnataka High Court

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday defended the composition of the PMLA Adjudicating Authority before the Karnataka High Court, submitting that a fresh judicial member has now been appointed pursuant to the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the JSW case.The submission was made by Additional Solicitor General Arvind Kamath before Justice M. Nagaprasanna, who was hearing...

'Money Flies' In Cybercrimes; Police Need Not Obtain Prior Magistrate Approval To Freeze Bank Account During Probe: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that police do not need to obtain prior approval from a Magistrate to debit-freeze a bank account during investigation, where the freeze is imposed as an investigative and preservative measure under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 287]Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that such a debit freeze does not become...