Justice Vibhu Bakhru Takes Oath As Chief Justice Of Karnataka High Court

Justice Vibhu Bakhru on Saturday was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. The oath was administered to Justice Bakhru by Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot. The ceremony took place at the Raj Bhavan. It was attended by the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao. Justice Bakhru graduated from Delhi University in...

SG Shows To Judge Fake X Account 'Supreme Court Of Karnataka' To Show Misuse

In an interesting turn of events today, Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta showed to the Karnataka High Court a fake account in the name of 'Supreme Court of Karnataka' which was verified by platform X, to illustrate the rampant misuse of social media and the need to curtail it."We have opened one account in the name of 'Supreme Court of Karnataka' and Twitter (X) has opened that account...

'Chilling Effect' Not Absolute Shield, Reasonable Restrictions On Free Speech 'Elastic' & Evolve With Tech: Centre To Karnataka HC In X Corp's Plea

The Central government on Friday (July 18) argued before the Karnataka High Court that reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2) of the Constitution on Freedom of Speech and Expression is an "elastic" concept which must evolve with the ever expanding scope of Article 19(1)(a) in today's technologically advanced era.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Centre added that...

Karnataka High Court Recalls Order Quashing SC/ST Case Against Infosys Co-Founder For Role In Alleged Wrongful Removal Of Ex-IISc Professor

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (July 17) recalled its order quashing proceedings under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act intiated against Infosys co-founder S Krish Gopalakrishnan and others who are members of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), following allegations of wrongful dismissal, caste-based discrimination made by a former professor. Among others named in the FIR...

Too Much Dependence On AI Will Destroy Legal Profession: Karnataka High Court Remarks On Alleged Creation Of Fake Judgments

As the Central Government on Thursday while opposing X Corp's plea against take down directives argued before the Karnataka High Court that fake judgments were being used in cases through the use of Artificial Intelligence, the court orally remarked that too much dependence on AI "will destroy the profession". During the hearing, appearing for the central government Solicitor General Tushar...

Bengaluru Stampede | 'Made Scapegoat; Suspension As A Measure Of Punishment Impermissible': ACP Vikash Kumar To Karnataka HC

Defending the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order quashing his suspension, IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikas today submitted before the Karnataka High Court that he had been made a scapegoat by the Government, as someone had to be blamed for the 'unfortunate' stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium ahead of the RCB team's 2025 IPL victory celebration."Someone from the Top Police establishment...

'Social Media Continuously Monitoring Us, Need To Make Internet Safe & Accountable': Centre To Karnataka High Court In X Corp's Plea

The Central Government told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (July 17) that in today's world we are continuously being monitored by social media, adding that since the digital landscape today is facing many online threats and harmful content it thus requires coordinated efforts to make the internet a safer and accountable place.The court was hearing X Corp's plea seeking a declaration...

Bengaluru Stampede | 'Acted Like RCB's Servant, Embarrassed Govt': State Defends IPS Officer's Suspension Before Karnataka HC

Justifying the suspension of IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash over the Bengaluru Stampede incident, the State Government today submitted before the Karnataka High Court that the concerned cops of the state government acted as the 'servants' of the RCB and that their conduct caused embarrassment to the Government.Senior Counsel PS Rajagopal (for the State government) submitted before a bench...

Karnataka High Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence Of Man Charged U/S 377 IPC & POCSO For Assaulting 6-Yr-Old Boy

The Karnataka High Court recently upheld the order of the trial court sentencing a 27-year-old man to undergo 20 years ' rigorous imprisonment after convicting him for offences under Section 377 (Unnatural offence) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).A single judge, Justice J M Khazi, dismissed the appeal filed by...

Plaintiff Can Summon Defendant As Witness In Suit For Specific Performance But Trial Court Must Exercise Discretion Judiciously: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order of the trial court which allowed an application filed by a plaintiff in a suit filed for specific performance of contract, seeking to summon the defendant in the case as a witness.The Trial Court had concluded that any party to the suit can be summoned as a witness and allowed the application as per Rule 21 of Order XVI (summoning and attendance...

[S.151 CPC] Karnataka High Court Lays Down Guidelines To Be Followed By Trial Courts Before Granting Police Protection

The Karnataka High Court has said that the exercise of power by the trial Court to consider the application for police protection is an inherent power of the Court under Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code. The trial Court may pass such an order as may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent the abuse of the process of the Court.A single judge, Justice Vijaykumar A. Patil held...

S.174 BNSS | Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame Rules On Manner Of Recording Non-Cognizable Offences

The Karnataka High Court has asked the State Government to frame rules under Section 174 BNSS which mandates the police officer to lodge information on the commission of a non-cognizable offence in a book, in such form as prescribed under the relevant rules framed by the state government. The court said this after noting that even though BNSS came into force from July 1, 2024 till date no...