Vijay Mallya's Plea Seeking Information On Kingfisher's Outstanding Debt Prima Facie Not Maintainable: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally remarked that the petition filed by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, seeking information on outstanding debt owed by him and his erstwhile airline Kingfisher (United Breweries Holdings Limited), is not maintainable.Justice Lalitha Kanneganti observed that Mallya should have instead moved a company petition before the Company Court. The...

Karnataka High Court Calls For SIT's Objections On Plea By Prajwal Revanna Seeking Bail, Suspension Of Sentence In Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to file its objections on the application filed by convict Prajwal Revanna seeking to suspend the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on him and release him on bail. The application is filed in appeal by Revanna, challenging his conviction in the first rape case registered against him at the Holenarasipura...

Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju Sworn-In As Judge Of Karnataka High Court

Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju took oath as judge of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (October 28).Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru administered the oath to Justice Ganju.By a notification dated October 14 the Central Government had notified the transfer of Justice Ganju from Delhi High Court to Karnataka High Court. Justice Ganju was sworn in as Delhi High Court judge on May 18, 2022. Her name...

Karnataka High Court Queries State On Outstanding Beggary Cess, Says Children Begging On Streets Tells 'Something Is Not Right'

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (October 27) directed the State Government to inform the steps it has taken to recover the outstanding Beggary cess amount, collected by local bodies.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha in its order recorded that the affidavit filed by the the Director of Directorate of Municipal Administration indicates that during last...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: October 20 - October 26, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 354 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 361Nominal Index: Shakuntala Desai AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 354Deputy Director AND Asadullah Khan. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 355Nara Suryanarayana Reddy AND Initiating Officer & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 356Gurnunath Vadde AND Deputy Commissioner & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 357ALTHAF HUSSAIN YANE ALTHAF MOOSA AND State...

'Relationship Born Of Mutual Volition Can't Be Criminalised': Karnataka High Court Relief To Man Booked For Rape By Woman He Met On Bumble

"A relationship born of mutual volition, even if it founders in disappointment, cannot, save in clearest of cases, be transmuted into an offence under the criminal law," said the Karnataka High Court while quashing an FIR registered against a 23-year-old man accused of rape a woman he met on dating app Bumble. Justice M Nagaprasanna said so while allowing a petition filed by Sampras Anthony...

CCS Rules | Disciplinary Authority Need Not Hear Officer While Disagreeing With Enquiry Report Which Exonerated Him: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that Rule 11A(2) of State Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules does not contemplate giving an opportunity to the delinquent officer before Disciplinary authority recording the point of disagreement on the findings made by the Enquiry Officer in respect of charge. A division bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice Rajesh Rai K said, “We...

Karnataka High Court Reserves Verdict On Former CM Yediyurappa's Plea To Quash POCSO Case

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday (October 25) reserved its verdict former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's plea for quashing an order taking cognizance and issuance of summons dated 28.02.2025 in relation to a POCSO Act case. After hearing all the parties, Justice M I Arun reserved its verdict. Yeidyurappa has also sought quashing of an FIR and chargesheet filed against him in the case. It...

Validity Of AIBE Results Extended Till March 21, 2026 By BCI, Notes Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently recorded the Bar Council of India's (BCI) decision to extend the validity of the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) results till March 21, 2026, while disposing of a writ petition filed by two law graduates complaining of delays in their enrolment as advocates.Justice Suraj Govindaraj, hearing the petition filed by S. Gowri Shankar and Vijay Chander T., noted...

Copy Of Passport Can't Be Given To Third Party Under RTI Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that information relating to the passport of a person accused of cheque dishonour, including a copy of the passport is personal in nature and cannot be disclosed under the Right to Information Act.The court also observed that the disclosure was exempted under Section 8(1)(h) as being information the disclosure of which would impede the probe and Section 24(4)...

Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Clarification On 'Threat' To Trees Inside Bengaluru's Lalbagh For Twin Tunnel Project

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday directed the State government to inform by Tuesday whether it plans to cut trees inside Lalbagh Botanical Garden for construction of the proposed Bangalore Twin Tunnel Road.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha while hearing two public interest litigations filed by Dr Adikesavalu Ravindra and Prakash Belawadi were told by...

Karnataka High Court Directs State Authorities To Hold Meeting With Organizers Of Proposed RSS Route March On October 28

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (October 24) asked the State authorities to hold a peace-committee meeting with the organizers of the proposed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) route march on October 28. The court said this after taking note of a report by the authorities as per which there exists some kind of tension at Chittapur town, where the march is proposed to take place.The...