Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 10 - November 16, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 385Nominal Index:X AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374Amit Ashok Vyas AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 375Rajashekar AND Bar Council of India & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 376B S Kiran Kumar & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 377RAVICHANDRAGOUDA R. PATIL AND Karnataka State Bar Council & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 378PRAMOD SHIVASHANKAR AND ABC. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 379Maverick Motors LLP & Others AND Rohith Murthy. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 380BS Yediyurappa AND The Criminal Investigating Department. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 381Ashok Patil AND The Deputy Commissioner & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 382S N Suresh Babu AND T Gururaj. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 383Sri Mukesh Gupta v. The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 384Gunnam Infra Projects Private Limited. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 385Judgments/OrdersDigital Dashboards, 24X7 Hospital Support: Karnataka High Court Issues Model SOP For Minor Victims Of Sexual OffencesCase Title: X AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 30971 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 374The Karnataka High Court has directed he State to formulate a Standard Operating Procedure for the Protection and Rehabilitation of Minor Victims of Sexual Offences— which will have a binding effect on all agencies and authorities specified herein.Justice Suraj Govindaraj said, “Directions having been issued on several occasions, they continue to be ignored, and there is no compliance. I am of the opinion that all these could be resolved if a proper SOP is formulated by the Principal Secretary, Women and Child Welfare and the Director General of Police for all stakeholders to comply with. Until then, I propose to formulate the following indicative SOP, which would be in force until such a SOP is formulated.”'Justice Listens Through The Heart': Karnataka High Court Lauds Hearing-Impaired Lawyer For Arguing Case Through Sign-Language InterpreterCase Title: Amit Ashok Vyas AND Union of India & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION No.6227 OF 2024 C/W WRIT PETITION No.5800 OF 2024Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 375The Karnataka High Court recently appreciated Advocate Sarah Sunny, a hearing-impaired counsel who appeared in court and argued a case with the help of a sign language interpreter. It said, “This court records with profound admiration, its appreciation for Miss Sarah Sunny, who has transcended the boundaries of silence.”Justice M. Nagaprasanna said, “Her endeavour shall remain an enduring inspiration, a luminous reminder that justice in its truest form, not only listens through the ear, but through the heart.”It added, “The court said Miss Sarah Sunny is a distinguished member of the bar who, despite being hearing impaired, has demonstrated that true advocacy transcends barriers of sound.”Karnataka Bar Council Cannot Deny Enrollment To Advocate Who Completed Law Degree From Outside State: High CourtCase Title: Rajashekar AND Bar Council of India & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 24401 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 376The Karnataka High Court has held that any person who has graduated from any law college in India can register with the State Bar Council where they intend to practice.Justice Suraj Govindaraj made this ruling while allowing a petition filed by Rajashekar, whose application for enrolment as an advocate with the Karnataka State Bar Council had not been considered because he completed his law degree outside Karnataka.Unauthorised Waste Dumping Poses Threat To Public Health: Karnataka High Court Directs Technology-Driven Waste Management FrameworkCase Title: B S Kiran Kumar & Others AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 27474 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 377The Karnataka High Court recently observed that “the city of Bengaluru, despite its stature as a global metropolis, is plagued by the chronic issue of “garbage blackspots,” which are areas of recurrent, unauthorised waste dumping that pose a significant and ongoing threat to public health and the urban environment.”Justice Suraj Govindaraj, to tackle this issue, has directed the establishment of an Integrated-Technology-Driven, Solid Waste Management Governance Framework.He said, “This Court is of the considered opinion that the management of solid waste is not merely a statutory duty of municipal corporations but a profound constitutional obligation, inextricably linked to the fundamental Right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.”Karnataka High Court Directs State Bar Council To Refund Excess Enrolment Fee Collected From Advocate; Says It Cannot Collect Fee Contrary To LawCase Title: RAVICHANDRAGOUDA R. PATIL AND Karnataka State Bar Council & ANRCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 105477 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 378The Karnataka High Court recently directed the Karnataka State Bar Council to refund the excess enrollment fee collected contrary to the...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 10 - November 16, 2025

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