Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: December 08 - December 14, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 420 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 425Nominal Index:State of Karnataka & ANR AND YALLAGAIAH G & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 420SUNIL KUMAR @ SILENT SUNIL AND STATE OF KARNATAKA & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 421RAKESH M S/O. MAHALINGAPPA L. And STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 422PAVAN VIJAY SHARMA AND THE UNION OF INDIA & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 423Bhimappa AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 424BVM TRANS Solutions Private Limited. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 425Judgments/OrdersEmployees Of Karnataka Media Academy And State Temperance Board Are Not Govt Servants, Can't Claim Pension: High CourtCase Title: State of Karnataka & ANR AND YALLAGAIAH G & OthersCase No: WRIT APPEAL NO.150 OF 2024 (S-R) C/W CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.88 OF 2024 REVIEW PETITION NO.526 OF 2024 WRIT APPEAL NO.164 OF 2024 (S-RES) WRIT APPEAL NO.175 OF 2024 (S-R) WRIT APPEAL NO.267 OF 2024 (S-RES) WRIT APPEAL NO.1689 OF 2024.Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 420The Karnataka High Court has held that employees of the Karnataka Media Academy or the Karnataka State Temperance Board are not eligible to pension as Government servants, noting that there was no provision making their service pensionable under relevant rules.A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Vijaykumar A Patil held thus while allowing a batch of appeals filed by the State Government questioning an order of single judge which had directed the government to pay pension and arrears to the writ petitioners.However, it said, “It is for the Government to take an informed decision taking note of all relevant aspects of the matter as also the orders passed in respect of other Institutions and to take a decision whether the employment of the writ petitioners is to be made pensionable.”Send SMS/WhatsApp To Rowdy Sheeter When Appearance Is Needed For Enquiry, Don't Summon Orally: Karnataka High Court To PoliceCase Title: SUNIL KUMAR @ SILENT SUNIL AND STATE OF KARNATAKA & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 18789 OF 2019Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 421The Karnataka High Court has partly allowed a petition filed by rowdy sheeter Sunil Kumar alias Silent Sunil, who sought a direction to all officers of the Karnataka State Police Department to issue a notice to him whenever his appearance is needed for the purpose of enquiry or investigation.Justice R. Nataraj said, “So long as the petitioner does not involve in the commission of any offence and is not suspected of being involved in a crime, the Police shall not summon him orally only on the ground that his name appears in the rowdy list.”"Whatever might be the consequences, when there is no procedure prescribed in law to summon a rowdy sheeter, the respondent-State cannot justify summoning them orally and detaining them in the Police station for long hours as that would infringe their personal liberty,” the court said.Karnataka High Court Quashes Govt Order Closing Jan Aushadhi Kendras In Govt HospitalsCase Title: RAKESH M S/O. MAHALINGAPPA L. And STATE OF KARNATAKA.Case No: WP 103827/2025.Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 422The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday allowed a batch of petitions and quashed a government order dated May 14 which directed closure of all Jan Aushadhi Kendras (JAKs) operating within the premises of government hospitals.A single judge Justice M Nagaprasanna sitting at Dharwad bench allowed the petition filed by Rakesh Mahalingappa L and Others. It said “Allowed and quashed.” A detailed order is yet to be made available. It orally said “We will not allow one wing of the government to tinker with the medicines being given to the poor whether it is free of cost or for nominal price.”'Golden Hour' Critical In Cybercrime: Karnataka High Court On Plea For Show Cause Notice Before Freezing Bank AccountsCase Title: PAVAN VIJAY SHARMA AND THE UNION OF INDIA & OthersCase No: WP 36734/2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 423The Karnataka High Court on Thursday disposed of a PIL seeking issuance of show cause notice by authorities before freezing bank accounts of persons where complaints of cybercrime are reported.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha orally observed, “You have to look at it from the perspective of ensuring recovering instantaneously. The first hour is called the golden hour, what do you want...you want a person to lose the money?"Petitioner Pavan Vijay Sharma argued that a show cause notice is required to be issued before such drastic action of freezing accounts. However, respondents submitted that if the state authorities spend time in issuing show cause notice then it may not be possible to recover the proceeds of crime.Karnataka High Court Directs Mandatory Collection Of Blood Samples Of Injured Or Deceased Persons In Criminal CasesCase Title: Bhimappa AND State of KarnatakaCase No: CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.100335 OF 2022Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 424The Karnataka High Court recently directed the Director General and Inspector...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: December 08 - December 14, 2025

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