Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 17 - November 23, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 386 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 395Nominal Index:REESHAN THAJUDDIN SHEIKH AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 386State of Karnataka AND MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 387PANDURANG S/O. TUKARAM SHIVANE AND DURDUNDI MALAGOUDA PATIL & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 388DR ARCHANA BHAT K AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 389MICHAEL MAHESH CHRIS SALDANHA AND THE STATE OF KARNATAKA & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 390THE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD ANd GEORGE MENEZES & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 391M/s DNA Entertainment Networks Private Limited AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 392Karnataka State Cricket Association AND ELECTORAL OFFICER, KSCA. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 393Revanna H D AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 394M/s Merck Life Science Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 395Judgments/OrdersUndertrial's Rights To Education, Rehabilitation Can't Be Ignored During Prison Transfers Citing Security Concerns: Karnataka High CourtCase Title: REESHAN THAJUDDIN SHEIKH AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 24840 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 386The Karnataka High Court recently held that if the transfer of an under-trial prisoner from one prison to another is to be ordered, the Court must balance the security concerns projected by the authorities with the legitimate rights of the prisoner to education, rehabilitation, family visitation, and access to legal assistance.A single judge, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held thus while allowing a petition filed by one Reeshan Thajuddin Sheikh who had approached the court after he was transferred from Bengaluru Central Prison to Belagavi Central Prison.Dead Person's Fingerprint Can't Be Used To Identify Her From Aadhar Database: Karnataka High CourtCase Title: State of Karnataka AND MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION & ANRCase No: WP 25182/2024Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 387The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by the Bengaluru Police, seeking to identify a deceased woman by matching her fingerprints with the Aadhar data maintained by Unique Identification Authority of India.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that a live fingerprint is required for the purpose of authentication and as such, "a dead person's fingerprint cannot be directed to be identified through a search on the UIDAI database.”The single bench also cited "technical constraints" in matching a dead fingerprint. It observed, “There being technical constraints in such matching fingerprint with the Aadhar number as also there being a requirement to maintain privacy of individuals and also on account of security that a live fingerprint is required for the purpose of authentication, I am of the opinion that the dead person's fingerprint cannot be directed to be identified through a search on the UIDAI database.”Hospital's Failure To Inform Police About Road Accident Cannot Defeat Victim's Compensation Claim: Karnataka High CourtCase Title: PANDURANG S/O. TUKARAM SHIVANE AND DURDUNDI MALAGOUDA PATIL & OthersCase No: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 103215 OF 2014 (MV) C/W MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 103214 OF 2014Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 388The Karnataka High Court held that failure on the part of hospital authorities to give intimation to the police about a road accident should not affect the claimants' chances of securing compensation in motor accident cases.Justice Dr. Chillakur Sumalatha said so while allowing the appeals filed by Pandurang Shivane and his wife, who had challenged the trial court's order dismissing their claim petitions on the ground that they failed to prove they were injured in a road traffic accident.The petitioners argued that immediately after the accident, they were shifted to the hospital for treatment. The wound certificates revealed the nature of the injuries sustained. As they were undergoing treatment and attending to one another, they were unable to lodge a complaint with the police immediately. A complaint was later filed, and the police, after investigation, filed a chargesheet against the rider of the offending vehicle. However, the Tribunal, without considering these facts, dismissed the claim petitions.Karnataka High Court Directs State To Implement Rule On Speed Limit, Helmet And Safety Harness For Children Riding PillionCase Title: DR ARCHANA BHAT K AND State of Karnataka & ANRCase No: WP 27135/2023Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 389The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State to take immediate steps for implementation of Rule 138 (7) of Central Motor Vehicle (Second Amendment) Rules 2022, which prescribes maximum speed limit for two-wheelers when children ride pillion. The Rule also mandates helmet and safety harness for kids.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha observed, “Though state authorities have taken some steps towards implementation of...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: November 17 - November 23, 2025

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