Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: September 22 – September 28, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 314 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 322Nominal Index: X & ANR AND Central Adoption Resource Agency & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 314TTK Prestige Limited AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 315SHARADA ACHAR AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 316PRAJWAL REVANNA AND STATE OF KARNATAKA. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 317X CORP AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 318Krishnamurthy AND The Director UIDAI & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 319ABC AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 319Dror Shlomo Goldstein AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 321X CORP AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 322Judgments/OrdersKarnataka High Court Paves Way For Minor's Adoption By Mother And Stepfather, Infers Biological Father's Silence As ConsentCase Title: X & ANR AND Central Adoption Resource Agency & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION NO. 15957 OF 2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 314The Karnataka High Court recently drew an inference of the biological father's consent for the adoption of his minor son, after the father did not take a definite stand on whether his former wife can adopt the minor along with her now husband.The mother (first petitioner) had approached the Central Adoption Resource Authority [CARA] for adoption of the minor. However, the State Adoption Resource Agency issued a communication calling upon her to provide consent of the biological father with whom her marriage had been dissolved.Have Relaxed Condition On Declaring Revised MRP On Unsold Stock After GST Cuts: Union Tells Karnataka High CourtCase Title: TTK Prestige Limited AND Union of India & OthersCase No: WP 27926/2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 315The Union Government on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that it has relaxed the condition issued on September 9, mandating the declaration of revised retail sale price (MRP), on unsold stock manufactured/packed/imported, which would be effective from September 22, in addition to the existing retail sale price (MRP).Additional Solicitor General Aravind Kamath placed on record a fresh advisory issued on September 18 and said, “We have superseded the impugned instruction and acceded to the suggestions made. They need not affix the sticker or stamping, it is a choice now and not mandatory.”Karnataka High Court Quashes RERA Circular Imposing Fees On Delayed Submission Of Updates, Audit Reports By PromotersCase Title: SHARADA ACHAR AND State of Karnataka & OthersCase No: WRIT PETITION No.3379 OF 2024 (GM - RES) with othersCitation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 316The Karnataka High Court recently set aside a Circular dated 03-09-2020, issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, Karnataka (KRERA), which mandated the levy of “delay fee” for belated submission of quarterly updates and annual audit statements by promoters, without distinction to scale of the project, the stage of development, or the peculiar circumstances surrounding it.Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed a batch of petitions filed by promoters of various projects and said, “The circular purporting to impose delay fee is arbitrary, illegal and void, for the exactions made thereunder cannot be sustained in law and must in consequence, meet its inexorable fate - the fate of obliteration.”Karnataka High Court Declines Prajwal Revanna's Plea Seeking Transfer Of Cases From MP/MLA Court Over Allegations Of BiasCase title: PRAJWAL REVANNA AND STATE OF KARNATAKACase No: WP 29258/2025 and WP 29290/2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 317The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) has refused to transfer the cases filed against former Hasan MP Prajwal Revanna for offences including sexual harassment, rape, etc, to another court after allegations of bias were raised by him against the presiding officer. Revanna had earlier been convicted for the offence of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment by the MP/MLA court.Justice MI Arun held: "It is seen that the trial court intended to take the trial on a day-to-day basis. In the process any adjournments sought by the petitioner was frowned upon. The observations in the judgement may sound a bit harsh, but the same cannot be construed as bias on part of the presiding officer. Admittedly, the petitioner has tried to drag the case and resort to delay tactics, which has been frowned upon by the trial court."'Social Media Must Be Regulated': Karnataka High Court Rejects X Corp's Challenge To Centre's 'Sahyog' Portal, Content Blocking OrdersCase Title: X CORP AND Union of India & OthersCase No: WP 7405/2025Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 318The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 24) dismissed X Corp's plea seeking a declaration that Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act does not confer authority on Central government officers to issue information blocking orders, which can only be issued after following the procedure under Section 69A of the Act, read with IT Rules.Justice M Nagaprassana while dictating the order ...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: September 22 – September 28, 2025

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