Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up- June 1 – June 7, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 195 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 198Nominal IndexArnab Mondal v. State of Karnataka & Ors, Mangalore, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 195Hemanth GM v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 196Mukesh Kumar v. State of Karnataka & Anr. & Connected matters ,2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 197 Basaveshwara Pattana Sahakara Bank Niyamitha v. Canara Bank & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 198Judgments/ OrdersKarnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Arrest Of Photocopy Shop-Owner Accused Of Making Fake Aadhaar Cards For Bangladeshi NationalsCase Title: Arnab Mondal v. State of Karnataka & OrsCase No: CRL.P 15929/2025Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 195The Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 1) refused to entertain a plea challenging the arrest of a photocopy shop owner accused of creating fake Aadhaar and PAN cards for alleged illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, while permitting the petitioner to withdraw the plea, graned him liberty to approach the trial court for bail.During the hearing the court orally said:“…Fake Aadhaar card creation, you are the one destroying everything, giving it to people who are not Indians. How many people are you going to let in... Everyone has an aadhaar card today. Why? Because of you. Have some concern for the nation...Every person who is not a citizen of this country has an Aadhaar card because of people like you, and it becomes the foundation of every right they claim to have. How much vigil can the State display if matters are going on like these?”'Allegations Are Unpardonable': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash POCSO FIR Against Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting StudentCase Title: Hemanth GM v. State of KarnatakaCase No: Crl P 4849/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 196The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [June 4] declined to quash a POCSO case against a school headmaster accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student, observing that the allegations levelled against him are 'unpardonable'.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, hearing the quashing plea moved by the accused and asked him to seek discharge before the trial court.“…You are the headmaster. The student was around 15‑16 years…. Do you think this court would spare a headmaster who has touched the breasts of a 15‑year‑old child? … What kind of teacher are you?”, the court orally remarked on the alleged conduct of the teacher.'Against Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act': High Court Sets Aside Land Acquisition, Says It Was Done For Private Entity's ExpansionCase Title: Mukesh Kumar v. State of Karnataka & Anr. & Connected mattersCase No: WA No. 4647/2013 & connected mattersCitation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 197The Karnataka High Court set aside state's land acquisition proceedings with respect to Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (IMTMA), observing that the proceedings were 'colourable exercise of power' as it was not for a public purpose and a 'fraud on the statute' to divest owners of their land in favour of a profit-making private entity.The Division Bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice T M Nadaf has on June 3 [Wednesday] accordingly allowed a batch of 12 appeals filed by landowners whose lands were acquired under the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Act, 1966 (KIAD Act) for setting up a multi‑level car parking facility for the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) led by IMTMA.“…Setting up an industrial area is a public purpose and acquiring the land for a profit making entity for its expansion would not be in the line of the objects of the KIAD Act, and it is nothing but a fraud committed on statute by the authorities to divest the landowners from their land holdings for a pittance in favour of a private entity for expansion of its business and making more and more profit. This kind of exercise of power is a statutory and constitutional fraud by the State Authorities...,”, the court observedKarnataka High Court Urges Banks To Take Steps Against 'SIM-Swap Fraud', Holds BSNL Liable For Illegal Withdrawals From Bank's AccountCase Title: Basaveshwara Pattana Sahakara Bank Niyamitha v. Canara Bank & Ors. and BSNL v. Basaveshwara Pattana Sahakara Bank Niyamitha & Ors.Case No: W.P.Nos.16104/2025 & 4674/2025)Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 198Underscoring the accountability of telecom service provider for its negligence in a case of SIM swap fraud, the Karnataka High Court held telecom company BSNL vicariously liable for wrongful issuance of a duplicate SIM card to fraudsters by one of its employees, resulting in a loss of Rs 87.70 lakhs to a co‑operative bank.In doing so the court while recognizing the role of telecom providers as vault keepers who if dishonestly gives access to unauthorised persons bears responsibility for the resulting theft, the court also urged banks to take protective steps against SIM-Swap fraud.The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed BSNL's plea against the Permanent Lokayukta Award and enhanced...

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