Karnataka High Court Directs No Coercive Steps Against Aaj Tak, Journalist Sudhir Chaudhury Over Alleged Communal Coverage

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, by way of an interim order, directed the State government to not initiate any coercive steps against news channel Aaj Tak and its former editor Sudhir Chaudhury till January 13, 2026, in a case registered against them over alleged communal coverage of the State government's Svalambi Sarathi Scheme. Justice M. I. Arun, while disposing of the application seeking stay, said, “The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner news channel has analysed the...

Income Tax Act | Documents Seized From Actor Yash's Residence Make Him 'Searched Person': Karnataka High Court Quashes Order U/S 153C

The Karnataka High Court has held that the search conducted at Actor Yash's residence makes him a 'searched person' under the Income Tax Act, as documents were seized from him, during the search and a panchanama was drawn. Hence, the order under Section 153C of the Act, which applies to persons other than the one originally searched, is without jurisdiction. Section 153C of the...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy For Making 'False Statement' During 2024 General Election Campaign

The Karnataka High Court has stayed all further proceedings in a case registered against Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy for allegedly making false statements during the 2024 General Election campaign.As per the FIR, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader, while campaigning for BJP's C Sommanna, referred to a person (purportedly Sommanna's opponent) as a disciple of gangster Kotwal...

False Declaration On Custody Of Minor Child Not Acceptable In Passport Application: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that when an application is made for issuance of a passport to a minor child by one spouse/parent, the declaration required to be made by the parents must be factually correct, and if it is stated that a decree of divorce has been passed with custody, then those documents must be enclosed along with the application.A single Judge, Justice Suraj...

Karnataka High Court Extends Interim Stay In Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi By State BJP

The Karnataka High Court has extended an interim stay granted on further proceedings in the criminal defamation case filed by the State BJP against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.On January 17, the Court had passed an interim order staying the trial before the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.Today, Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav continued the interim stay granted earlier.Arguments...

'Women, Children Go Missing; Nothing Is Done': Karnataka High Court Seeks 5-Year Data On Missing Persons

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the State government to place on record the statistics for the last five years from 2020 to 2025, as regards the number of missing complaints received and how many such complaints are acted upon and persons are traced.Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed “Nothing is happening in the missing persons case, we don't know, close the case. This is...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Suspend Prajwal Revanna's Life Sentence In Rape Case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday rejected an application filed by convicted former Member of Parliament Prajwal Revanna, seeking suspension of life sentence imposed on him in the first rape case registered at the Holenarasipura Rural Police Station of Hassan District. A division bench of Justice K S Mudagal and Justice Venkatesh Naik T said,"Weighing the material on record, the gravity...

Karnataka High Court Directs Optimisation Of Mangaluru Jail Jammers Over Disruption Of Connectivity To Nearby District Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked M/s Telecommunications Consultants India Limited, a wholly owned Government of India Undertaking, to optimise the output power of jammers installed inside the district jail at Mangaluru, which is blocking/interrupting telecommunication channels and internet facility, within the district court premises, which is within 1 km of the prison.Justice...

Statutory Remedy Under Cooperative Societies Act Inapplicable When Arbitration Clause Exists: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that if an arbitration clause were to exist in an agreement between the parties and the dispute were required to be adjudicated by way of arbitration, then the statutory requirement under the Cooperative Societies Act would not apply.Justice Suraj Govindaraj said this while allowing the petition filed by Ramakrishna House Building, which had approached...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Complaint Against Minister KJ George, BESCOM Officials Over Alleged Irregularities In Smart Meter Procurement

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (December 2) quashed a private complaint by BJP leaders against State Energy Minister KJ George and BESCOM officials, alleging irregularities in the issuance of tender regarding procurement and installation of smart electric meters in the State.Allowing George's plea Justice M I Arun said “Petitions are allowed. Consequently the proceedings pending before...

Plea Filed In Karnataka High Court Against Govt Notification Mandating 1-Day Paid Menstrual Leave In Registered Industrial Establishments

A petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court challenging a November 20 government notification mandating industrial establishments registered under various laws, to provide one day of paid leave per month to all permanent, contract, outsourced women employees during their menstrual cycle, The plea pertains to establishments registered under various laws such as the Factories...

RERA Orders Not Decrees, Cannot Be Executed Through Civil Courts: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently ruled that an order passed by a Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) does not amount to a civil court decree and cannot be executed through civil execution proceedings, holding that RERA orders must be enforced only through the statutory recovery mechanism provided under the Act. A single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna said the statutory scheme...