'National Security Endangered': Karnataka High Court Upholds FIR Against Travel Agent Accused Of Aiding Passport Renewal For Terror Suspect

Remarking that anyone who 'acts against the interest of the Nation must be brought to book', Karnataka High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a travel agent accused of facilitating the renewal of passports, including that of a person wanted by the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad for alleged terror activities. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 224]The allegations against the agent are over facilitating passport renewal for 15 persons, including a person wanted by the Andhra Pradesh...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Penalty Under RTI Act, Says Successor Officer Can't Blame Predecessor For Pending Matters

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed a plea by the Secretary of the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), challenging the imposition of a Rs 25,000 penalty and directions for disciplinary proceedings against him by the Karnataka Information Commission (KIC) for failure to furnish information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 223]The single judge...

Can Single Women Below 35 Undergo Surrogacy? Karnataka High Court Seeks Centre's Reply, Declines Interim Relief To 32-Year-Old

The Karnataka High Court on Monday [June 29] issued notice to the Union of India and the State government on a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of Section 2(1)(s) of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, insofar as it restricts single women below the age of 35 from availing the benefit of surrogacy.For context, Section 2(1)(s) defines an “intending woman” which means...

Financially Independent Wife Earning More Than Husband Can't Claim Maintenance Merely Because She Is A Woman: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court, while setting aside a trial court's direction to a husband to pay Rs 20,000 interim maintenance to his wife, has held that a wife who earns considerably more than her husband cannot claim maintenance from him, especially when she has no other obligations or liabilities to discharge. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 222]The single judge bench of Justice Dr. Chillakur Sumalatha noted in its order as follows:“…When the wife is financially sound and in case where the income of the wife...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash IT Act Case Against Rape Accused's Wife Over Alleged Circulation Of Survivor's Explicit Videos

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash FIR against a wife accused of transmitting obscene videos of her husband allegedly sexually assaulting an employee at his establishment, holding that the act of transmission itself constitutes an offence under Section 67A of the Information Technology Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 221]It had been alleged that during the course of her employment, accused No. 1, the husband of the petitioner, committed acts of sexual assault upon the complainant—not once,...

Law University Cannot Force Repeater Students To Appear For New Syllabus Not Taught To Them: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed a circular issued by the state law university which required the repeater students to appear for the newly introduced subjects instead of the earlier subjects they had been taught [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 220].The single judge bench of Justice Ashok S. Kinagi struck down the circular issued by Karnataka State Law University [Respondent...

Married Daughter Entitled To Compassionate Appointment If She Was Dependent On & Living With Deceased : Karnataka High Court

A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising Justice S.G.Pandit and Justice Rajesh Rai K held that a substituted amendment to the Karnataka Civil Services (Appointment on Compassionate Grounds) Rules, 1996, which includes married daughters in the definition of “family,” is retrospective in effect and entitles the married daughter to consideration for...

'BOSS' Producer Undertakes Not To Release Film Till June 30 In Darshan's Appeal Alleging Resemblance To Renukaswamy Murder Case

The Karnataka High Court has on June 25 [Thursday] briefly heard the appeal filed by actor Darshan Srinivas and his wife Vijayalakshmi Darshan, challenging the vacation of an interim injunction against release of Kannada film 'BOSS'. When the matter was taken up by the single judge bench of Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur, Senior Counsel Vivek Subba Reddy appearing for Siri Productions...

Karnataka High Court Cancels Vachanananda Swami's Anticipatory Bail In POCSO Case

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (June 25) cancelled the anticipatory bail granted by a sessions court to Vachanananda Swami booked in a POCSO case over allegations of sodomy, remarking that it was troubled by the manner in which bail was granted. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 218]The court was hearing the complainant's plea challenging Sessions Court's May 2 order granting anticipatory bail...

Cognizance Taken Despite B Report: HD Kumaraswamy Tells Karnataka High Court In Plea Against FIR For 'False Statement' In Election Speech

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises HD Kumaraswamy booked for allegedly making false statements against an opponent during the 2024 General Election campaign told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (June 25) that despite filing of a B report magistrate took cognizance of offences alleged against him. As per the FIR, the Janata Dal (Secular) leader, while campaigning...

'Even Apology Won't Wipe Away What You Said': Karnataka High Court Pulls Up BJP MLA Basangouda Yatnal Over Comments On Ranya Rao

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [June 25] came down heavily on BJP MLA Basangouda R. Patil Yatnal for his alleged vulgar remarks against Kannada actress Ranya Rao in connection with the gold smuggling case, orally remarking that 'even an apology would not erase' the words uttered by him.The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna while hearing the MLA's plea, gave him two weeks'...

17-Yr-Old Victim Had 'Worldly Knowledge Of Consequences': Karnataka High Court Grants Bail In POCSO Case, Notes She Married Accused

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a 28-year-old man accused of marrying a 17-year-old girl and indulging in sexual relations with her on the ground that the girl had worldly knowledge about the consequences of her actions. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 217]The single judge bench of Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty noted in the order that the accused and the survivor were in love and got married at...