Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges, Additional Judges At Four High Courts

The Central Government on Saturday (September 19) notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges for High Courts at Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following Judicial Officers as Judges/Additional Judges in the...

'Fraud Committed To Obtain Compensation': Karnataka High Court Finds Collusion In Motor Accident Claim, Orders SIT Probe

The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court ordered a SIT probe to investigate allegations of collusion by the claimant and the complainant in a motor accident claim, after observing that the parties had colluded to "manipulate the case" solely to obtain compensation from the insurance company. Justice Geetha K.B. upheld an MACT order dismissing a compensation claim and directed the state police authorities to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate criminal collusion...

Renukaswamy Murder Trial: Karnataka High Court Says Darshan Will Be Physically Produced During Cross-Examination Of Material Witnesses

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (September 18) indicated the procedure by which Kannada Actor Darshan's shall be physically produced during the Renukaswamy murder trial, directing that the prosecution shall examine material witnesses and that the actor can be physically produced during the cross-examination of such witnesses. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 366]The single judge bench of Justice V. Srishananda passed the order while hearing a petition filed by Darshan through his wife Vijaya Lakhsmi,...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Instagram Post After Puneeth Rajkumar's Death, Warns Student To Be Careful On Social Media

The court said that timing, context of the post brought it within S.67 IT Act, but showed leniency considering student's age & future.

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Suspend Death Sentence Of Man Convicted For Wife's Murder Over Property Dispute

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (September 18) dismissed an plea seeking suspension of sentence and bail filed by a man convicted of murdering his wife with a machete for objecting to the sale of a property, considering the overwhelming evidence against him including CCTV footage as inferred by the trial court.The Division Bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz and Justice B Pramod was hearing an interim application filed by the convict Mahesha, who had been sentenced to death by a Mysuru...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Against Exclusion Of Urdu Teachers From 2026 Recruitment, Relegates Petitioners To KSAT

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [September 18] refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation challenging the State Government's recruitment notification for 15,000 school teachers on the ground that it allegedly excludes Urdu-medium and other linguistic-minority teaching posts, relegating the petitioners to the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT).[2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 364]The single judge bench of Justice T.M. Nadaf, sitting at Dharwad, noted the following reasons in its order...

'Courts Can't Be Mulcted With Managing Drinking Water & Building Bridges': Karnataka High Court Slams State Inaction

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (September 18) expressed strong displeasure over the State Executive's failure to address basic governance issues, observing that courts cannot be burdened with the task of managing essential public services such as drinking water supply and construction of infrastructure. The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice T.P. Vivekanada made...

Scolding Minor & Refusing To Return His Ball Which Damaged Shop Not Abetment Of Child's Suicide U/S 305 IPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that refusal by a shopkeeper to hand back a playing ball to a minor and asking him to bring his father to take back the ball after which he allegedly got upset and died by suicide, does not amount to abetment of suicide of a child under Section 305 IPC. Section 305 concerns the offence of abetment of the suicide of a child or an insane person. To establish...

Karnataka High Court Flags Massive Illegal PG Operations In Bengaluru, Issues Sweeping Safety Guidelines

The Karnataka High Court has issued a comprehensive set of guidelines to regulate, inspect, and enforce safety norms for Paying Guest (PG) accommodations across Bengaluru, expressing grave concern over the large-scale operation of illegal establishments in the city. The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj was informed by B S Karthikeyan appearing for Greater Bengaluru Authority...

Plea Filed Before Karnataka High Court To Restore PIL Challenging Aadhaar Contracts With Foreign Private Companies

The Karnataka High Court has sought the Union's response in a plea to restore a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a 82 -year-old retired Army officer and defence missile scientist challenging the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) contracts with foreign private companies for biometric technology. The original petition, filed by one Mr. Mathew Thomas, alleges that...

Shopping Mall Needs One-Time Permission To Install Diesel Generator, Not Annual Trade Licence Renewal: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that owners of shopping malls who operate diesel generator (DG) in their premises cannot be mandated to renew trade licenses annually, observing that Section 354 State Municipal Corporations Act only contemplates a one-time “permission” to install machinery and not renewable “trade licence”.For context, Section 354 requires prior permission to...

Karnataka High Court Convicts Lawyer For Contempt Over Shouting, Appearing Intoxicated Before Trial Court; Sends Him To 1-Day Jail

The Karnataka High Court has sentenced an advocate to a one-day simple imprisonment along with fine of Rs 2,000 under Contempt of Courts Act, accused of interrupting court proceedings in an intoxicated state, shouting at a Judicial Magistrate, and making scandalous and unfounded allegations against judicial officers.The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T...