Karnataka High Court
WinZO PMLA Case: Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea To Shift ED-Attached Foreign Funds To Another Bank
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (October 9) rejected an interim application filed by WinZO US Inc. seeking permission to transfer funds lying in its US bank accounts to another bank in the United States while keeping the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) attachment over the funds intact.Justice C.M. Poonacha observed that allowing such a transfer would “tantamount to diluting the Provisional Attachment Order and the subsequent Confirmation Order,” which are under challenge before the Court.The...
Same-Sex Couples' Exclusion From 'Spouse' Benefits Under Income Tax Act Violates Article 15: Karnataka High Court Told
The Karnataka High Court was told on Friday (October 9) that excluding same-sex couples from the 'spouse' benefit under the Income Tax Act, 1961, amounts to discrimination on the ground of sex and violates Article 15 of the Constitution.Appearing for the petitioners, Dr. Dhruv Janssen-Sanghavi argued before Justice B M Shyam Prasad that the case is fundamentally about equality under Article...
Stakeholder Meetings Can't Substitute Mandatory Publication Of Notification Inviting Objections To Proposed Wage Revision: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that once Section 5(1)(b) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 has been invoked, the State cannot dispense with the publication of the proposal for wage revision in Official Gazette and statutory opportunity to file objections merely because the stakeholders had subsequently participated in the meetings. Consequently, the Division Bench of Justice D.K. Singh and Justice H. Shanthi Bhushan dismissed the appeal filed by two industry associations against a Single Judge...
2009 SC/ST Atrocity Case: Karnataka High Court Upholds Acquittal Of 26 Booked For Pulling Down Dr BR Ambedkar's Portrait
The Karnataka High Court dismissed State's appeal against the acquittal of 26 persons over an incident of pulling down of Dr BR Ambedkar's portrait in Chamarajanagar. [2026 Livelaw (Kar) 408]Upholding trial court's order, the High Court said that the material contradictions in the eye witness statements, among many other factors had led the trial court to acquit the accused and there was no...
Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Protection To BJP Leader Booked Over Alleged Attempt To Delete Muslim Voters' Names During SIR
Arising out of an allegation about fraudulent deletion of voters belonging to the Muslim community during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Belagavi, Karnataka High Court has directed that no coercive steps be taken against BJP Leader Dr. Ravi Patil and his two supporters until October 13, 2026.The single judge bench of Justice Venkatesh Naik T, sitting at Dharwad, while granting interim protection to the petitioners including the Patil, Prashanth Mundimani and Shankar...
No Candidate Can Be Denied MV Inspector Post For Lacking Experience In Non-Existent Petrol HGV/HPV Vehicles: Karnataka High Court
Censuring the irregularities in the recruitment process for Motor Vehicle Inspectors in the state, the Karnataka High Court has rapped the Public Service Commission and the Transport Department for acting unreasonably, and in a manner amounting to a 'travesty of justice'. [2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 407]The Division bench of Justices R Devdas and K Manmadha Rao noted that the authorities erred by...
Karnataka High Court Grants Bail In Section 69 BNS Case, Says Promise To Marry Was Made After Sexual Intercourse
The Karnataka High Court granted bail to a 26-year-old man accused of sexual intercourse by deceitful means under Section 69 BNS, observing that the complainant's own statement indicated that the alleged promise to marry was made 'after' the physical relationship and not before. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 406]Section 69 states that whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry a...
Hampi Buffer Zone: Karnataka High Court Quashes Demolition Notices After Owners Undertake Not To Carry Out Unlawful Commercial Activities
The Karnataka High Court quashed notices issued by the Commissioner, Hampi World Heritage Area Management Authority (HWHAMA), directing certain homestay operators in Koppal to demolish their structures within 24 hours. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 405]This, after the petitioners gave an undertaking that they will not carry out any commercial activity contrary to law and agreed to apply for...
Offence Of Sexual Intercourse On False Promise Of Marriage U/S 69 BNS Doesn't Apply To Women: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the offence under Section 69 BNS—which penalises sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means or false promises of marriage which does not amount to rape—cannot be invoked against a woman.Section 69 states that whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, and has sexual...
Karnataka High Court Allows Minor To Change Name For Astrological Beliefs
Court held everyone has right to be recognized by their name.
Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On WinZO's Plea To Shift US Bank Funds Attached By ED
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (October 7) reserved its order on an interim plea moved by WinZO US Inc. and WinZO SG Pte. Ltd. seeking permission to shift funds lying in three US bank accounts to another account in the United States, while keeping the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) attachment intact.The ED opposed the plea, arguing that the attached funds could not be transferred...
Doesn't Outrage Religious Feelings: Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Over Facebook Post Using Term 'Jihadi'
The Karnataka High Court has held that use of the term 'jihadi' in a Facebook post would not attract the offences of outraging religious sentiments or publishing statements intended to promote enmity between different religious communities.In doing so the court quashed an FIR against a Facebook user accused of hurting sentiments of Muslim community by posting a social media post, holding that...