Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Rejects Filmmaker Santosh Kumar's Plea To Cancel 'Dhurandhar 2' Certification Over Alleged Plagiarism By Aditya Dhar
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking cancellation of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) certificate granted to the Hindi movie 'Dhurandhar The Revenge' on the allegation that the movie was a plagiarised version of a Bengaluru-based script writer's original script titled 'D-Saheb'.The single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha laid down in unequivocal...
'Don't Want Another Vijay Mallya Case': Karnataka HC While Allowing Conditional Release Of DNA Officials' Passports In Bengaluru Stampede Case
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (April 30) directed release of passports of three functionaries of event management firm M/s DNA Entertainment Networks in connection with the Bengaluru Stampede case, on the condition that they will not leave the country until May 12. For context, a stampede had occurred in Bengaluru near Chinnaswamy stadium on June 4, 2025, ahead of the IPL team...
Transgender Amendment Act Challenge: Karnataka High Court Reserves Order On Interim Plea For Continuation Of Hormone Replacement Therapy
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [April 30] reserved its order on interim reliefs sought by two transwomen who have challenged the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.The single judge bench of Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum was hearing two separate pleas, one filed by a transwoman undergoing hormonal replacement therapy for a few years and another by a...
JD(S) Leader HD Revanna Withdraws From Karnataka High Court Plea Seeking Quashing Of Kidnapping Case
Janata Dal (S) Leader H.D Revanna withdrew on Thursday (April 30) his plea before Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against him for allegedly kidnapping a woman. The single judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav accepted the memo of withdrawal filed by Revanna's counsel and disposed of the petition to quash the proceedings. On February 26 the high court...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against TV9 Channel Over 2012 Court Violence, Says Decriminalization Of Cable TV Act Is Retrospective
Quashing proceedings against TV9 Karnataka Pvt. Ltd. and its ex-correspondents in the 2012 City Civil Court complex violence case, the Karnataka High Court said that offence under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 was decriminalised by a 2023 central amendment and its beneficial effect must be applied retrospectively.A single-judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna allowed...
Karnataka High Court Stays CERC's New Deviation Penalty Formula For Renewable Energy Generators, 2014 Regime To Continue In Interim
The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Monday (April 27) stayed the operation of certain provisions of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations 2024, concerning electricity grid discipline which came into effect from April 1 in the renewable energy sector.The court passed was the order in a batch of petitions filed...
Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni's Appeal Against Conviction, Life Term In Yogesh Goudar Murder Case
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (April 28) issued notice on Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni's appeal challenging a trial court order convicting and sentencing him to life imprisonment for the murder of BJP Leader Yogesh Goudar. The division bench of Justice Venkatesh Naik and Justice Mohammed Nawaz issued notice to the CBI and asked the high court's registry to secure the trial court record....
Special Marriage Act | Marriage Registration Not Mandatory To Maintain Divorce Petition: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently held that marriage registration under the Special Marriage Act is not necessary for maintaining a petition for divorce under Section 27 of the aforesaid Act.The single judge bench of Justice K.Manmadha Rao was considering a plea filed by the wife against the Family Court order that rejected her application to dismiss the divorce petition filed by the...
Karnataka High Court Stays Probe Against Tumkur Deputy Commissioner Subha Kalyana In 'Illegal Betting' Case
The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Monday (April 27) stayed a magistrate court's order directing investigation against Tumkur Deputy Commissioner Shubha Kalyana over allegations of "illegal betting" along with Home Minister G Parameshwara, for an amount of Rs. 500 during a Kabaddi match.Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav stayed the order passed by XLII Additional Chief Judicial...
'Real Crimes You Don't Register': Karnataka High Court Slams Police For Lodging FIR Over Two Missing Cows
While staying an FIR against a family booked for the theft of two cows in 2024, the Karnataka High Court on Monday (April 27) orally reprimanded the Police for not registering "real crimes" and instead lodging a case over missing cows. The court was hearing a plea filed by a family of four, seeking the quashing of FIR. Justice M Nagaprasanna orally observed that the complaint about the cow...
Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 20 – April 26, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 154- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 163Nominal CitationThe International School Bangalore (TISB) v. Standard Chartered Bank & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 154Sahana R. Naik & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 155Shri G. Manjunatha v. The State of Karnataka & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 156Malleswaram Brahmana Sabha Trust (R) v. State of...
'You Don't Leave Women Safe Anywhere': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Instagram Account 'Bangalore Metro Chicks' Owner
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the alleged owner of 'Bangalore Metro Chicks' Instagram account, who had sought quashing the criminal proceedings against him over posting objectionable, non-consensual videos of women travelling in the Bengaluru Metro.During the hearing Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while refusing to entertain the plea, orally expressed discontent over denial...