Karnataka High Court
After Karnataka High Court Remarks On Illegal Arrests, DGP Orders Strict Section 35 BNSS Compliance; Warns Police Of Personal Liability
The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka, has issued two comprehensive circulars directing strict compliance with Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the law declared by the Supreme Court on arrest and personal liberty, in compliance with directions issued by the High Court earlier.The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna had on...
Karnataka High Court Refuses Interim Relief To BJP's Pratap Simha In FIR Over Alleged Remarks Against Dalit Community During Ganesh Festival
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (September 24) refused to grant interim relief for now to BJP leader Pratap Simha who has challenged an FIR lodged under SC/ST Act in connection with a speech he gave during a Ganesha Visarjan procession over allegations of insulting the Dalit community with a remark about a "blue shawl". The complaint alleges that during his speech during the same...
General Allegation That In-Laws Supported Husband Not Enough To Invoke Domestic Violence Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed domestic violence proceedings against a husband's parents, holding that a general allegation that they supported their son, without any specific allegation or overt act of domestic violence, cannot justify continuation of proceedings against them. The case against the husband, however, will continue. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 379]Justice Venkatesh Naik T was...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Defamation Case Against BJP MLC Over Statements Made In Press Conference Against State Minister
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition filed by BJP Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Adaguru H. Vishwanath, seeking to quash the criminal proceedings initiated against him in a defamation case filed by the State Transport Minister, BS Suresh. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said that whether the alleged statements were made in good faith, or if they lowered the minister's reputation,...
Considering To Recruit Urdu, Marathi Teachers: Karnataka Govt Tells High Court In Appeal Against Exclusion Of Linguistic Minorities
In an appeal challenging Karnataka government's recruitment notification for 15,000 school teachers while allegedly excludes Urdu-medium and other linguistic-minority teaching posts, the State has told the High Court that the last date for filing applications under the present notification would be extended and that it is considering issuing a fresh notification to include Urdu and Hindi...
Insult To Prime Minister Doesn't Attract S.352 BNS Without Intent To Provoke Breach Of Peace: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed criminal proceedings against a man who was booked by Athani Police for allegedly putting up barricades in front of his shop and making insulting remarks against the Prime Minister when he was questioned by a social worker. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 378]The single judge bench of Justice Venkatesh Naik T held that the complaint did not disclose...
Short Duration Of Marriage Alone Can't Determine Permanent Alimony: Karnataka High Court Upholds ₹50 Lakh Award
Alimony can't be determined on basis of duration of marriage or by applying mathematical formula, Court said.
Presumption Of Hindu Family's Jointness Can Be Refuted If Relationship Amongst Members Becomes Remote: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that the presumption of jointness of a Hindu family is not an “immutable rule of evidence” and becomes progressively weaker as relationships become remote, particularly when disputes arise between members belonging to the third generation or beyond.Referring to the principles stated by Mulla on Hindu Law, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum said, “The...
WhatsApp Status Shared With Contacts Not Enough To Attract Offence Of Communal Enmity U/S 505(2) IPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that posting a statement as a WhatsApp status does not constitute “publication or circulation” on a public forum so as to amount to a statement which creates or promotes enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes under Section 505(2) IPC.In doing so the court quashed an FIR under Section 505(2) IPC against a man accused of posting a WhatsApp status...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Nigerian Student's Plea Against 'Leave India' Order; Says Visa Extension Is Sovereign Discretion, No Vested Right
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 23) dismissed a writ petition filed by a Nigerian national challenging a 'Leave India' order issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), observing that his visa had expired on August 31 and that he had no vested right to seek its extension, which falls within the sovereign discretion of the State. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar)...
Appeal Filed In Karnataka High Court Against Exclusion Of Urdu Teachers From 2026 Recruitment Notification
An appeal has been filed before the Karnataka High Court against an order which dismissed a plea challenging State Government's recruitment notification for 15,000 school teachers over allegedly excluding Urdu-medium and other linguistic-minority teaching posts.For context, the single judge had while refusing to entertain the plea granted liberty to the petitioners therein to approach...
Drinking Water Supply Cannot Be Subject To Technicalities: Karnataka High Court Tells Govt
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (September 23) observed that drinking water supply cannot be made subject to “technicalities” and directed the State to address the issue of supply of potable water to villages covered by the Madalur Interlinking Feeder Channel project in Sira Taluk, Tumakuru district.A Division Bench comprising Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice T.P. Vivekananda...