Karnataka High Court
Article 300A Doesn't Protect Property Values From Policy-Induced Fluctuations: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the State's Premium Floor Area Ratio scheme (Premium FAR) while observing that the impugned scheme is not in contravention of Article 300A of the Constitution. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 210]The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M Poonacha observed that variations in property value due to change...
Karnataka High Court Asks State To Form Comprehensive Policy For Regulating Homestays, Suggests 10-Point Framework
The Karnataka High Court has directed the State government to formulate a comprehensive policy for regulation of homestays, noting that the existing framework under Karnataka Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act does not properly address concerns of public safety, health, hygiene, security among others.The single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj observed that there is...
Karnataka High Court Says Compensation Mechanism For Sexual Assault Survivors In Place, Seeks Suggestions On Additional Safeguards
The Karnataka High Court was informed on Wednesday [June 17] that State government has released Rs.45 crore including the recent additional amount of Rs. 15 crore to Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) for giving compensation to sexual assault survivors, with no pending requests for funds. The court was hearing a PIL seeking a comprehensive framework for enforcing the rights...
Does Daughter Have Coparcenary Rights In Grandfather's Self-Acquired Property Allotted To Father In Partition? Karnataka High Court Answers
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 16) ruled that properties inherited by daughter's father from her grandfather–which he had acquired on his own, become individual/ separate properties of her father. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 210]Such properties would not assume the character of ancestral property at the hands of the father merely because they were received through a family partition,...
Karnataka High Court Declares ED Arrest Of Gameskraft Founders Illegal, Orders Release From Jail Forthwith
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (June 16) declared the arrest of three GamesKraft Founders–Vikas Taneja, Deepak Singh and Prithviraj Singh, by the Enforcement Directorate(ED ) as illegal and directed the prison authorities to release the petitioners from jail expeditiously. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 209]The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna in his order said:“..The writ...
Karnataka High Court Closes Pleas Alleging Malpractices In State Bar Council Elections, Asks Candidates To Approach Supervisory Committee
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [June 16] disposed of two pleas moved by contesting candidates challenging alleged malpractices in the elections to the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) held on March 11, asking them to approach the High-Powered Supervisory Committee as per the appellate mechanism. The court took note of substantial compliance of Returning Officer, High Powered...
Karnataka High Court Stays Circular Extending RTE Quota Benefits To Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe Students For Classes 9 & 10
The Karnataka High Court last week stayed the operation of a state government circular that sought to extend Right to Education (RTE) quota benefits to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC & ST) students for Classes 9 and 10.The single judge bench of Justice Ashok S. Kinagi passed the interim order staying the execution and operation of the circular dated May 21, 2026, till the next...
'Publicity Stunt': Karnataka High Court Rejects Plea Challenging DK Shivakumar's Appointment As CM, Imposes ₹50,000 Costs
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday [June 16] dismissed a PIL challenging the constitutionality of the newly formed Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, imposing costs of Rs 50,000 on the petitioner for what it called a 'publicity stunt' and an 'unjustifiable use of the judiciary's time'. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 208]A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru...
KSBC Polls: Karnataka High Court Directs State Bar Council To Place Remaining Malpractice Complaints Before Election Panel
Karnataka High Court on Monday (June 15) directed the Karnataka State Bar Council and the Returning Officer to forthwith place the remaining complainants alleging malpractices in elections to the Council, before the High-Powered Election Committee (HPEC). The court was hearing two writ petitions filed by contesting candidates, Smt. Sandhya U and Smt. Hema Kariyappa Gowda, appearing in...
Banks Can't Freeze Entire Account Anticipating Future Directions From Probe Agencies: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a bank cannot freeze an "entire bank account" merely on the apprehension that directions for freezing additional amounts may be received from the investigating agencies in the future. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 207] “A possibility or apprehension of a future event cannot be equated with a lawful order. The powers exercised by a bank must be traceable to...
Can A Person Be Jailed For More Than 6 Months For Non-Payment Of Fine In Cheque Bounce Case? Karnataka High Court Explains
The Karnataka High Court has held that the default jail term for non-payment of fine in cheque bounce cases cannot exceed one-fourth of the maximum substantive sentence prescribed for the offence, which means that it can't exceed six months in each case where the maximum punishment is two years. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 206]Relying on Section 65 of IPC [Section 8(3) BNS- Limit to imprisonment...