Rajya Sabha Election Bribery Row: Karnataka High Court Orders No Coercive Steps Against 4 Accused Of Trying To Bribe Odisha Congress MLAs

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (April 21) restrained the State from taking any coercive steps against four men booked in an FIR over allegations of attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs to vote in favour of BJP candidate during Rajya Sabha elections from the State conducted in March. The petitioners had approached the high court seeking quashing of the FIR,...

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Congress MLA G Manjunatha's Appeal In False Caste Certificate Case, Says Allegations Are 'Serious'

Dismissing an appeal by Congress MLA G Manjunatha in an alleged case of "false caste certification", the Karnataka High Court termed the allegation as "serious" and left it open for the State to consider initiating approprtiate proceedings against him.It has been alleged that the MLA, using the disputed Scheduled Caste certificate, contested and won the elections from the Mulbagal...

Karnataka High Court Bars Midway Shift To Grading System For SSLC Exams, Orders Evaluation Of Third Language As Per Existing Rules

The Karnataka High Court on April 15 (Wednesday) directed the Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) to evaluate the March 2026 SSLC exams in line with the rules applicable at the time of issuing the exam notification. This development takes on prominence in light of the recent statement by the Karnataka Education Minister that a grading system will be implemented instead...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: March 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 128 Nominal CitationsNaveen R & Anr. v/s State of Karnataka & Anr. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 89Geetha R v/s State of Karnataka & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 90Manjappa v/s State of Karnataka 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 91State v/s Ashraf @ Ballary Ashraf & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 92Mohammed Haris Nalapad v/s State By SGWF Post P.S. (RPF)...

Karnataka High Court Defreezes School's Bank Account Frozen Over ₹5 Lakh Fee Payment Linked To Cybercrime Probe, Calls It 'Drastic' Measure

The Karnataka High Court has granted relief to an International School in Bengaluru by ordering defreezing of its bank Account, and by quashing a final notice issued against it by the Varanasi Police over a five-lakh fee payment made by a student's parent, allegedly linked to a cybercrime probe.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum stated that the freezing of the entire bank account of the school was...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: April 13– April 19, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 147- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 153Nominal CitationS.B. Shivamurthy Shivachary Hiremutt vs. Shabir Ahamed and Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 147Mr Antony Samy K v. The State of Karnataka & Another, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 148Sri Krishnareddy Rep. by LRs & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors. & Connected Matters, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 149Smt. Chandravva Hanamant Gokavi v....

No 'Vested Right' To Renew Liquor License: Karnataka HC Sets Aside Stay On Excise Rules Amended For E-Auction & Forfeiture Of License

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that the government policy to conduct E-auctions for liquor licenses and to set reservation norms is constitutionally valid, since the applicants (expired licensees) have no 'vested right' to license renewal.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakru and Justice CM Poonacha, while setting aside a single bench judge's interim stay order from...

'Every Sinner Has A Future': Karnataka High Court Reduces Auto Driver's Jail Term For Robbing Passenger, Fines ₹4 Lakh

The Karnataka High Court, while upholding the conviction of an auto-rickshaw driver who orchestrated the robbery of a gold chain from a female passenger back in 2012, has asked the convict to pay an enhanced compensation of Rs 4 lakhs to the victim woman.The single judge bench of Justice V. Srishananda, however, reduced the driver's sentence to the 15 months already undergone in judicial...

Karnataka HC Refuses To Lift Stay On Probe Over Dog Relocation At DRDO Premises, Directs Preservation Of CCTV Footage

The Karnataka High Court has refused to lift an interim stay granted on an FIR initiated against Defence Research and Development Organisation [DRDO] employees under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, for allegedly relocating the dogs within the DRDO township at Bengaluru.The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna has asked the respondents to file their objections within...

GBG Act Reduces Ward Committees To 'Advisory Bodies', Confers Binding Powers On Statutory Panels: Citizens Action Forum Tells Karnataka HC

During the hearing of a PIL challenging the constitutionality of the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act 2024, Citizens' Action Forum, one of the petitioners- told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 15) that Section 103 of the impugned Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024 [GBG Act], only confers the constitutionally mandated ward committee mere 'advisory powers' under the new statute....

S.193(2) BNSS | 60-Day Timeline For Chargesheet In Rape, POCSO Offences Not Shortcut To Default Bail For Accused: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an accused cannot seek reprieve of default bail by citing the 60-day investigation timeline mandated under Section 193(2) BNSS (applicable for offences like POCSO and Rape). Terming the provision as 'victim-centric', not intended 'to furnish an escape route' for the accused, the Court underscored that Section187(3) BNSS [90-day timeline for investigation...

Karnataka High Court Refuses Interim Stay On Tiger Safaris In State

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (April 15) refused to grant an interim stay on the Jeep Safaris conducted across notified Critical Tiger Habitats (CTH) in the State. It asked the State government to file a comprehensive affidavit regarding the zones wherein such safaris are conducted as of now.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M Poonacha also asked the State...