Karnataka High Court Refuses To Entertain NEET Student's Plea Alleging Marks Mismatch After NTA Says Screenshot Of Website Is Forged

The Karnataka High Court on Monday [August 10] refused to entertain a NEET aspirant's plea who had alleged a "massive discrepancy" between her online marks and her official scorecard, after the National Testing Agency (NTA) contended that the document in question [screenshot allegedly taken from the website] was forged and did not originate from its website.The Division Bench of Justices...

Karnataka High Court Seeks Action Taken Report On Illegal LED Hoardings In Bengaluru; Says Any Regularisation Subject To Its Orders

The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) to file a report detailing the action taken against allegedly illegal LED hoardings in Bengaluru, while making it clear that any regularisation of such hoardings would remain subject to the outcome of the pending public interest litigation (PIL) challenging their legality.A Division Bench of Chief Justice...

Residential Construction Permitted In Eco-Sensitive Zone: Karnataka Housing Board Defends Bannerghata Land Acquisition In High Court

The Karnataka Housing Board told the High Court on Monday [August 10] that residential construction is permitted inside the eco-sensitive zone in Bannerghatta National Park, defending the acquisition of land in the area for a residential project overseen by the board. The Division Bench of Justice D.K. Singh and Justice H. G. Shanthi Bhushan reserved its verdict in appeals filed by the...

Police Can Freeze Bank Accounts During Investigation Under Section 106 BNSS: Karnataka High Court In Jar Gold Case

The Karnataka High Court has held that investigating officers are empowered to freeze bank accounts during investigation under Section 106 of the BNSS and are not required to invoke Section 107 for attachment of property in every case. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 286]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna made the ruling while allowing criminal petitions filed by the State of Karnataka...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Duo Accused Of Assaulting Lodge Owner After Mistaking 'CSK Comforts' For IPL Team Reference

The Karnataka High Court has granted regular bail to two persons arrested for allegedly assaulting a lodge owner over his decision to name his lodge 'CSK Comfort'- a name the accused believed was a reference to the 'Chennai Super Kings' cricket team of IPL (Indian Premier League). [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 285]The single judge bench of Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty allowed the bail petition filed...

Six New Judges Sworn-In At Karnataka High Court

Six new judges were sworn in at Karnataka High Court yesterday. Today, Senior Counsel Venkaraddi Devaraddi Kamaraddi, Chairman of the Karnataka State Bar Council, extended a warm welcome to the six advocates who were sworn in as Additional Judges.Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) Chairman assured them of 'wholehearted cooperation' from the legal fraternity.The President of India had appointed the six advocates as Additional Judges for a period of two years, with the oath-taking...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges For High Courts At Madras, Karnataka, Calcutta and Madhya Pradesh

The Central Government on Friday notified appointments for judges at Madras, Calcutta, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh High Courts. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X (formerly Twitter) to notify the appointments which states:"In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the...

'Just Because She's Muslim, Can't Call Her Pakistani' : Karnataka High Court Raps BJP MLC For Remark Against IAS Officer

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 7] pulled up BJP MLC N. Ravikumar for his alleged communal remark against Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum, calling the senior IAS officer as 'from Pakistan' during a protest.“…She is an IAS officer of the state… I will not pardon the fact of a statement being made just because she is a Muslim that she is from 'Pakistan'. I will...

Karnataka High Court Introduces New Case Category For Appeal Against Order Under Prohibition Of Benami Property Act

The Karnataka High Court has issued a circular introducing a new nomenclature for appeals filed under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988.The Chief Justice has directed in the July 27 Circular that appeals filed under Section 49 of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988, against orders of the Appellate Tribunal shall be listed before the...

'MLAs & Ministers Can't Be Served?': Karnataka High Court Questions Alleged Delay In Serving Notice On Congress MLA In RSS Defamation Case

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 7] expressed shock after learning that notice to former Minister and Congress MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao in a criminal defamation case lodged by an RSS worker might have been unserved, despite three weeks having passed since notice was issued. The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasana was hearing a petition filed by an RSS worker, Tejas, challenging...

KPSC Recruitment Scam: Karnataka High Court Restrains Filing Of Final Report, State Assures No Coercive Action Against Successful Candidates

The Karnataka High Court on Friday [August 7] restrained the investigating agencies–the jurisdictional police and the CID, from filing the final report in any of the connected cases pertaining to the alleged Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Recruitment scam without prior court permission. The court was hearing a batch of petitions including those filed by BJP MLA Basanagouda R...

Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Advocate Accused Of Seeking ₹50 Lakh To Bribe Judge For Bail

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against an advocate accused of demanding ₹50 lakh from the mother of a murder accused by allegedly claiming that the money would be paid to a High Court judge to secure bail. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 286]Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that allegations involving demands for money in the name of a judge transcend an ordinary...