Karnataka High Court Releases Gameskraft Founders' Plea Against ED Arrest From Vacation Bench, Posts Matter To June 03

The Karnataka High Court has adjourned till June the plea filed by Founders of gaming company Gameskraft, challenging their arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering.This, after Senior Counsel CV Nagesh appearing for a Founder and ASG SV Raju appearing for ED told the vacation bench of Justice K.V Aravind that they would require another 2 hours to conclude...

Karnataka High Court Stays Order Allowing Judicial Staff To Take Civil Judge Exam Without Following 3-Year Practice Rule

The Karnataka High Court has recently stayed an April 29 interim order of a single judge bench, permitting in-service judicial staff to attend the prelims, mains and viva voce for the recruitment to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) even without the mandatory 3-year practice rule enunciated by the Supreme Court. The Division Bench of Justices Sachin Shankar Magadum and Rajesh Rai...

PETA Moves Karnataka High Court Against Release Of Rescued Dogs To Alleged Abuser

Granting interim relief to the animal rights NGO, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, the Karnataka High Court today [May 21] stayed a magistrate court's order directing the release of nine rescued dogs to their alleged abuser pending trial.The Vacation Bench of Justice K.V. Aravind granted the interim stay after hearing a criminal petition filed by PETA India,...

'Citizens Have Right To Transportation': Karnataka High Court Extends Stay On Indefinite Strike By State Transport Unions

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [May 21] extended its interim order restraining the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various road transport trade unions from going on an indefinite strike, observing that citizens have a fundamental right to transportation and should not suffer because of the dispute between the unions and the corporations.“…. Citizens have a right to transportation....

'Will Leave India By May 28': French National Running Cafe Since 15 Yrs On Tourist Visa Undertakes Before Karnataka High Court

In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 21) took on record a French national's verbal undertaking to leave India for allegedly violating tourist visa conditions while running a restaurant in Gokarna for over 15 years. The Vacation Bench comprising Justice Suraj Govindaraj and Justice K. Manmadha Rao was hearing an appeal filed by Christophe Stephane Monxion...

UAPA Accused Not Entitled To Repeated Interim Bail For Family Rituals Without Cogent Reasons: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed an appeal filed by an accused in a UAPA case, who sought interim bail of three days to attend the Chehlam (40th day prayer ceremony) of his deceased sister, after having already been granted bail by the trial court to attend the 10th to 13th day rituals earlier.The Division Bench of Justice Rajesh Rai K and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum also...

Karnataka High Court Restrains Transport Unions From Going On Indefinite Strike, Directs State To Hold Meeting With Representatives

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (19 May) restrained the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various road transport trade unions from starting an indefinite strike from tomorrow.The unions in question constitute of employees of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation...

What Prevented ED From Summoning Instead Of Outright Arrest?: Gameskraft Founder To Karnataka High Court In Plea Against PMLA Arrest

Questioning his arrest by the ED, Deepak Singh one of the founder's of gaming company Gameskraft told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 19) that the founders' arrest in PMLA case was not based on any new tangible material questioning the agency as to what prevented it from issuing summons instead of outrightly arresting. The founder further argued that the arrest was a...

Karnataka High Court Stays FIR Against Amazon Over Alleged Counterfeit Sale Of Late Journalist Ravi Belagere's Novel

The Karnataka High Court in an interim order on Tuesday (May 19) stayed further proceedings in an FIR lodged against Amazon Seller Services Private Limited over the alleged sale of pirated copies of late journalist Ravi Belagere's novel, 'Heli Hogu Kaarana', by unauthorised sellers using the platform. The court was considering Amazon Seller Services' plea seeking to quash the FIR, wherein...

Karnataka High Court Stays FSSAI Advisory Restricting Use Of Ashwagandha Leaves In Health Supplements

The Karnataka High Court has stayed the operation of a Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) advisory arising from a directive issued by Ministry of AYUSH, prohibiting use of Ashwagandha (Withania Somnifera) leaves & its extract in manufacture of health supplements and Nutraceuticals.The advisory meanwhile permits the use of Ashwagandha roots and root...

Karnataka High Court Directs Takedown Of AI-Generated, Morphed Content Maligning Dharmasthala Pontiff Dr. Veerendra Heggade & Family

The Karnataka High Court has on May 14 directed the State government and the Police department to remove deepfake and AI-manipulated content about the Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D Veerendra Heggade and his family members from all social media platforms, press and media outlets and URLs.The single judge vacation bench of Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar noted that the concerned authorities failed...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 11 – May 17, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 181- 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 185Nominal CitationsSrinivasa S & ors. v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 181Evergreen Recyclekaro India Limited vs. Bharat Electronics Limited & MSTC Limited, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 182Darshan Srinivas v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 183Fayaz Khan v. State of Karnataka, 2026 LiveLaw(Kar) 184Younus Khan v. Union...