Super Speciality Doctor Can't Be Bound By Bond To Serve Govt Till Retirement When No Posting Given: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently held that a government bond requiring a doctor to serve till retirement, especially when no posting orders were provided after completion of a super-specialty course, amounts to an unreasonable condition that cannot be enforced. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 330]The Division Bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice Venkatesh Naik T noted in the order that...

'Justice Not Merely About Speed, Judgments Can't Be Obtained By Click Of Button': Karnataka High Court Refuses To Fast-Track Divorce Case

Judges can't be pressured with rigid deadlines, Court said.

Gift Deed Based On 'Love, Affection' Not Automatic Maintenance Condition Under Senior Citizens Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the expression “love and affection” written in a Gift Deed cannot be treated as a statutory maintenance condition under Section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.Section 23 of the Act allows a transfer of property by a senior citizen— by way of gift or otherwise— to be declared void by a Tribunal if...

'Elephants Can't Be Displaced': Karnataka High Court Quashes Land Acquisition For Housing Project In Bannerghatta National Park

The Karnataka High Court has quashed acquisition of land near Bannerghatta National Park for a housing project, observing that the area forms part of a corridor used by elephants who cannot be displaced from their homes or treated as occupants without any rights. It further underscored that while land acquisition should be for the greater purpose of public good, however no public purpose can supersede the object of environmental conservation. A division bench of Justice DK Singh and...

Karnataka High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs On Man For Marking Plea Against ED Officer To CJI, Finance Minister

Attempt made to secure intervention through channels outside judicial process, Court said.

Son's Death Doesn't By Itself Make Daughter-In-Law Liable To Maintain Mother-In-Law Under Senior Citizens Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that the death of a son does not by itself obligate the daughter-in-law to maintain her mother-in-law under Section 23 of the Senior Citizens Act, which allows a senior citizen to get a property transfer cancelled if the receiving party fails to provide basic care and physical needs of the senior citizen.Setting aside the order of the Maintenance and Welfare...

'Subjected Children To Hardship': Karnataka High Court Orders Psychological Assessment Of Parents Amid Custody Battle

The Karnataka High Court directed a separated couple to undergo psychological assessment and counselling for “fair parenting”, while refusing the husband's plea to subject their minor twins to a psychological assessment to evaluate the extent of “parental alienation” allegedly caused by their mother. “Undoubtedly in case there is necessity for such psychological assessment...

Man Accidentally Exposing Himself While Urinating In Open Not 'Sexual Harassment': Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has granted relief to a man booked under Section 75(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), holding that accidentally coming in front of a woman while answering nature's call, without any sexual intent, would not by itself constitute the offence.The bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna observed:"The petitioner, admittedly, even according to the complaint, was...

Muda Case: Activist Tells Karnataka High Court Trial Court Order Contradicts Closure Report It Accepted

Activist Snehamayi Krishna told the Karnataka High Court that the Trial Court, while accepting the Lokayukta Police's B Report (Closure Report) in the alleged MUDA land scam case involving former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family members, had recorded findings in its order that were contrary to the contents of the report.Krishna's counsel submitted that the B Report stated that no...

Karnataka High Court Issues Guidelines For Trial Courts & Police On Section164 CrPC Statement, Says Copies Must Be Furnished To Accused

Upholding the right to a fair trial, the Karnataka High Court has recently acquitted a POCSO accused, while simultaneously issuing suo motu guidelines for Investigating Officers and trial Courts on recordview of Section 164 CrPC [Section 183 BNSS] statements, as well as the mandatory furnishing of statements recorded to the accused. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 322]The Division Bench of Justice...

Suicide Of Child Requires Different Investigative Approach Than Adult: Karnataka High Court Rejects Closure Report

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed a trial court order accepting police's second 'B' report in a case involving the alleged suicide of a student who is claimed to have left behind a death note stating 'marks is not everything' while naming her principal, teachers, and classmates. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 320]The single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while allowing the...

Karnataka High Court Slams Police For 'Illegal' Arrest Of Activist Over Post On Kunal Kamra's Show Cancellation

The Karnataka High Court on August 28[ Friday] came down heavily on the Whitefield Police for what it termed as a recurring pattern of illegal arrests by the Station, by allegedly misusing the provision under Section 35(3) BNSS.The single judge bench of Justice M.Nagaprasanna, while hearing a petition filed by Hindu activist Mohan Gowda challenging the registration of an FIR and his arrest...