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Absolutely Unbecoming Of An Advocate: Karnataka High Court Initiates Contempt Case Over Courtroom Ruckus, Orders Identification From CCTV

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (November 3) said that it has initiated contempt proceedings against certain persons allegedly including lawyers who are stated to have entered a court room and "caused a ruckus". For context, various advocates associations in the State were observing a strike on Tuesday protesting against violence on advocates and seeking implementation of Prohibition...

Karnataka High Court Fines Panchayat Officer ₹50K Over Illegal Demolition Without Formal Acquisition & Compensation To Victim

The Karnataka High Court upheld an order which held that the demolition of a citizen's residential or commercial property for public projects like road widening without initiating formal acquisition proceedings or paying compensation amounts to a deprivation of property and livelihood, violating Article 300A of the Constitution of India. A Division Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna and...

Parties Can File Application In Kannada Language Before State Administrative Tribunal: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an application before State Administrative Tribunal can be filed in Kannada language, observing that the expression “proceedings” under Rule 3 Karnataka Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules read along with Rule 9(iii) KAT Rules of Practice includes filing of an application in Kannada.Consequently, the Division Bench of Justice Ashok S. Kinagi...

Waqf Registration Of Property Based On Tenants Application Without Notifying Mutawalli Violates Natural Justice: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that registration of a property as a waqf property at the instance of a tenant facing eviction, instead of a Mutawalli(manager), amounts to gross violation of the principles of natural justice, and a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging such registration certificate would be maintainable.Justice T.P. Vivekananda was hearing a writ...

Client Hurling Casteist Slurs At Lawyer In Her Office Amounts To Public View Under SC/ST Act: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that an advocate's office would constitute a “place within public view” under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, if members of the public or clients are present.Justice M. Nagaprasanna was hearing a petition filed by a woman and her mother seeking to quash criminal proceedings against them for the...

Wifes Stay At Parental Home For Less Than 2-Years Not Desertion: Karnataka High Court Rejects Husbands Divorce Plea

The Karnataka High Court has held that a wife residing for less than two years at her parental home prior to presentation of divorce plea by husband is not a ground for the husband to claim desertion by wife. In doing so the court dismissed the husband's appeal challenging a Family Court order that rejected his divorce petition. A Division Bench of Justice D.K. Singh and Justice H....

Defamation Complaint Cant Be Referred To Police For Investigation Under Section 156(3) CrPC: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that a Magistrate cannot refer a private complaint alleging defamation punishable under Section 500 IPC to the police for investigation under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).Consequently, Justice H.P. Sandesh quashed the Trial Court's order that referred the defamation case to police for probe and subsequently took cognizance based on...

Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against BJP Leader For Making Political Promises During Religious Event

The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed the criminal proceedings against a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader booked under the Religious Institutions (Prevention of Misuse) Act over attending a religious event during model code of conduct and making promises to construct a building near a temple after the 2023 assembly elections. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 437]The single judge bench of...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Case Against Advocate Over Alleged Assault, Outraging Modesty Of Client

The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR lodged against a lawyer for outraging the modesty of the complainant who was his client, noting that the ingredients of the offence were missing and that the complainant had categorically stated that the lawyer never assaulted her and did not commit any act outraging her modesty. The case stemmed from a complaint lodged on June 30, 2021, by the...

Karnataka High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Placing Footwear On Ambedkar, Jagjivan Ram Photos; Says Probe Complete

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a 38-year-old man accused of tying footwear on the photographs of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Babu Jagjivan Ram, reasoning that he had already been in judicial custody for nearly six months and the investigation was complete. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 439]The single judge bench of Justice Rajeshwari N. Hegde allowed the plea filed by the accused while...

Karnataka High Court Sets Aside Rape Conviction After 10 Yrs, Says Absence Of Expected Injuries Creates Doubt

The Karnataka High Court has set aside a man's conviction for rape and criminal intimidation, observing that the absence of expected injuries on the survivor's body raised doubts about the alleged incident. The Court also noted that the possibility of false implication arising from political rivalry between the families could not be ruled out.A single-judge bench of Justice S...