Karnataka High Court
Can Eco-Development Committee Levy Parking Fees On Temple Devotees In Eco-Sensitive Zone? Karnataka High Court Asks
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (July 22) questioned the authority of an Eco-Development Committee (EDC) to collect parking fees from devotees visiting the Sri Anjaneyaswamy Temple at Mutatti in Mandya district, prima facie observing that the temple, though situated in an eco-sensitive zone, cannot itself be treated as an eco-tourism project.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice K.S. Hemalekha was hearing a public interest litigation filed by Nagaraju D....
Vehicle Owner Can't File MACT Claim Against Insurance Company For Damage Caused To Own Car: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has set aside an order of the Motor Vehicle Tribunal granting compensation to a car owner after observing that he had filed a claim against the insurance company in respect of damage caused to his own car which is not permitted under the Section 166 MV Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 261]The claimant, the owner of a car, alleged that due to the rashness and negligence of...
Karnataka High Court Refuses To Quash Extortion Case Against Lawyer Accused Of Posing As Policeman, Seeking ₹5 Lakh Bribe
The Karnataka High Court has recently refused to quash an FIR registered against a lawyer for alleged extortion from a labourer to the tune of Rs 5 lakhs by impersonating a police officer, holding that the allegations prima facie disclos commission of a cognizable offence which requires further investigation. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 262] The single judge bench of Justice Anant...
Karnataka High Court Directs Law College To Replace Course Banners Featuring Person In Advocates' Attire, Cites BCI Rules Against Advertisements
The Karnataka High Court has directed Bharathi Education Society Trust to replace course banners featuring the image of a person in advocates' attire, observing that such publicity could violate the Bar Council of India (BCI) Rules prohibiting advertisements by individuals. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 260]A single judge bench of Justice BM Shyam Prasad granted the Trust eight weeks to replace the...
Gen Z Lingo Lands Student In Criminal Case: Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Over Instagram DM Calling Classmate Beautiful
The Karnataka High Court has held that a private Instagram chat between two classmates, in which a male student complimented his female classmate using what the Court described as “Gen Z lingo”, does not attract the offences of stalking, voyeurism or outraging the modesty of a woman. [2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 259]A single judge bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while quashing the FIR...
'74 Unnatural Deaths, Bodies Buried Without Following Procedure': Karnataka High Court Told In PIL To Inspect Dharmasthala 'Mass Burial' Sites
The mother of the girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in the temple town of Dharmasthala, told the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (July 21) that there was 'a deeply disturbing pattern of unnatural deaths and disappearances' in and around the region.A Division Bench of the Chief Justice and Justice K.S. Hemalekha was hearing the PIL filed by the mother seeking a relief that the burial...
LiveLaw Karnataka High Court Weekly Round Up: July 13 To July 19, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242 to 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 255NOMINAL INDEXCentury Club vs. S. Umapathy & Anr.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 242Sangeetha Agrawal & Anr. vs. M/S Esteem Gardenia Apartment Owners Association, 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 243Manjunatha H.C. vs. Buden Sab & Ors.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 244P v. State of Karnataka & Ors.., 2026 LiveLaw (Kar) 245 Velu @ Velmayil Somu &...
'Investigate Murder, Not The Tweet': Karnataka High Court Stays Probe Against Law Student Booked Over Bantwal Murder Post Targeting Congress
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (July 20) stayed further investigation against a sixth-semester law student who was booked in two separate FIRs over a social media post on the murder of a young woman at the Bantwal bus stand, in which he had alleged that the Congress government would “quietly withdraw” the case against the accused.Granting interim relief, the single-judge bench of...
Karnataka High Court Halts Cruelty FIR Against Husband, Notes Similar Case Over Allegedly Restricting Wife's Beauty Parlour Visits Was Stayed
The Karnataka High Court on Friday (July 17) stayed the investigation and inquiry in a cruelty case registered against a husband, noting that the allegations in the FIR were a "translated version" of an earlier domestic violence complaint that had already been stayed by the Court.A single-judge Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order in a petition filed by a BESCOM...
Major Unmarried Daughter Can Seek Educational Expenses For Post-Graduation Under Domestic Violence Act: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has held that a father is obligated to bear the educational expenses of his unmarried daughter pursuing postgraduate medical studies under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, even after she has attained majority, observing that the parental obligation to provide education does not cease merely because the child has become an adult. [2026...