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‘Chop off a hand or leg…’: Karnataka HC backs Gulf-style punishments while denying bail in a rape case

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka High Court judge observed that people are committing heinous crimes very casually, apparently because the perpetrators are not being dealt with strictly under existing laws. This failure has undermined the deterrent effect that laws are meant to have.

Karnataka High Court rejects plea against Vande Mataram advisory for schools, notes it is optional, not compulsory

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The Karnataka High Court on Thursday, 9th April, dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged the Centre’s advisory on singing Vande Mataram in...
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Karnataka HC quashes FIR against spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in ‘land encroachment’ case, court earlier found no prima facie evidence: Details

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In January this year, the High Court stayed the investigation against spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in connection with the case.
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Karnataka HC directs Congress govt to submit police investigation report after no ‘mass burial’ was found in Dharmasthala: Details

OpIndia Staff -
In December 2025, the SIT submitted a complaint report before a court saying that the whole case was fabricated.
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Karnataka High Court grants bail to son of former Congress MP in forgery case: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI has pointed out that Srinivas forged some documents, including a will to make himself a beneficiary of Raghunath's properties.
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Land encroachment case against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Karnataka HC reserves order on petition by spiritual leader to quash FIR

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“Order is reserved, interim order subsisting would continue till disposal of the petition,” Justice M Nagaprasanna said.
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Supreme Court ends more than 100-year-old old legal battle, upholds hereditary pujari right at Amogasidda temple in Karnataka: Here is what you should know...

Rukma Rathore -
The issue pertained to a long-running dispute that lasted more than a century, in which the appellants or defendants (Ogeppa, deceased) and the respondents or plaintiffs (Sahebgouda, deceased) made opposing assertions with regard to the ancestral pujari rights and the authority to carry out worship of Amogasidda, a saint who died 600 years ago.
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SC reserves verdict on appeal against Karnataka HC decision of striking down Karnataka Hindu Endowments Act: Read how the law violated the Constitution

Aditi -
The High Court called out the state government for trying to divide the Hindu religion in the guise of creating a "uniform law".
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Karnataka HC refuses to quash FIR against Congress leader Mukarram Khan, who threatened to cut Hindus into pieces

OpIndia Staff -
High Court quashed the case against the other accused, Soyab Khan, who was accused of giving shelter to Mukarram Khan in Hyderabad to help him escape the police.
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Karnataka: Ladle Mashaikh Dargah moves Supreme Court seeking to prevent Hindus from worshipping Raghava Chaitanya Shivling in its premises on Shivaratri

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The Ladle Mashaik Dargah has moved the Supreme Court to block Maha Shivaratri puja on February 15. The plea alleges a "strategic pattern" of using interim court orders to bypass the Places of Worship Act and alter the site's religious character.
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