Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court stays criminal proceedings against Kajal Hindustani, who was booked for speaking against love jihad in Udupi

An FIR was lodged against Kajal Hindustani in 2022 under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 34 and 153A while a chargesheet was filed against her under IPC Section 505(2).

Husband’s relatives are often booked under Section 498A without any evidence: Karnataka HC expresses concerns over misuse of the IPC section

Citing misuse of Section 498A, the court observed that even relatives who don't stay with the complainant are often brought under the purview of the provision.

CBI moves Karnataka High Court challenging state Congress govt’s decision to withdraw case against Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

CBI has moved the Karnataka High Court after the state government dropped the CBI case against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Karnataka High Court stays Bengaluru Police order to shut down Phoenix Mall of Asia for 15 days, says no action till further hearing

Justice M.G.S. Kamal passed the order after the Phoenix Mall of Asia voluntarily gave assurance that it would not operate for a day on 31st December.

Accused in Gauri Lankesh case, languishing in jail for 5 years, gets bail: Here are the details of the order and what Karnataka HC said

Mohan Nayak was arrested on 18th July 2018 and his bail application has been rejected on 5 different occasions.

Karnataka HC refuses to entertain plea of Congress leader DK Shivakumar to quash CBI’s disproportionate assets case against him

Coming as a setback for the Congress leader, the Karnataka HC dismissed the petition filed by DK Shivakumar seeking quashing of the CBI's disproportionate assets case against him

Karnataka HC asks police not to take coercive action against Sudhir Chaudhary, says no need for any custodial interrogation

The Karnataka HC said that it would decide on the plea filed by Sudhir Chaudhary next Wednesday, and asked the police not to take any coercive steps against him in…

Sister cannot have deceased brother’s job, family includes wife and children: Karnataka HC

As per the said rule, the definition of "family" includes "(i) in the case of the deceased male married Government Servant, his widow, son and daughter (unmarried/married/divorced/widowed) who were dependent…

Karnataka High Court disqualifies HD Deve Gowda’s grandson as Lok Sabha MP over irregularities in election affidavit

The election of JD(S) MP from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna was declared null and void by the Karnataka High Court.

‘Registration not enough, MHA clearance mandatory to receive foreign funds: Karnataka HC rejects plea of NGO seeking release of funds from ‘Dan Church Aid’

Karnataka High Court ruled that NGOs receiving foreign funding will always be a subject of approval by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs