Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court Upholds Acquittal in Case Involving Alleged Atrocities Against Scheduled Caste Community
State's Appeal Against Trial Court's Acquittal Dismissed Due to Material Contradictions and Identification Issues in Dar...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Quashing of Minimum Wages Notification for Garment Industry, Directs Fresh Revision Exercise
Court Emphasizes Mandatory Statutory Procedure Under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Must Be Followed Despite Repeal; Rejects Go...
Karnataka High Court Closes Contempt Petition Against BPL Ltd. for Alleged Breach of Property Restraint Order
Court holds that mere board resolution authorizing loan security by charge or pledge insufficient to establish contempt ...
Karnataka High Court Appoints Sole Arbitrator to Resolve Disputes in Air Force Construction Contract
Court invokes Section 11(6) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, directing retired District Judge to arbitrate cla...
Karnataka High Court Refuses to Condon Delay of 92 Days in Filing Commercial Appeal by IRCTC
Court emphasizes strict adherence to limitation period under Commercial Courts Act, citing lack of sufficient cause and ...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Protesters Blocking Highway After Fatal Accident
Court holds that mere participation in spontaneous protest without allegations of damage or overt criminal acts does not...
Karnataka High Court Rules on Service Benefits for Employees of Private Aided Educational Institutions
Court holds service during non-grant period countable for pay fixation and pension but denies salary arrears for that pe...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Priority of Valid Share Pledge Over Personal Guarantees in Vijay Mallya's Loan Disputes
Court Rules that Pledge on United Breweries Shares Created Under Valid Agreement Holds Priority Over Consortium of Banks...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Father's Visitation Rights Despite Maintenance Disputes, Modifies Trial Court Order for Child's Welfare
Court emphasizes child's best interests as paramount, orders husband to clear maintenance arrears but affirms his right ...
Karnataka High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail in Serious Sexual and Caste-Based Atrocity Case
Court emphasizes gravity of repeated rape, unnatural sexual assault, and caste-based abuse allegations; investigation in...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition Seeking Return of Minor Child to Canada, Emphasizes Welfare Over Foreign Court Orders
Court holds that Indian courts are not bound to mechanically enforce foreign custody orders; welfare and best interests ...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Family Court's Rejection of Divorce Petition, Citing Lack of Evidence on Mental Disorder and Cruelty
Court Rules Unsubstantiated Allegations of Mental Disorder and Cruelty Amount to Legal Cruelty; Irretrievable Breakdown ...
Set up district level committees to check illegal migrants: K'taka HC to govt
The court also directed the state government to establish district-level committees to address illegal immigration in ac...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Proceedings in Illegal Cattle Slaughter Case for Pre-FIR Investigation Lapses
Court holds police action of conducting raid and seizure before FIR registration violates mandatory procedure under CrPC...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Proceedings to Declare Shri Vishnumurthy Temple as Notified Institution, Orders Fresh Enquiry
Court Rules Mismanagement Allegations Supported by Cogent Material, but Stresses Proper Enquiry Procedure Under Karnatak...
Karnataka High Court Reduces Permanent Alimony Award After Wife's Remarriage in Bharath N. Padasale v. Smt. Amulya G
Remarriage of divorced wife deemed material change in circumstances; alimony reduced from Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 10 lakh whi...
Karnataka High Court Refuses to Quash Criminal Proceedings Against Mr. Vivek M Narayan in Family Dispute Assault Case
Court holds delay in lodging FIR and pending partition suit insufficient to quash charges of assault, wrongful restraint...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Suspension of Wellness Forever's Drug Licence, Orders Reconsideration in Accordance with Law
Court Rules Composite Show Cause Notice-Cum-Suspension Order Violates Natural Justice Under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1...
Karnataka High Court Refuses to Quash Cheating Case in Property Sale Dispute, Imposes Costs for Counsel's Improper Conduct
Court holds that allegations of selling property despite occupancy rights granted require detailed trial; imposes Rs.15,...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Homebuyer in Housing Loan Dispute, Cites Abuse of Criminal Process
Court holds that builder's failure to complete project and sale to third party does not implicate borrower in criminal w...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Married Daughters' Right to Share in Tenanted Land Granted Under Land Reforms Act
Married daughters entitled to inheritance under Hindu Succession Act, overriding Karnataka Land Reforms Act; Supreme Cou...
Karnataka High Court Directs Immediate Reference for Enhanced Land Acquisition Compensation, Awards Rs.1 Lakh to 102-Year-Old Petitioner for Harassment
Court reprimands official negligence over 17-year delay in referring compensation dispute under Land Acquisition Act, 18...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Lessee's Right to Terminate Lease by Six Months' Notice, Sets Aside Arbitral Award's Rent Liability Portion
Court finds arbitral tribunal's interpretation of termination clause patently illegal for negating express contractual r...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Attachment and Sale of Project Property
Court holds petitioners cannot challenge consequential attachment order after original order attained finality; further ...
Karnataka High Court Quashes Charge Sheet Against Mubarak Shariff and Others in Unlawful Assembly Case
Court holds that prosecution based solely on police testimony without independent witnesses amounts to abuse of process ...
Karnataka High Court Refuses to Quash FIR in Infant's Finger Amputation Case, Orders Expert-Assisted Investigation
Court Emphasizes Need for Objective Probe into Alleged Medical Negligence During Four-Hour Delay in Surgery at Chinmaya ...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Family Court Decision, Dismisses Divorce Petition Filed on Grounds of Cruelty and Mental Disorder under Special Marriage Act
Husband fails to produce cogent evidence of cruelty or incurable mental disorder by wife; Court stresses need for contin...
Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Law Increasing SC/ST Reservation Beyond 50 percent Ceiling
Court Holds 50% Reservation Ceiling a Firm Constitutional Limit; Karnataka Act Raising Total Reservation to 56% Violates...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Cancellation of Occupancy Certificates in Raffles Residency Project, Citing Fraud and Incomplete Construction
Court finds Gram Panchayat competent authority for occupancy certificates within Local Planning Areas but invalidates ce...
Karnataka High Court Frames Charges for Civil Contempt Over Non-Compliance of Pension Benefits Order
Court holds government officers liable for willful disobedience in extending pensionary benefits despite finality of wri...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Partition Suit, Upholds Findings of Separate Possession
Court Affirms Non-Existence of Joint Hindu Family, Reinforces Principles of Ancestral Property Ownership...
Karnataka High Court Quashes FIR Against Imtiyaz Nuruddin Chinchali
Allegations of Insulting Statements Against Prime Minister Found Baseless; Criminal Proceedings Quashed...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Defamation Case Against Adaguru H. Vishwanath
Petition to Quash Defamation Proceedings Dismissed; Matters to be Decided at Trial...
Karnataka High Court Upholds Continuation of Cheque Bounce Proceedings Despite Discrepancies and Stage of Evidence Contention
Court holds that factual disputes including cheque number discrepancy and timing of issuance require trial; refuses to q...
Karnataka High Court Rules Additional Director Cannot Challenge Search Authorization Against Company in Personal Capacity
Court permits Additional Director to appear in response to summons, emphasizing that only the company can contest search...
Karnataka High Court Partly Quashes FIR Against Woman in Data Transfer Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Court Rules Section 69 of BNS, 2023 Not Attracted Against Woman Accused; Investigation to Continue for Data Transfer and...