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The Karnataka High Court held that the 2021 amendment to the 1996 Rules, being a substitution and not an insertion, entitles married daughters to compassionate appointment even for deaths predating the amendment.
Justice S Vishwajith Shetty granted bail to a 28-year-old man charged under POCSO and BNS after finding the victim and accused had married in a temple and lived together consensually.
Justice B M Shyam Prasad granted status quo on a 2,484.81 sq m civic amenity site after finding the allotment resolution preceded the close of the application window.
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court held that a private criminal contempt petition filed without the Advocate General's consent cannot be numbered or admitted on the judicial side without first being placed before the Chief Justice.
The Karnataka High Court Dharwad Bench directed BPCL, HPCL and IOCL to consider a dedicated ethanol plant's representation for full allocation under its Long-Term Offtake Agreement.
Justice S. Rachaiah dismissed four separate bail petitions arising from Crime No. 69/2025, holding that vulgar social media comments targeting a woman's dignity warranted rejection to send a deterrent message.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru dismissed challenges to Karnataka's Premium Floor Area Ratio scheme, holding it does not violate Articles 14, 21, 300A or 243ZE of the Constitution.
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court held that properties allotted to a father under a family partition of his own father's self-acquired land do not acquire ancestral character, defeating a daughter's coparcenary claim.
Karnataka High Court sets aside IndusInd Bank's full account freeze, holding that a bank's authority is limited strictly to the aggregate amount specified in freezing directions from investigating agencies.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that cumulative default imprisonment for non-payment of fine across three cheque-dishonour cases rooted in a single loan agreement was disproportionate, and ordered immediate release.
Justice Suraj Govindaraj directed the Additional Government Advocate to make submissions on when the final report would be filed, relisting the matter for 29 June 2026.
Karnataka High Court dismisses RTI writ, holding that a public servant's asset and liability statements remain personal information under Section 8(1)(j) even when sought to support a private fraud dispute.
The High Court of J&K and Ladakh at Jammu quashed two identical PSA detention orders against a man accused of forest land encroachment, finding the detaining authority had invoked wrong statutory provisions on vague, extraneous grounds.
Justice Suraj Govindaraj affirmed BSNL's civil liability for negligently issuing a duplicate SIM card that enabled Rs 87.7 lakh in fraudulent RTGS/NEFT transfers from a Shivamogga co-operative bank's account.
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court has quashed acquisition of farmland near Bengaluru initiated under the KIAD Act for a profitable private industry association, finding no award passed in 14 years and no genuine public purpose.
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court has quashed land acquisition proceedings initiated under the KIAD Act to expand a private exhibition centre, holding the exercise a fraud on statute and constitutionally void.
The Karnataka High Court quashed proceedings under Section 108 BNS, finding no suicide had occurred, and ordered a departmental enquiry against the investigating officer who filed the charge sheet.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna quashed Crime No. 94/2024 against an advocate arrayed as accused for representing a litigant and seeking school records under the RTI Act, finding no ingredient of forgery or atrocity offences.
Justice R. Nataraj held that where a case turns on a telephone conversation, custodial interrogation is unnecessary and anticipatory bail cannot be refused on seriousness alone.
Justice R. Nataraj of the Karnataka High Court rejected anticipatory bail for a 52-year-old theatre owner facing charges of stalking, sexual harassment, and caste-based abuse of a minor girl.
Justice V Srishananda held that even if grounds of arrest were improperly furnished, an accused facing commercial-quantity NDPS charges cannot secure bail without satisfying the twin conditions under Section 37.
