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Safety over termination: Karnataka High Court denies a 28-week abortion plea of sexual assault victim

March 12, 2026 14:54 IST

The High Court also directed the hospital to provide continuous medical supervision and appropriate antenatal care for the sexual assault victim until delivery.

No ID, no entry: Karnataka HC calls for strict age verification to prevent children from entering pubs in Bengaluru

March 11, 2026 20:02 IST

In the wake of the death of a 15-year-old student, the Karnataka High Court has issued a stern warning that pub licences are at risk over underage drinking.

Landmark ruling by Karnataka HC: No criminal liability for cheque bounce if police freeze your bank account

March 11, 2026 16:46 IST

The Karnataka High Court quashed proceedings against ND Developers, stating that criminal liability for a cheque bounce requires the accused to have active control over the account.

‘Law doesn’t criminalise heartbreak’: Karnataka HC quashes case against man over broken promise of marriage

March 10, 2026 15:41 IST

The Karnataka High Court also noted that the relationship from December 2022 to June 2024 was consensual and took place entirely in Ireland.

‘Children, 15 years of marriage no shield against criminal charges’: Karnataka HC refuses to quash suicide abetment case against husband

March 10, 2026 14:27 IST

The Karnataka High Court noted that the complaint, charge sheet summary, and recorded statements suggest the husband’s proximity to the incident, as there had been a squabble between him and the wife prior to her death.

Belagavi startup vs global AI giant: Karnataka court orders summons to Anthropic’s US headquarters in Rs 1 crore trademark suit

March 09, 2026 17:38 IST

Belagavi startup vs global AI giant: Karnataka court orders summons to Anthropic’s US headquarters in Rs 1 crore trademark suit.

Will review ‘dismal’ conditions at Mangaluru’s Pilikula zoo before renewal, Centre informs Karnataka High Court

March 09, 2026 12:41 IST

A PIL filed in the Karnataka High Court has raised several issues at the Pilikula zoo, including rusted enclosures and nitrate-laced fodder.

Why the Karnataka HC allowed a 78-year-old advocate to continue practice he halted during COVID-19 pandemic

March 07, 2026 19:07 IST

Channabasappa Lingappa Mokhashi had stopped practising after surrendering his ‘sanad’—a licence to practice—during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Karnataka HC division bench sets aside single-judge order, rules out re-evaluation of answer scripts of failed medical students

March 06, 2026 13:38 IST

The Karnataka High Court division bench comprised Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Poonacha.

Why a Sri Lankan Supreme Court judge has moved the Karnataka HC over GoogleSubscriber Only

March 05, 2026 16:01 IST

Justice A H M D Nawaz has sought action against defamatory articles published against him, saying they have inflicted grievous damage upon his international reputation as a jurist.

No right to work until retirement if department is shut down, says Karnataka HC, upholds professors’ terminationSubscriber Only

March 05, 2026 13:08 IST

The Karnataka High Court allows an appeal filed by Malnad College of Engineering and sets aside a single-judge order that annulled termination orders issued to two automobile engineering professors.

‘Can’t be granted on mere request’: Karnataka HC on Renukaswamy murder case accused’s plea for home foodSubscriber Only

March 04, 2026 16:57 IST

The Karnataka High Court directed that a medical officer or dietician should conduct periodic inspection of the food prepared for undertrials/inmates and record its quality.

If husband feels harassed by wife and kills himself, isn’t that abetment of suicide? Karnataka HC asks in Atul Subhash caseSubscriber Only

March 04, 2026 13:15 IST

Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash allegedly died by suicide on December 9, 2024, leaving behind a video accusing his wife and in-laws of harassing him by filing false matrimonial cases.

Karnataka HC orders policy to ensure content on govt websites is consistent with lawSubscriber Only

March 03, 2026 15:03 IST

Inconsistent or outdated information on official websites can ‘undermine public confidence’ and give rise to allegations of ‘arbitrariness or unfairness’, the Karnataka High Court said.

Karnataka HC to hear plea challenging mandatory singing of all 6 stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ in schoolsSubscriber Only

February 27, 2026 17:07 IST

The petition contends that the 'official version' notified under the government protocol includes the contentious Stanza 5 with religious imagery, which explicitly invokes Hindu goddesses Durga, Kamala (Lakshmi), and Vani (Saraswati) by name. 

‘Accused must have conscious knowledge’: Karnataka HC rules vacant land owners aren’t liable for naturally growing ganjaSubscriber Only

February 24, 2026 20:04 IST

The Karnataka High Court discharged a 67-year-old woman accused of growing ganja plants on her vacant land.

Karnataka HC quashes case against school principal in national flag insult caseSubscriber Only

February 24, 2026 14:46 IST

Chikkanna alleged that after the Gandhi Jayanti celebration at the school, the WhatsApp status of all students and many others displayed the photo of Venugopal B C standing with his slippers on the national flag.

Karnataka HC quashes case against govt official for hoisting national flag upside downSubscriber Only

February 21, 2026 12:50 IST

The incident took place during an Independence Day ceremony held at the Alloli Gram Panchayat office in Chittapur taluk in 2021.

Karnataka High Court quashes case over WhatsApp message criticising invite to Hindu priestsSubscriber Only

February 20, 2026 14:58 IST

The Karnataka High Court said the petitioner did not send any such obscene messages, nor publish nor transmit any obscene messages to the complainant. "The ingredients of Section 67 of the IT Act do not apply in the case at hand.”

Cops expected to have ‘good relationship with public’: Karnataka HC upholds compulsory retirement of constable who assaulted shop ownerSubscriber Only

February 19, 2026 17:28 IST

The Karnataka High Court clarified that an acquittal in a criminal case does not bar departmental disciplinary action.

‘Inhuman to separate them’: Karnataka High Court backs couple who raised abandoned baby for 10 yearsSubscriber Only

February 19, 2026 16:32 IST

'Inhuman to separate them': Karnataka High Court backs couple who raised abandoned baby for 10 years

‘A fictitious banking edifice’: Karnataka HC refuses to quash case against scammers in Rs 227-crore fake SBI website scamSubscriber Only

February 18, 2026 14:08 IST

The scammers who created a fake SBI website duped the complainant, who wanted a loan for setting up a sugar factory.

‘What direction can we give?’: Karnataka High Court declines to issue judicial orders on Bengaluru traffic, leaves it to state govtSubscriber Only

February 18, 2026 12:16 IST

Advocate A V Amarnathan requested the Karnataka High Court to direct the appointment of a panel of traffic management experts, under the court's supervision, to advise the respondents to expedite the traffic-related projects in Bengaluru.

‘Abuse of legal process’: Karnataka High Court quashes BJP’s 2023 defamation case against Rahul Gandhi over ‘corruption rate card’ adsSubscriber Only

February 17, 2026 14:26 IST

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar were also named in the case registered under sections 499 and 500 of the IPC by the BJP.

‘No hard and fast rule…to verify age of bride, bridegroom’: Karnataka HC respite for wedding hall owner in child marriage caseSubscriber Only

February 17, 2026 14:23 IST

A wedding hall owner in Karnataka’s Vijayapura was booked under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, after a minor girl got married at the premises.