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A Karnataka High Court Division Bench holds that the 1913 free land grant by the Maharaja of Mysuru amounts to substantial indirect financing, bringing the private members' club within the RTI Act's definition of Public Authority.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that school authorities who destroyed evidence, threatened the victim and withheld information from parents cannot escape prosecution under Section 21 of the POCSO Act.
A Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court enlarged Fairoz Pasha on bail after over five-and-a-half years in custody, citing bail granted to similarly placed co-accused under the UAPA.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna quashed a Mangaluru South police FIR against Afeefa Fathima after she filed an affidavit undertaking to delete the posts and exercise restraint on social media.
Karnataka High Court directs the Executive Officer of Chamundeshwari Temple to permit the hereditary Sannidhi Paricharaka to perform pujas, ruling that vitiligo is no ground for exclusion under Article 14.
Karnataka High Court sets aside Family Court order granting visitation rights to a father who had voluntarily relinquished them in a mediation settlement and never assumed parental responsibilities.
The Karnataka High Court held that Section 26E of the SARFAESI Act, which confers priority on registered secured creditors, cannot extinguish a statutory first charge independently created under Andhra Pradesh tax legislation.
The Karnataka High Court set aside a Sessions Court bail refusal and released two men accused of defacing a portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar under the SC/ST (POA) Act and BNS.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed the State's challenge to a KSAT order directing pensionary benefits at the promoted scale for a Senior Lecturer who assumed charge as Professor, C.T.E., on his last working day.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that instigation over the telephone by a sister-in-law residing abroad does not constitute an ingredient of Section 498A IPC, quashing Crime No. 377/2024.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed the Enforcement Directorate's petition to cancel bail granted to a woman accused under the PMLA, holding that Section 45's twin conditions do not apply to women.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna held that a school bus is an extension of the school itself, and allegations of absent attendant and non-functional CCTV demand investigation under Section 125(a) BNS.
The Karnataka High Court dismissed a Section 482 petition by a Mangaluru travel agent charged with furnishing fabricated addresses in fifteen passport renewal applications, one of which benefited a person wanted by the Andhra Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna dismissed a petition by the wife of an accused rapist who allegedly transmitted sexually explicit videos of the complainant to her husband and relatives via WhatsApp.
Karnataka High Court sets aside a Mysuru magistrate's order directing a husband earning ₹60,646 per month to pay ₹20,000 interim maintenance to a wife earning ₹1,00,000 monthly.
The Karnataka High Court struck down a Karnataka State Law University circular that required repeater LLB students to appear for revised syllabus subjects their college had never taught.
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.
