High Court
Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru
The Karnataka High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1884 as the Mysore High Court and renamed in 1973. It has jurisdiction over the state of Karnataka.
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Notice of Appearance Must Be Served Physically Under Section 35 BNSS, WhatsApp or Email Not Valid Modes: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently delivered a significant ruling clarifying the procedure under Section 35 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023. The Court held that police cannot serve pre-arrest notice or FIR copies through WhatsApp or email, making physical service mandatory as per law. Court observation on…
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Direct Recruit District Judges' Challenge to Seniority List Dismissed, State Directed to Notify Cadre Strength Within One Month: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has delivered a landmark judgment addressing disputes related to seniority, cadre strength, and promotion of District Judges. In the case of Registrar General High Court of Karnataka and Others versus Sri Pavanesh D and Others, the court clarified important legal principles governing judicial…
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Criminal Law Cannot Be Used to Implicate In-Laws in Matrimonial Disputes, Cruelty FIR Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently delivered an important judgment concerning misuse of criminal law in matrimonial disputes. The Court emphasized that Section 498A Indian Penal Code should not be used as a tool to unnecessarily implicate the husband’s family members in cases arising out of minor marital disagreements.…
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FIR Quashed in Alleged ‘Election Ticket’ Cheating Case Against Prahlad Joshi’s Brother: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court delivered an important ruling in a case involving allegations of cheating and misuse of criminal law under Section 61 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 318(4) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and provisions of the SC ST Act. The case was filed by Sri Gopal Joshi and others seeking quashing of an FIR…
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Centre’s Response Sought on Plea for Uninterrupted LPG Cylinder Supply to Hotels and Restaurants Amid Shortage: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has taken up a petition filed by the Bengaluru Hotels Association regarding the acute shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders affecting hotels and restaurants. The matter was heard by Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum, who issued notice to the Union Government, State Government, and…
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Wife Cannot Seek Husband’s IT Returns Under RTI Act for Maintenance Proceedings, Falls Under ‘Personal Information’ Exemption: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a spouse cannot access the Income Tax Returns or financial records of the other spouse by filing an application under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The Court held that such details fall under Section 8(1)(j) Right to Information Act, 2005, which protects personal…
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Matrimonial Dispute Involving Divorce and Maintenance Settlement Addressed Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench, on 10th March 2026, heard the criminal petition filed by Veerbhadra S/O Shankar Mahoor and other petitioners seeking to quash the criminal proceedings arising out of C.C.No.945/2020. The case involved a private complaint by Smt. Rekha @ Anushree W/O Veerbhadra, registered…
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Live-In Relationship with Another Woman Does Not Amount to Bigamy, Wife’s Case Quashed Against Septuagenarian Husband: Karnataka High Court
In an important ruling on bigamy law under Section 494 IPC, the Karnataka High Court examined a complaint filed by a wife against her husband, his alleged second partner, and even her own children. The complaint claimed that the husband was involved in multiple illicit relationships and was living with another woman…
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ED Appeal Dismissed in PMLA Case Over Freezing of Bank Accounts and Payment of Employee Salaries: Karnataka High Court
A significant judgment was delivered by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru on 9 March 2026 in a dispute between the Directorate of Enforcement under the Ministry of Finance and Zo Private Limited. The case arose from the freezing of bank accounts of Zo Private Limited during an investigation under the Prevention…
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Trial Court Order Granting Home-Cooked Meals to Renukaswamy Murder Accused in Jail Set Aside: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside a trial court order that had allowed home cooked food to certain accused persons lodged in prison in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case. The order was passed by Justice M Nagaprasanna while hearing a petition filed by the State of Karnataka challenging the decision…
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Digital Gold Platform Cannot Escape Law Merely by ‘Cosmetic Garb’ of Transactions, FIR Against JAR App Not Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash the FIR registered against the online gold platform Jar Gold Retail Private Limited and its Director Nishchay Babu Arkalgud. The FIR was registered for offences under Sections 21(1) and 21(2) of the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 (BUDS Act). The court…
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Case Against 3 Accused for Helping Couple Identify Sex of Foetus in Female Foeticide Matter Not Quashed: Karnataka High Court
In a significant ruling on corporate law, the Supreme Court of India clarified that a valuation report is not mandatory for reduction of share capital under Section 66 Companies Act 2013. The Court explained that the statute does not impose any compulsory requirement for submitting a valuation report in every case of…
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BJP MLA’s Daughter Accused of Slapping Woman Police Officer Granted Bail: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on 22 September 2026 granted anticipatory bail to Smt. Aishwarya @ Ishwarya, who was booked in Crime No. 127/2026 by Kyathanahalli Police Station in Mandya district. The case relates to an incident reported on 12 August 2026 at about 4.30 p.m. at Marramma Temple at Arathi Ukkada. According to…
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FIR Against Two Company Officials in ₹50 Lakh Cheque Dishonour Case Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court on 25 September 2026 allowed Crl.P No. 220 of 2018 filed by Sri Udaykiran Vasireddi and quashed proceedings against him in Spl.C.C.No.559/2017. The case involved allegations under Section 354A(1) of IPC and Sections 7 and 11(ii) of the POCSO Act concerning the minor. The court noted that the…
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FIR Over WhatsApp Status Allegedly Promoting Enmity Between Communities Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru has quashed an FIR registered against Sri Venkappa Gowda over a WhatsApp status posted after the 2024 Lok Sabha election results. The case arose from a complaint filed by Sri Venkappa N.P, a member of the Indian National Congress party, on 7 June 2024. The complaint concerned a…
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Widow Permitted to Use Deceased Husband’s Cryopreserved Embryos for Assisted Reproduction: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court at Ernakulam has allowed a woman to use embryos preserved during fertility treatment with her deceased husband for assisted reproduction. Justice Harisankar V. Menon passed the order on 01.09.2026 in W.P.(C) No. 22457 of 2025. The petitioner and her husband, Sreeraj, had been undergoing…
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Lawyer Directed to Plant 1,000 Saplings for Threatening Judge: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court dealt with the conduct of advocate S Rangaswamy during a murder trial before the I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Koppal, sitting at Gangavathi. The sessions judge's record said Rangaswamy brought lawyers from Ballari, stood before the court with crossed arms, stared at the judge for…
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Activist’s ‘Illegal’ Arrest Over Post on Kunal Kamra’s Show Cancellation Slammed, Police Criticized: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has strongly condemned the Whitefield Police for what it described as a recurring pattern of illegal arrests. The court was hearing a petition filed by Mohan Gowda, a Hindu activist, challenging the registration of an FIR and his arrest related to social media posts celebrating the…
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‘No Coercive Steps’ Means Protection From Arrest, Not a Bar on Investigation: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has issued an important clarification regarding the meaning of an order that directs "no coercive steps" against a person. The court clarified that such an order only provides protection from arrest, but does not prevent the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from continuing its investigation or…
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'Nothing NICE About It': Land Acquisition for Bengaluru-Mysuru Corridor Revoked, Called the 'Biggest Scam': Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has strongly criticized the land acquisition process for the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP), declaring it as "nothing nice about it" and describing it as one of the "biggest scams" in the state. The Court upheld an order quashing all proceedings related to land…
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Husband's Legal and Moral Duty to Maintain Wife and Child Cannot Be Avoided Due to Financial Claims; Maintenance Order Upheld: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has recently dismissed the revision plea of a husband who challenged the maintenance amount awarded to his wife and minor daughter under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The Court reaffirmed that a husband's legal and moral duty to maintain his family cannot be avoided…
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Muslim Men's Second Wife Cannot Be Legal Representative if Marriage Under Special Marriage Act Is Void: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has upheld a trial court’s decision that a woman whose marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 was declared void due to her husband's existing first marriage cannot be considered a legal representative in a partition suit. The court emphasized that a marriage under this Act is invalid if…
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State Directed to Examine JJ Act Model for Care and Protection of Vulnerable Senior Citizens: Karnataka High Court
In a landmark order, the Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to explore the possibility of creating a comprehensive legal framework for the protection and care of senior citizens in need. The court emphasized that caring for the elderly is a fundamental responsibility and suggested that a model…
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Unemployment Is No Ground to Deny Maintenance to Wife and Child: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has reaffirmed that an able-bodied husband cannot avoid his legal obligation to maintain his wife and child merely by claiming that he is unemployed. In Sri Harish R. v. Smt. Sowmya and Another, the Court upheld the maintenance awarded by the courts below and refused to interfere with the…
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Husband’s Slap During Quarrel Led to Wife’s Fatal Fall, Murder Conviction Reduced to Culpable Homicide: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has partly allowed an appeal filed by Anjaneyalu, who was convicted of offences relating to the death of his wife, Nandini, in Doddaballapura, Bengaluru Rural district. In its judgment dated September 29, 2026, a Division Bench of Justices Mohammad Nawaz and B. Pramod set aside his conviction…
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Sexual Intercourse on False Promise of Marriage Under S. 69 BNS Does Not Apply to Women: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has partly allowed a petition filed by a woman who was named as accused No.2 in Crime No.185/2026 registered at Subrahmanyapura police station, Bengaluru. The case involved allegations under Sections 69, 308(2), 351(2) read with Section 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Sections…
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Name Is a Civil Right: Minor Girl Allowed to Change Name for Astrological and Numerological Reasons: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has allowed a minor girl's request to change her name from “Lakshmi N.” to “Veena N.” and directed that the new name be entered in all her school records. Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar passed the order on 17.09.2026 in Regular First Appeal No. 703 of 2026. The appeal challenged the dismissal…
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Defence Land Entry Restored as Heirs Could Not Transfer Better Title After 1943 Acquisition: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has allowed the Defence authorities’ appeal in a dispute over 3 acres 12 guntas in Sy. No. 33, Sonnappanahalli Village, used as an Indian Air Force aircraft taxi track at Yelahanka. The dispute arose after Mr Mohsin Sharieff claimed rights over the land based on an agreement of sale dated…
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M.A. Degree Alone Cannot Bar Wife From Claiming Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Dharwad has directed Rajesh to pay Rs.5,000 per month as maintenance to his former wife, Sujata, in addition to the Rs.5,000 per month already awarded for their minor son. Sujata had sought maintenance of Rs.20,000 per month for herself and Rs.10,000 per month for her son under Section 125…
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JSW Steel’s Pleas Against PMLA Attachment Dismissed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru has dismissed two writ petitions filed by JSW Steel Limited challenging proceedings relating to the attachment of its bank accounts under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. The petitions, WP No. 9583 of 2025 and WP No. 8943 of 2025, challenged a 30 January 2025 order of…
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POCSO Case Against Father Quashed Over Contradictions in Complaint and Lack of Medical Evidence: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru, on 25 September 2026, quashed criminal proceedings against Udaykiran Vasireddi in a case involving allegations under Section 354A(1) of IPC and Sections 7 and 11(ii) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The case arose from a complaint by his wife concerning…
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FIR Against BJP’s Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and T.S. Srivatsa Over Remarks on ST Status for Kurubas Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case against Karnataka Legislative Council Leader of Opposition T. Narayanaswamy and sitting MLA T.S. Srivatsa over statements and social media posts opposing reservation for the Kuruba community under the Scheduled Tribe category. FIR challenged before High Court The…
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Mere Knowledge of Gold’s Location and Suspicion Cannot Sustain Prosecution, Gold Theft FIR Quashed: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Suresh @ Suresh Naik K in a case involving allegations that gold articles were stolen from the house of Chetan M. Jain in Bengaluru. Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order on 16 September 2026 in Criminal Petition No.111 of 2025. The case arose from…
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Domestic Violence Case Against Parents-in-Law Quashed, General Allegations Insufficient to Sustain Proceedings: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court at Dharwad has partly allowed Criminal Petition No. 101593 of 2025 and quashed domestic violence proceedings against the husband’s parents, while allowing the case to continue against the husband. The case arose from proceedings filed by Rashmi, wife of Ashirvad Upadhyaya, under Section 12 of…
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DGP Orders Strict Compliance With Section 35 BNSS After High Court Remarks on Illegal Arrests, Warns Police of Personal Liability: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka Police Department has issued a statewide circular directing police officers to strictly comply with Section 35 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and Supreme Court guidelines concerning notice, arrest and personal liberty. The circular, issued by the Director General and Inspector…
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Short Duration of Marriage Alone Cannot Determine Permanent Alimony, ₹50 Lakh Award Upheld: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has upheld a Family Court order granting a wife ₹50 lakh in permanent alimony, ruling that a short marriage alone cannot determine the amount. A Division Bench of Justice D K Singh and Justice H. Shanthi Bhushan dismissed appeals by both parties on September 11, 2026. The Bench also left in…
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About the Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court is one of India's oldest High Courts, established in 1884 as the Mysore High Court and renamed in 1973. It has jurisdiction over the state of Karnataka.
Seat
Bengaluru
State / UT
Karnataka
Region
South India
