Karnataka High Court
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ED questions lodging of FIR against its officials in Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: In a major development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) approached the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday questioning the filing of an FIR against its officials by the state police in connection with…
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Viewing child pornography not an offense under IT Act: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: Viewing pornographic images of children through the Internet is not an offense under the Information Technology Act, according to a recent ruling by the Karnataka High Court. The decision came from…
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HC reduces life sentence in POCSO case; cites lack of justification for maximum penalty
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has reduced the sentence of an accused in a POCSO Act case from life imprisonment to 10 years, emphasising the need for valid reasons when imposing the…
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Breach of promise of marriage not rape: Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a breach of promise to marry does not constitute an offence of rape. The ruling came in response to a petition filed by the…
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Karnataka: Prajwal’s mother Bhavani Revanna granted bail in abduction case
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Friday granted conditional interim bail to Prajwal Revanna’s mother, Bhavani Revanna, in the abduction case linked to the alleged sex video scandal which has taken the state…
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Karnataka HC serves notice to state govt on ‘disregard towards court orders’
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has taken a proactive stance against the pervasive issue of government and competent authorities disregarding court orders, filing a self-initiated public interest petition to address the…
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Rameshwaram Cafe blast remarks: Karnataka HC stays probe on Union min
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed further investigation in a criminal case filed against BJP MP and Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje over her statement during a protest in Bengaluru, where…
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Karnataka HC overturns criminal charges against 375 accused of rioting
Bengaluru: In a significant ruling, the High Court of Karnataka has overturned the criminal charges against 375 individuals accused of participating in a riot in Padarayanpur during the Covid-19 lockdown period, where…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC stays proceedings to hand over Jayalalithaa’s jewellery to TN in DA case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed the process of handing over gold and diamond jewellery belonging to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister late J Jayalalithaa to the neighbouring state Government till…
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Man sent to jail for harassing schoolgirl in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has sentenced a youth to a three-year imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 for sexually harassing a minor school girl. The court has also…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC fines CM Siddaramaiah Rs 10K for blocking traffic during 2022 protest
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other Congress leaders in connection with blocking the road during a protest, and also said…
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SC gets new judge; to function with full strength now
New Delhi: Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P B Varale was on Wednesday appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court, according to a government notification. Once he takes oath, the top…
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Buddha, Basaveshwara & Ambedkar considered as divine incarnates: Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: While dismissing a public interest litigation that challenged the sanctity of the oath taken by Members of the Legislative Assembly in the name of certain persons instead of as mandated in…
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Bengaluru civic body has to pay service tax on computer education for students: HC
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has held that the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is liable to pay service tax on the computer education for students of economically weaker sections it…
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Karnataka HC quashes registration, affiliations to ‘Kalarippayattu’
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has quashed the registration certificate granted by the Registrar of Societies and cancelled all affiliations and grants provided to a “Kalarippayattu” association which had duplicated the name…
