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‘PayCM campaign’: Karnataka HC quashes cases against 2 Congress leaders
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed cases against two Congress leaders in connection with the ‘PayCM campaign’ launched by the grand old party to target the BJP-led government in the…
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Karnataka man who killed wife set free by HC as intent to murder not proven
Bengaluru: A man, accused of killing his wife for allegedly not cooking food for him on a festival day, has been acquitted and set free by the Karnataka High Court, which ruled…
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Jamaat-Islami woman wing welcomes Justice Dhulia’s verdict on Hijab
New Delhi: The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s (JIH) women wing has welcomed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia’s verdict in the hijab case. Appreciating Justice Dhulia’s position that wearing a hijab is a matter of choice, JIH…
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Avoid red tapism, Karnataka HC raps authorities over delay in registration of case
Bengaluru: Quashing a case pending before a special court, the Karnataka High Court has castigated the authorities for unnecessary delay in taking action that leads to the accused going scot-free. A case…
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GST, Excise duty can be imposed on tobacco: Karnataka HC
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the Union government is entitled to levy Central GST (CGST) as well as excise duty on tobacco and tobacco-derived products. It dismissed a bunch…
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Choice of state anthem tune challenged in Karnataka High Court
Bengaluru: The selection of the tune composed by late Mysore Ananthaswamy for the Karnataka state anthem by the state government through its September 25 order, has been challenged in the Karnataka High…
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Karnataka HC allows rape accused Lingayat seer to sign cheques
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Friday allowed the rape-accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, currently under judicial custody, to sign cheques. A bench headed by Justice Nagaprasanna passed the order as thousands…
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Bengaluru civic polls: Karnataka HC asks govt to conduct polls by Dec 31
Bengaluru: Rejecting the plea of the BJP government to provide 16 weeks to rectify and finalise the list of reservation of wards in Bengaluru, the High Court on Friday asked the government…
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HC tells SIT, Karnataka govt to furnish written submissions before arguments in Jarkiholi case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) and the state government to furnish written submissions in the petition challenging the probe in the alleged video-leak extortion…
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Rancorous arguments on hijab ban conclude, SC reserves judgement
New Delhi: The meandering 10-day arguments on Karnataka’s hijab row concluded on Thursday, with the counsel for Muslim petitioners making a last gasp effort to have the ban on the Islamic headscarf…
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Hijab ban: 17K girls skipped exam post HC order, claims advocate
Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing on behalf of the Muslim woman protesting the Karnataka high court’s ruling on the hijab ban said in the Supreme Court that the ruling resulted in thousands…
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‘Zaamane ke saath chalo’ and other jabs: Muslim students post hijab-ban
The hijab issue first surfaced on December 31, 2021, when six hijab-wearing students were not allowed by their college administration in Udupi, Karnataka. It soon spread like a firestorm engulfing the state,…