Gold Smuggling | Karnataka HC Seeks Centre's Stand In Plea To Declare Actress Ranya Rao's Detention Under COFEPOSA As Illegal

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (May 13) directed the Central Government to file its objections to a petition filed by the mother of arrested Kannada Actress Harshavardhini Ranya Rao, seeking to declare that her detention under COFEPOSA, as illegal and void-ab initio.COFEPOSA stands for The Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act. Ranya is presently...

'Wheeling Not An Act Of Bravado': Karnataka High Court Suggests Amending IPC, MV Act To Bring Stringent Provisions Against Bike Stunts

The Karnataka High Court recently suggested the State government and its law enforcement agencies to legislate necessary legal provisions and take stringent measures to suppress the perilous activity of "wheeling" by two wheeler riders. A single judge, Justice V Srishananda said, “Legislature has to take into consideration that existing statutory provisions relating to reckless and...

Singer Sonu Nigam Moves Karnataka HC To Quash FIR For Allegedly Hurting Sentiments Of Kannadiga Community During Music Concert

Singer Sonu Nigam has moved the Karnataka High Court seeking to quash an FIR registered against him for allegedly making an objectionable statement during a music concert in Bengaluru, when a group of audience members demanded that he sing Kannada songs.A vacation bench of single Judge Shivashankar Amarannavar heard the matter on Tuesday (May 13) and posted it for hearing on May 15. Nigam...

Suitability Of PwD Candidate Must Not Solely Be Assessed Based On Medical Certificate But Also Functional Assessment: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that the assessment of the suitability of a candidate who is suffering from physical disability must not be based solely on the medical certificate, but also on the functional assessment of the candidate.A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V Aravind held thus while allowing an appeal filed by Anil Kumar S B who had challenged a...

Not Required To Hear Accused While Taking Cognisance U/S 223 Of BNSS For Complaints Made Under NI Act: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka HIgh Court has said that the procedure of hearing the accused at the stage of taking cognizance of the complaint as prescribed in the first proviso to Section 223 of BNSS shall not apply to the complaints for offence made under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.For context, Section 223 of BNSS makes a departure from the earlier provision contained in Section 200...

Prior Approval U/S 17A Of PC Act Cannot Be Bypassed By Only Projecting Offence Under IPC While Filing FIR: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case registered against former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) D S Veeraiah, who was accused of misappropriation of Rs 47.1 crore from the D Devaraj Urs Truck Terminal Limited (DDUTLL), a state government entity, during his period as its Chairman in 2021.A single judge, Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the case registered against him...

'Flawless Communication' Is Key: Karnataka HC Rejects Plea Of Man With Speech Disorder Denied Appointment As Asst Railway Loco Pilot

The Karnataka High Court has rejected the petition filed by a Railway Job Aspirant who was not appointed to the post of Assistant Loco Pilot (ALP) as he was found to be stuttering speech by the Railway Recruitment Board which termed it as a speech disorder. A division bench of Justice V Kameshwar Rao and Justice T M Nadaf dismissed the petition filed by one Rishi Kumar against an order passed...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Roundup: May 05 - May 11, 2025

Nominal Index [Citation 164 - 169]:Chandrashekhar AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 164High Court Of Karnataka AND The Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 165Mohamed Ikbal AND Secretary to Government of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 166CV Rajanna & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 167ABC AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw...

Karnataka High Court Monthly Digest: April 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 160Nominal Index:Sanath Kumar Shetty & Others AND Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 127Sabeer & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 128Mahendra Kumar Mitra AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 129ROPEEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PVT LTD AND State...

Mere Possession Of Large Amount Of Cash Is Not An Offence U/S 98 Of Karnataka Police Act: High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that mere possession of a large amount of cash without valid documents does not, by itself, constitute an offence under Section 98 of the Karnataka Police Act.“To establish an offence under this provision, it must be demonstrated that the property in question is either stolen or fraudulently obtained,” it said. A single judge, Justice Hemant...

India-Pakistan Tensions: Karnataka HC Rejects Pak Minors' Plea For No Coercive Action, Says Visa Revocation Safeguards Citizens' Interest

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (May 8) dismissed a petition filed by three minor children who are Pakistani Nationals, seeking to restrain the authorities from taking any coercive action against them until May 15, the date by which they are expected to leave India.A vacation bench of Justice M G Uma said “The Undersecretary to Government of India passed the order dated...

Pay Cash Awards To Physically Challenged Athletes Who Participated, Won Medals At 2017 World Dwarf Games: Karnataka HC Directs State

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to grant cash awards to physically challenged athletes who participated and won medals at the 7th World Dwarf Games conducted in August 2017. Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition filed by C V Rajanna and others and directed, “Respondents to grant cash awards to the petitioners as claimed by them in terms of Government Order...