Karnataka High Court Rejects PIL Against Rahul Gandhi, Others Over Allegedly Missing 'Volume 2' Of Mahatma Gandhi's Autobiography

The Karnataka High Court today (August 28) dismissed a PIL filed seeking directions to Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and others to throw light on 'Volume 2' of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography— My Experiments with Truth, stated to be 'missing'.A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice CM Joshi dismissed the plea filed by an organisation...

Karnataka High Court Directs College To Pay ₹15 Lakh To Student Wrongfully Denied Admission To MBBS Course Despite Paying Fee

The Karnataka High Court directed Sri Siddartha Academy of Higher Education a deemed to be University running Sri Siddhartha Medical College to pay Rs. 15 Lakh as compensation to a student for denying her admission to the MBBS course for academic year 2017-18, despite her paying fee for the first year within time. A division bench of Justice Anu Sivaraman and Justice K Manmadha Rao...

Order VI Rule 17 CPC | Written Statement Can Only Be Amended By Defendant Who Files It, Not Those Who Have Adopted It: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that only the defendant who has filed a written statement, in a suit seeking partition and separate possession, can seek amendment of the written statement filed by him, other defendants who have adopted the written statement are not permitted to amend it.Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while dismissing a petition filed by Seeta Nayak and others. He said...

Allegations Of 'Bribing' Voters Prior To Being Nominated As A Candidate Cannot Be Termed 'Corrupt Practice' Under RP Act: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that any alleged corrupt act done by a candidate prior to being nominated for elections cannot be termed as a corrupt practice under the Representation of People Act. For context, Section 123 of the RP Act pertains to corrupt practices, which includes bribery. Bribery is explained as any gift, offer or promise by a candidate or his agent or by any other...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Dismissal Of BMTC Bus Driver For Securing Employment Based On Fake Educational Documents

The Karnataka High Court has upheld an order which dismissed a plea by an employee of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) accused of securing an appointment on the basis of a false certificate regarding his educational qualifications.In doing so, the high court rejected the bus driver's reliance on a BMTC circular protecting employees from dismissal on grounds of...

Govt Employee's Brother Eligible For Compassionate Appointment If Employee's Spouse Predeceases Him, Without Leaving Children: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has said that if the spouse of an employee has predeceased the employee and there are no children, the mere marriage of the deceased employee cannot be a ground to reject an application for compassionate appointment to the brother of the deceased.Justice Suraj Govindaraj held thus while allowing a petition filed by Mantava and Sanganna, mother and brother of...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: August 18 – August 24, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 276 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 285Nominal Index: Archana Patil AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 276Karnataka State Pollution Control Board AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 277Munisanjeevamma & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 278Mohammed Shoiab AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025...

Karnataka High Court Directs State Bar Council Not To Recognise Or Register Any New Advocate's Association Without Court's Leave

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday (August 23) in an interim order directed the Karnataka State Bar Council to not act on any pending applications or received applications for recognition and registration of a new advocates' association, without seeking leave of the high court. A single judge bench of Justice B M Shyam Prasad passed the order while hearing a petition filed by...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Police Circular Barring DJ, Sound Systems In Processions And Public Pandals During Gauri Ganesh & Eid-Milad

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday dismissed the petition filed by an officer bearer of Karnataka Light Music and Cultural Artists Association, challenging the decision of Police to prohibit DJ's and use of sound systems, in processions and public pandals, during Gauri Ganesh and Eid-Milad festivals. A division bench of Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C M Joshi dismissed...

Parole Leave Is A 'Valuable Right' Of A Convict, Police Must Pass Reasoned Order After Applying Mind: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that the grant of parole is a valuable right of a convict, which would also be a right under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.It said that the concerned authorities must apply their mind in a proper manner and pass a reasoned order on case to case basis, rather than reproducing the same grounds in all the reports which are submitted. The court passed...

Deportation Of Russian Woman, Her Children Rescued From Gokarna Cave Will Take Time: Centre Tells Karnataka High Court

The Central Government has informed the Karnataka High Court on Friday (August 22) that the process for the deportation of a Russian woman and her two minor children, who were found living in a cave in the state's Uttara Kannada district (Gokarna) recently, will take some time. Additional Solicitor General Aravind Kamath, appearing for the Union of India informed Justice BM Shyam Prasad that...

Karnataka High Court Upholds Penalty Of Compulsory Retirement Imposed On Civil Judge Accused Of Threatening Police

The Karnataka High Court upheld an order which refused to interfere with the penalty of compulsory retirement imposed on a Civil Judge (Sr.Dvn), accused of threatening the police and interfering in police investigations, observing that that there was no infirmity in procedure. The decision came in an appeal filed by a civil judge against an order passed by high court's single judge bench....