'They Are Union's Officers; Not Tom, Dick & Harry' : Karnataka High Court Objects To X Corp's Language

X Corp India, the Indian subsidiary of Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter), on Tuesday told the Karnataka High Court about a notice sent to it by the Ministry of Railways for it to disable access to a video/picture of a woman driving his car on railway tracks in Hyderabad.Senior Advocate K G Raghavan, appearing for the company, referring to the notice received on June 26, said “What if every Tom, Dick and Harry officer sends notice to me. See how this is being misused.” He...

Karnataka High Court Issues Notice On Proton Mail's Appeal Against Direction For Blocking Its Services In India

The Karnataka High Court today (July 01) issued notice on an appeal preferred by Proton AG, a Switzerland based email service providing company, which has challenged a single judge order directing to block its services in India.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi issued notices to the Union Government, State government and M Moser Design Associates (India) Private Limited (the petitioner on whose plea the direction to block Proton was passed).The single...

'Hindus & Muslims Celebrate Each Other's Festivals, Model For Entire Nation' : Karnataka High Court Lauds Yadgir District's Harmony

In a recent order, the Karnataka High Court praised the communal harmony in Yadgir district, where there is a traditional practice of Hindus and Muslims celebrating each other's festivals.Yadgir is in the border area of Karnataka and the erstwhile Hyderabad princely state. The Court noted that this district celebrates communal harmony with the participation of Hindus and Muslims in the festivals of each other's community. The institutions like Sharanabasaveshwar Temple, Khaja Bandanawaz Dargah,...

[Bengaluru Stampede] Why Should Documents Submitted By State Be Kept In Sealed Cover? Karnataka High Court Questions Govt

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government why the documents submitted by it regarding the stampede outside Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB's IPL winning parade should continue to be kept in a sealed cover.Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty told the court that all documents were supplied to the Amicus, and requested the court to hear the matter after 10 days, as the inquiry reports will be available then, and would be placed before the court.However, the court...

Courts Can't Grant Temporary Injunction Against Entity Not Made Party To Suit: Karnataka High Court Relief To News Channel Btv Kannada

The Karnataka High Court has said that orders of temporary injunctions can be granted only against those who are made defendants in the suit and restraining orders against third parties who are not made parties to the suit cannot be granted.Justice M Nagaprasanna held thus while allowing a petition filed by journalist Rachappa Sathish Kumar and M/s Btv Kannada Private Limited who had...

Caretaker Of Property Obliged To Handover Possession To Owners On Demand, Cannot Seek Injunction Against Them: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that a caretaker of the property continues in possession of the property only on behalf of the owners and cannot be held to have acquired any interest in the property and is under an obligation to handover possession to the defendants on demand.Justice C M Poonacha held thus while dismissing an appeal filed by one Sriramulu who had challenged the order of...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 23 - June 29, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 211 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 220Nominal Index: Abdul Sattar AND M Khalid & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 211Arumugam AND Ananda. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 212Basvaraj AND K M Altaf Hussain & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 213M/s Sona Synthetics & Others AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 214Prabhakaran K AND State of Karnataka. 2025 LiveLaw...

Unfortunate That Muslim Festival Celebrated Harmoniously By Hindus & Muslims Led To Upper Caste-Dalit Clash: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently lamented that the festivals jointly being celebrated by Hindus and Muslims in the Yadgir district in Karnataka have led to clashes between upper caste Hindus and Dalits.These observations were made while hearing a petition filed by Madiga Dandora(an organisation of Madiga community), which stated that in Tumkur village in Vadagera Taluk of Yadgiri district,...

Karnataka High Court Directs State To Frame Policy On Eligibility To Claim Remission For Good Behaviour, Participating In Prison Activities

The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to frame necessary guidelines in order to bring clarity regarding eligibility for remission when claimed on the ground of good behaviour, discipline and participation in institutional activities, under Section 166 (1) (e) of the Prison Manual. Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav said “In order to ensue consideration of remission under...

He Can't 'Directly Approach' Karnataka High Court: State Opposes Prajwal Revanna's Second Bail Plea In Alleged Rape Case

The State government on Friday (June 27) opposed before the Karnataka High Court, a successive bail petition filed by former MP Prajwal Revanna, accused in a rape case, arguing that he cannot directly approach the high court seeking bail without first approaching the trial court.Special Public Prosecutor Professor Ravivarma Kumar appearing for the State submitted before Justice S R...

Karnataka High Court Orders FIR Against Two Doctors Including One From Fortis For Allegedly Operating Man Without Consent

The Karnataka High Court has ordered registration of medical negligence FIR against two doctors attached to private hospitals, including Fortis, for allegedly operating on a man without proper consent.One Vikas Dev alleged that the first accused doctor at Bengaluru based GM Hospital obtained his consent for inserting a catheter on the right side of his father's body but, the procedure was done...

Karnataka High Court Seeks State's Response On Plea To Stop Cauvery Aarti Near KRS Dam

The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the State government and other respondents on a petition questioning their decision to hold Cauvery Aarti near the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir, citing environmental concerns.After hearing the counsel of Petitioner Sunanda Jayaram for some time, a division bench of Acting Chief Justice V Kameswar Rao and Justice C M Joshi ordered,...