The Karnataka High Court at Dharwad has stayed the investigation into an FIR against BJP leader Dr Ravi Patil over Form 7 applications in Belagavi, citing judicial discipline. The allegations are untested.
Two representations in 2005, a civil court order in 2022, and still no reference: the Karnataka High Court has now told a Land Acquisition Officer to make it within a month and to pay the landowner Rs 1,00,000. Bengaluru: Faulting a Special Land Acquisition Officer for sitting on a landowner’s request that has been pending […]
A Magistrate refused a wife’s request for a Look Out Circular; the High Court has now directed the police to take steps towards one, as an interim measure, with the matter to be heard again after two weeks. Bengaluru: Directing the police to take steps to issue a Look Out Circular (LOC) against a husband […]
Can a State go past the 50% ceiling because backward classes make up most of its population? The Karnataka High Court has said no, striking down the SC/ST Quota Hike Law to the extent it took total reservation to 56%. Bengaluru: Holding that the SC/ST Quota Hike Law violates Articles 14, 15 and 16 of […]
Contempt charges over pension for monthly rated labourers now stand framed against three officials, each of whom told the Karnataka High Court “not guilty”; the trial is listed for November 16, 2026. Bengaluru: Having framed contempt charges against Manoj Kumar, V. Karikalan and Ganapathi K, the Karnataka High Court heard each of them plead not […]
The High Court said an unpaid loan or a failed underlying transaction does not, by itself, make out a criminal offence, and that SBI should have pursued the builder under the tripartite agreement. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed an FIR for alleged cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery registered against a home […]
“Admittedly, the complainant is not the person against whom the specific statement is made,” the Court noted, setting aside an FIR under Section 509 of the IPC against former BJP MLA Sanjay Patil over a remark allegedly made at a 2024 election rally in Belagavi. The Court expressed no view on the merits of the […]