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.
The Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench, has rejected a NEET-UG 2026 candidate’s plea to claim OBC reservation within the NRI quota in MBBS/BDS counselling, holding that the NRI quota is a separate, unreserved 15% quota under the counselling scheme and that a candidate can opt for only one type of reservation.
The Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench, has held that Section 14 of the Family Courts Act overrides the certificate requirement of Section 65-B of the Evidence Act, so a Family Court may receive video recordings without a certificate, and has upheld the dismissal of a husband’s suit to declare his marriage void and a decree of restitution of conjugal rights for his wife.
The Karnataka High Court denied bail to a man accused of sexually abusing a married woman and forcing her to convert to Islam. The court emphasized the gravity of the allegations in its decision. It ruled that granting bail in such a serious case would be inappropriate. The order highlights the need for strict scrutiny in cases involving coercion and abuse.
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