The Karnataka government has appointed senior advocates Omar Hoda and Kunal Vajani as Additional Advocates General to represent the state before the Supreme Court of India. The move aims to strengthen Karnataka’s legal representation in constitutional cases, civil disputes, and significant legal matters.
The Karnataka Government appointed a new panel of law officers to represent the State before the High Court, including 42 Additional Government Advocates and 27 Government Pleaders. The appointments feature significant women representation, with 26 women lawyers selected across both categories.
The Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea challenging the Karnataka government’s decision granting cabinet rank to 42 MLAs and MLCs appointed as heads of boards and corporations, while directing the petitioner to pursue a review petition before the High Court instead of approaching the apex court.
The Supreme Court of India directed a Bengaluru court to expedite proceedings in the Renukaswamy murder case involving Darshan, observing that the trial was progressing “very slow,” while also ordering Karnataka to provide him facilities available to undertrial prisoners.
The Government of Karnataka announced plans to implement the Rohith Vemula Act across higher education institutions, with Siddaramaiah stating it aims to curb caste discrimination against SC/ST students despite related Supreme Court of India-stayed UGC guidelines.
The Government of Karnataka announced a ban on social media use for children under 16, with Siddaramaiah stating in the 2026–27 budget that the measure aims to protect youngsters from harmful effects of excessive mobile phone and social media exposure.
The Karnataka government is set to move the Supreme Court after the Governor objected to parts of the prepared speech as “biased” and threatened to skip the Assembly Session. Siddaramaiah’s administration says his absence beyond 11:15 am would violate Article 176(1).
Today, On 13th November, The Supreme Court declined to intervene in Karnataka’s Mekedatu Reservoir Project along the Cauvery river, with a bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai dismissing Tamil Nadu’s appeal, which claimed the project could reduce its allocated share of Cauvery water.
Rapido, Uber, and Ola have challenged the Karnataka High Court’s earlier order stopping bike taxi operations until new rules are framed. The hearing was postponed as the Advocate General was busy before another bench.
Shivamogga MP BY Raghavendra asked the Supreme Court to act against Karnataka’s Rs 500 crore caste survey, calling it unconstitutional and politically motivated. The High Court earlier made survey participation voluntary, while critics call it a “census cloaked as a survey.”
