The Supreme Court has stayed the POCSO trial against former Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa and issued notice challenging the Karnataka High Court’s order, putting a temporary hold on proceedings while the legal review continues.
The Bangalore Hotels Association has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the state’s mandatory menstrual leave policy, arguing it creates an uneven standard. The petition questions why similar leave has not been provided to women employees working in government departments.
The Karnataka High Court ruled that the law against marital cruelty also applies to live-in relationships. It clarified that the term ‘husband’ under Section 498A of the IPC includes partners in relationships with marital traits.
Former Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has urgently moved the Supreme Court after the Karnataka High Court allowed the POCSO case against him to proceed to trial. The appeal seeks a stay on the summons and upcoming proceedings.
Karnataka High Court heard Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra argue that the rape conviction of suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna lacked strong evidence and had been improperly influenced by an intense media trial, undermining fairness seriously.
X Corp has filed a writ appeal before the Karnataka High Court challenging a single-judge ruling that upheld the legality of the Centre’s Sahyog portal used for content takedown orders. The appeal, submitted on November 14, is awaiting listing before a Division Bench.
The Delhi High Court questioned the Bar Council of India for not conducting the qualifying exam for Indian law graduates with foreign degrees before the AIBE, calling the delay unfair. Justice Sachin Datta said, “You have created this problem; you only find a solution.”
The Karnataka High Court has rejected former CM B.S. Yediyurappa’s plea to quash the POCSO case against him, ruling that the trial must continue before the Special Court while granting limited relief on his personal appearance.
The Karnataka High Court has relaxed travel restrictions on RCB Marketing Head Nikhil Sosale, allowing him to travel within India for work. However, his passport remains surrendered, and he cannot go abroad.
The Supreme Court has dismissed actor Pavithra Gowda’s plea seeking a review of its August 14 order cancelling her bail in the Renukaswamy murder case. The bench held that no case for review was made out after examining the earlier order and records.
