CJI Surya Kant says development must balance heritage and innovation without conflict. At the energy conference, he stresses sustainable growth, fairness, and inclusive policy for India @ 2047.
Siddaramaiah urged creation of regional bench of Supreme Court of India in South India to improve access. He stressed judicial authority must remain paramount amid growing integration of artificial intelligence in courts.
The Karnataka High Court sought responses from Lokayukta police, Enforcement Directorate and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on a plea challenging closure of the MUDA corruption case. The petition contests a trial court’s acceptance of the closure report.
The Karnataka High Court quashed criminal defamation proceedings against Rahul Gandhi over Congress’ “40% commission” allegations against the BJP during the 2023 Assembly polls. The Court held that continuing the case would amount to an abuse of the legal process.
The Karnataka High Court informed that the petition seeking the Governor’s permission to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a corruption case was largely copied from an earlier complaint. Advocate General Shashi Kiran Shetty made this statement before Bench.
A Special Court in Bengaluru accepted the Lokayukta police’s closure report in the MUDA land allotment case, giving a clean chit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife, and two others.
The court, however, allowed further investigation to continue against other accused and posted the matter for February 9.
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).
The Karnataka Special Court pulled up the Lokayukta for failing to submit the final B-report in the Muda case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The court deferred orders till December 23, questioning the delay and the investigation process.
Petitioners in Karnataka High Court claim the ongoing caste survey could be misused for political gains and question its legality. The state defends the survey as essential for framing targeted welfare measures and assessing social and economic backwardness.
In MUDA Land Scam , The judicial commission has cleared Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family of all allegations in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority land allotment case, giving them a complete ‘clean chit’ after thorough investigation.
