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Karnataka High Court was hearing the plea against the Family Court order of denying divorce.

Karnataka High Court says marriage sacred, eternal union, not a civil contract, denies divorce to woman

December 24, 2025 3:03 pm

Karnataka High Court divorce ruling: The court said that in the presence of sacred fire, the bride and bridegroom clasp each other's hands and solemnly vow to uphold the fourfold purposes of life - Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha by reciting the sacred pledge.

The Karnataka High Court rejected the appeal filed by the UAPA accused challenging the trial court’s bail rejection, observing that the delay was caused by the accused’s own tactics.

‘Delay tactics’: Karnataka High Court denies bail to UAPA accused, flags 190+ applications, changing lawyers

December 23, 2025 8:16 am

UAPA accused bail rejected: Justices K S Mudagal and Venkatesh Naik T observed that the accused were following a pattern of invariably filing consecutive applications for bail, interim bail, etc., and frequently changing advocates.

‘There should not be politics in public interest’: The Jan Aushadhi Kendras row and what Karnataka HC said about them

December 20, 2025 10:56 am

Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said the government would challenge the HC order against the closure of Jan Aushadhi Kendras.

Karnataka HC rejects habeas corpus petitions of actress Ranya Rao, co-accused in gold smuggling case

December 20, 2025 9:24 pm

The petitions called for the writ of habeas corpus, which would have declared the COFEPOSA detention order of the three accused illegal and ‘void ab initio’.

Karnataka High Court refuses to order stay against grant premium floor area ratio in construction

December 18, 2025 5:25 pm

The Karnataka High Court noted that the petitioner chose to accept Transferable Development Rights instead of regular compensation, and, as they were tradable, he could have sold them at any time.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the Karnataka High Court said that the true source of rights is duty.

Karnataka High Court cites Mahatma Gandhi, denies bail to UAPA accused

December 18, 2025 1:22 pm

UAPA Bail Plea News: Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, the Karnataka High Court said that he had also said that “right is duty well performed”.

On Monday, the Karnataka Police arrested a man, who attempted to grab 512 acres of forest land in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru after obtaining court orders based on fake documents following a case registered by the Mudigere Police. (Express Photo)

Karnataka man who tried to grab 512 acres of Chikkamagaluru forest land held after police complaint

December 16, 2025 3:58 pm

Earlier, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre had written to CM Siddaramaiah seeking a CID or SIT probe into the alleged role of officials and government lawyers in facilitating the grab of government and forest land.

No oral summons, notify rowdy sheeters through SMS or WhatsApp: Karnataka HC tells state

December 12, 2025 3:42 pm

The state argued that the general practice was that when the presence of a rowdy sheeter was needed, the police would summon him for enquiry and then send him back, without violating his or her rights.

Karnataka High Court, menstrual leave, government notification,

Karnataka High Court stays government notification expanding menstrual leave policy

December 09, 2025 3:34 pm

The petition, filed by the Bangalore Hotels Association, called for the government notification on menstrual leave to be quashed, declared violative of Article 14 of the Constitution, and also sought its operation to be stayed in the interim.

The court directed the police and the district authorities of Haveri to ensure that no untoward incidents occur during the Hori Habba festival.

Karnataka High Court directs state government to allow ‘Hori Habba’ festival

December 08, 2025 3:05 pm

‘Hori Habba’ is similar to ‘Jallikattu’ practiced in Tamil Nadu. The bull taming contest is popular in Shivamogga, Devangere, Haveri and Uttara Kannada districts in north Karnataka.