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‘Protect her honour, dignity': Karnataka High Court allows 26-week pregnancy termination of minor rape survivor
December 31, 2025 3:16 pm
While referring to a Supreme Court rulling, Justice R Nataraj said that forcing a girl, who is a survivor of sexual assault, to continue with her unwanted pregnancy would violate her right to life and dignity.
Karnataka High Court seeks detailed report on digitisation of all temple valuables, assets
December 29, 2025 3:57 pm
The court has sought a detailed, consolidated, and updated status report on uploading of information relating to assets of temples across the state on the Endowment Commissioner website.
Bikla Shiva murder case: Karnataka HC grants ad-interim anticipatory bail to BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj
December 26, 2025 10:32 pm
Byrathi Basavaraj’s counsel informed Karnataka HC that the MLA had been ready to cooperate over the past five months but had not been summoned by the CID for the investigation.
17 years on, Karnataka HC quashes land acquisition originally obtained for Bengaluru-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project
December 25, 2025 3:55 pm
The Karnataka High Court ruled that the state had provided no reasonable explanation for the prolonged inaction, and the acquisition could not proceed without a public purpose.
Karnataka High Court flags ‘inadvertent' gap in Hindu Succession Act, asks Centre to recast laws on widows rights
December 25, 2025 9:44 am
The court said that the amended Section 6 of Hindu Succession Act does not contain a reference to notional partition to widow and mother of a person who passed away, along with son, daughter.
Karnataka High Court says marriage sacred, eternal union, not a civil contract, denies divorce to woman
December 25, 2025 8:38 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.
‘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.
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