India - High Court of Karnataka

Uber Challenges Karnataka Gig Workers Welfare Act Before Karnataka High Court Seeking Interim Order Relief

Uber Challenges Karnataka Gig Workers Welfare Act Before Karnataka High Court Seeking Interim Order ReliefIn a significant development for India’s burgeoning gig economy, the international ride-hailing leaderUberhas formally approached theKarnataka High Courtto challenge the newly enacted sta...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Stays Criminal FIRs Against Dr Nagendra Over Immigration Reporting Concerns Raised

Karnataka High Court Stays Criminal FIRs Against Dr Nagendra Over Immigration Reporting Concerns RaisedTheKarnatakaHigh Courthas intervened in a contentious legal matter involving a Bengaluru-based medical practitioner, Dr. Nagendra, who found himself the subject ofcriminal proceedingsafter r...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Questions Use Of Section 498A In Cases Of Everyday Domestic Disputes

Karnataka High Court Questions Use Of Section 498A In Cases Of Everyday Domestic DisputesIn a pointed observation that highlights a growing judicial concern over the potential misuse of anti-dowry and domestic cruelty laws, the Karnataka High Cou...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Grants C.T. Ravi Interim Protection From Arrest In Hate Speech FIR Case

Karnataka High Court Grants C.T. Ravi Interim Protection From Arrest In Hate Speech FIR CaseIn a significant legal development involving political discourse and law enforcement protocols, the Karnataka High Court on Monday pa...

28 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Protection To BJP MLC CT Ravi Concerning Alleged Hate Speech

Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Protection To BJP MLC CT Ravi Concerning Alleged Hate SpeechThe threshold for criminalizing political discourse came under intensejudicial scrutinythis week as theKarnatakaHigh Courtprovided a critical reprieve toBharatiya Janata PartyMember of the Legislat...

28 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

High Court Of Karnataka Quashes Arbitrary Cess On Pan Masala Under Article 14 Basis

High Court Of Karnataka Quashes Arbitrary Cess On Pan Masala Under Article 14 BasisTheHigh Court of Karnatakahas delivered a significant verdict on the intersection oflegislative powerandfiscal fairness, partially striking down theHealth Security se National Security Cess Act,2025. Presided o...

27 Jul 2026

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Karnataka High Court Quashes Cow-Theft FIR Registered Two Years After Animals Went Missing

Karnataka High CourtQuashes Cow-Theft FIR Registered Two Years After Animals Went MissingIn a resounding check on police overreach and delayed criminal complaints, theKarnataka High Courthas quashed a First Information Report (FIR) that alleged the theft of two cows, noting the registration c...

21 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

High Court of Karnataka Quashes FIR Against Activist Following Voluntary Affidavit To Maintain Harmony

High Court of KarnatakaQuashes FIR Against Activist FollowingVoluntary AffidavitTo Maintain HarmonyIn a significant development for digital discourse and public accountability, theHigh Court of Karnatakahasquashedan ongoing criminal proceeding against an activist. The decision, delivered by J...

17 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Denies Quashing Petitions For Father Daughter Duo Running Fake Jobs Racket

Karnataka High Court Denies Quashing Petitions For Father Daughter Duo Running Fake Jobs RacketIn a recent judicial intervention, theKarnataka High Courthas firmly declined to intervene in thecriminal proceedingsinitiated against a father-daughter duo entangled in a widespread recruitment fra...

17 Jul 2026

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Karnataka High Court Declares Homestay Owner Arrest Illegal Ordering Compensation For Violation Of Rights

Karnataka High CourtDeclares Homestay Owner Arrest Illegal Ordering Compensation For Violation Of RightsTheKarnataka High Courthas delivered a scathing critique of executive overreach, declaring the arrest of a homestay operator as "manifestly illegal" and in violation of constitutional manda...

16 Jul 2026