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Karnataka High Court Champions Tech-Driven Governance, Upholds Secularism, and Refines Procedural Law in Q3 2025

Karnataka High Court Champions Tech-Driven Governance, Upholds Secularism, and Refines Procedural Law in Q3 2025 Bengaluru, India– The third quarter of 2025 saw the Karnataka High Court deliver a series of impactful judgments, demonstrating a strong commitment to enhancing administrative acco...

23 Oct 2025

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Karnataka High Court's Q3 2025 Digest: Landmark Rulings on Tech in Governance, Individual Rights, and Corporate Liability

Karnataka High Court's Q3 2025 Digest: Landmark Rulings on Tech in Governance, Individual Rights, and Corporate Liability BENGALURU– The third quarter of 2025 has seen the Karnataka High Court deliver a series of impactful judgments, shaping the legal landscape across constitutional, criminal...

23 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Karnataka

Civil Court Can't Halt Land Acquisition Compensation Under S.63 of 2013 Act, But Can Order Bank Guarantee to Protect Co-Claimants: Karnataka High Court

Karnataka HC: Civil Court Can Impose Conditions on Compensation Recipient Despite Bar on Injunction Against Land Acquisition Authority BENGALURU:The Karnataka High Court, in a significant ruling, has clarified the scope of a civil court's jurisdiction in disputes involving land acquired under...

30 Aug 2025

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Supreme Court Curtails Commercial Speech, Mandates Influencer Apologies and New Social Media Guidelines

Supreme Court Curtails Commercial Speech, Mandates Influencer Apologies and New Social Media Guidelines NEW DELHI– In a landmark hearing with far-reaching implications for India's digital media landscape, the Supreme Court has drawn a distinct line between freedom of expression and monetized ...

25 Aug 2025

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SC Halts Proceedings Against Ashoka Professor, Questions Police Probe

SC Halts Proceedings Against Ashoka Professor, Questions Police Probe into Social Media Posts New Delhi– In a significant intervention safeguarding academic freedom and scrutinizing police powers under the new criminal code, the Supreme Court of India has provided substantial relief to Ashoka...

25 Aug 2025

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Karnataka HC Strikes Down Direct Complaint Rule to Human Rights Courts

Karnataka High Court Strikes Down Rule Permitting Direct Complaints to Human Rights Courts, Cites Legislative Overreach Bengaluru, India– In a significant ruling that redefines the procedural pathway for addressing human rights violations in Karnataka, the High Court has declared Rule 6 of th...

08 Aug 2025

India - High Court of Karnataka

Bald Allegations of Harassment Don't Constitute Abetment to Suicide Under S.306 IPC: Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court Acquits Two in Suicide Abetment Case, Cites Lack of Cogent Evidence and Contradictory Dying Declarations Bengaluru:The Karnataka High Court has set aside the conviction of a woman and her step-son-in-law in a 2008 suicide case, ruling that "bald allegations" of harassment...

08 Aug 2025

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Courts Champion ‘Plain Reading’ Over ‘Hyper-Technical’ Agency Logic

Courts Champion ‘Plain Reading’ Over ‘Hyper-Technical’ Agency Logic in String of Rulings A recent wave of judicial interventions, highlighted by a significant Punjab and Haryana High Court ruling against the National Testing Agency (NTA), underscores a growing trend of courts rigorously scrut...

04 Aug 2025

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Veerashaiva 'Jangama' Cannot Claim 'Beda Jangama' SC Status; Court Cannot Widen Presidential Notification: Karnataka HC

Veerashaiva 'Jangama' Cannot be Treated as 'Beda Jangama' SC, Rules Karnataka High Court Bengaluru: In a significant ruling on caste certificate claims, the Karnataka High Court has held that a person belonging to the 'Jangama' sub-sect of the Veerashaiva Lingayat community cannot claim benef...

02 Jul 2025

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Sexual Intercourse on Promise to Marry Not Rape If Consent Not Based on 'Misconception of Fact' from Inception: Karnataka High Court Quashes S.376, S.417 IPC Conviction

Karnataka High Court Overturns Rape and Cheating Conviction, Cites Consensual Relationship Bengaluru, Karnataka– The Karnataka High Court, in a significant judgment dated April 16, 2025, has set aside the conviction and sentence ofA.R.Jayakumar, who was previously found guilty of rape (Sectio...

16 May 2025