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On Tuesday The Karnataka High Court dismissed the petition for recovering the loss on revenue. This revenue loss was to be recovered from unions and the employees of Banglore Metropolitan…

Personal Law will not override Child Marriage Restraint Act, POCSO Act: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court headed by a single bench while dismissing the bail application filed by one Nayaz Pasha held that, even though second marriage is permissible in the Mohammedan…

Not providing the second vaccine dose would amount to violation of Right to Life: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court observed that not providing the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine will amount to a violation of fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the Indian…

Adolescent girls to not miss school on menstruating days: Karnataka HC

The State government was asked to ensure the distribution of sanitary napkins to adolescent girl children between the age group of 10-19 years under the Shuchi scheme, stating that lack…

Create Grievance Redressal Mechanism for citizens to complain about violations of COVID-19 norms: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court recently gave an order and asked the State government to create a grievance redressal mechanism which would enable the citizens to file complaints via WhatsApp or…

‘Indian Citizen’ includes OCI card-holders for professional course admission: Karnataka HC

'A division bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N S Sanjay Gowda of the Karnataka High Court heard the joint writ petitions of minor Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)…

Karnataka HC directs state government to look into overcharging by private hospitals

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to ensure that private hospitals, treating COVID-19 patients, display the rates fixed by the State government in June 2020. The…

SC says aged parents cannot misuse Senior Citizens Act in order to push daughter-in-law out of the home

The court stated that a order under the DV Act, 2005 has more standing than an order under the Senior Citizens Act when it comes to a wife’s right to…

IA filed for horizontal reservation instead of inclusion under OBC category for transgenders persons in Karnataka HC

An Interim Application (IA) was filed by a public charitable Trust working for the welfare of transgender persons named Jeeva in the case (Sangama v. State of Karnataka) against non-inclusion…

FIR need not be an encyclopedia, only reporting of crime is required: Karnataka High Court

On November 20, 2018, the sister of the deceased (Keshava) reported to the police that her brother-in-law Govindaraju informed her that Keshava had been assaulted near Hennur Bande. She went…