Karnataka High Court

Wife humiliates husband over skin colour, Karnataka HC says its 'cruel', grants divorce

During cross-examination, when asked if she would be willing to reconcile with her husband, the wife expressed her willingness but asserted that she would not withdraw the complaints lodged against her husband and his family

'Relationship with platforms not adversarial... This is part of Dorsey’s fiction': Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Commenting on the Karnataka HC's verdict on Twitter, Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that India isn't an adversary of any platform and only wants its laws to be followed and complied with

‘Law of land must be followed’: IT Minister Vaishnaw as Karnataka HC slaps Twitter with hefty fine

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw put out a statement following the Karnataka HC's verdict in which Twitter was pulled up for repeatedly failing to comply with the IT Ministry's take down requests. The Hon'ble High Court also imposed a hefty fine on Twitter

Having sex with dead people not punishable in India: Why do people commit necrophilia, which countries criminalise it?

Necrophilia is an act where the perpetrator gets sexual pleasure by having sex with a dead body. The Karnataka High Court has recommended that the Centre make it an offence, referring to laws in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa

Dignity of Deceased: K'taka HC tells Centre to criminalise necrophilia, sex with dead women

The court has recommended that the Union government either amend Section 377 or introduce a distinct provision to criminalize acts of necrophilia or sadism against deceased women

Karnataka High Court acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case

After the completion of the trial, the Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge court on 28 October 2020 found the accused guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment

Karnataka High Court orders training of police officers in handling electronic evidence

The court's direction came on a criminal appeal filed by a murder accused. Due to the inefficient handling of electronic evidence in the case, the accused was acquitted by the court

BBMP has completely failed: Karnataka High Court on potholes in Bengaluru

The division bench headed by Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale was told by the advocate for the petitioners that the number of people dying in pothole-related incidents was increasing due to the unscientific way of filling the potholes

Man ‘kills’ drunk wife for not making food on festival, K’taka HC says ‘culpable homicide, not murder'; releases him

The incident occurred when Suresha came back from work on a festival day in 2016 to find that his wife Radha had not celebrated by that time and had not cooked food either. She was addicted to alcohol and was sleeping

Hijab ban to continue inside classrooms of Karnataka schools and colleges, says Education Minister BC Nagesh

Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh said the state will follow the rules that are framed as per the Karnataka Education Act and Rule which does not permit any religious items inside the class