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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
Despite SC's split verdict, Karnataka HC's ban on hijab in classes to continue
On 15 March, the Karnataka High Court issued its verdict on the hijab ban after weeks of protests across the country. The high court ruled that hijab is not an essential religious practice in Islam, which came as a huge setback for students who have been protesting the ban
Hijab row: Supreme Court verdict expected by 14 October, last working day of Justice Hemant Gupta
On 15 March, the Karnataka High Court had dismissed petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom, saying it is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islamic faith
Hijab row: What India can learn from women’s march without hijab in Iran
It is the BJP, a Hindutva party, that is enforcing codes that can also be seen as gender-neutral among Muslims, and it is those who see themselves as progressive who are trying to turn the clock back by being allies of patriarchy
Karnataka High Court quashes POCSO case against boy who eloped with girlfriend
Justice M Nagaprasanna quashed the proceedings pending in a lower court against the boy who was a minor when the complaint was filed in December 2021
No Ganpati celebrations, ownership in doubt: Why Bengaluru’s Idgah Maidan is mired in controversy
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike initially said it owned Idgah Maidan, but later stated that it belongs to the revenue department. The Karnataka Waqf board, meanwhile, points to a 1964 Supreme Court ruling to claim the property
BJP welcomes Karnataka High Court's decision to abolish Anti-Corruption Bureau
The Karnataka High Court on 11 August, 2022, abolished the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), formed by the Congress government headed by Siddaramaiah and transferred all pending cases before the ACB to the Lokayukta Police division
Karnataka: HC upholds married daughters' entitlement for compensation from insurance companies
The HC single judge bench of Justice H P Sandesh heard an appeal filed by an insurance company challenging the award of compensation to one of the married daughters of a women who was killed in an accident. The court said that dependency does not only mean financial dependency
Karnataka High Court upholds ban on sale of firecrackers within Bengaluru city limits
The single judge bench of Krishna S Dixit rejected the contention of several traders who had challenged the police department's decision
Why Twitter row refuses to die down in India, and how government can handle this
In a notice sent recently to Twitter, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology reportedly asked the microblogging site to either comply with its previous notices till 4 July, or forgo its ‘intermediary status'
PM, President have to visit Bengaluru often for civic agencies to do their duty? asks Karnataka High Court
The High Court said this in reference to reports that the city civic body, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, spent Rs 23 crore to repair roads in the city for the Prime Minister's recent visit
Do you want bodies dumped on roads? High Court asks Karnataka govt
During the hearing of a civil contempt of court petition, Justice B Veerappa remarked that the government was behaving irresponsibly on this issue and should be ashamed of its conduct
Karnataka: 11 years after acquittal by trial court, High Court sends man to jail for abetment of suicide
Shantha aka Shanthasetty was acquitted by a fast track court in Kollegala in 2011 for offences of abetment of suicide, intentional insult, voluntarily causing hurt, outraging the modesty of a woman and wrongful restraint
Karnataka HC allows Xiaomi access to bank overdrafts to make payments, extends stay on ED seizure order
A single-judge bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav issued the order after Xiaomi India approached the court on Thursday for clarification of its order given on 5 May
Everyone should comply with Karnataka HC's order on loudspeaker usage, says senior Congress leader
Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Central and the state governments should 'keep things under control' and 'take everyone along'
Hijab row: All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves Supreme Court against Karnataka HC's verdict
Karnataka High Court had passed the judgment on 15 March that wearing of hijab is not a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith and thus, it is not protected under the Article 25 of the Constitution.