Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday stayed the State Government’s directive to close Jan Aushadhi outlets functioning within Government-run Hospitals. The interim order was issued by a Bench headed by Justice M.I. Arun in response to a batch of 18 petitions filed by Jan Aushadhi Kendra owners. The petitioners were represented by a legal team…
Valmiki Corporation Scam: HC orders for CBI probe
July 2, 2025Bengaluru: In a major setback to the State Government, Karnataka High Court has yesterday passed an order handing over the probe into multi crore scam at Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Limited to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). CBI was probing into the role of banks in the scam. Following this, BJP MLAs…
HC stays Cauvery Aarti at KRS Dam; next hearing on July 23
June 28, 2025Bengaluru: The High Court has imposed an interim stay on the State Government’s ambitious Cauvery Aarti project planned near the KRS Dam, modelled after the Ganga Aarti in Varanasi. The order came in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by farmer leader Sunanda Jayaram, who argued that conducting religious ceremonies at the dam…
MCDCC Bank elections on June 26
June 11, 2025Mysuru: With the Karnataka High Court issuing directions for conducting Mysuru and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central (MCDCC) Bank elections, which was postponed several times due to various reasons, the MCDCC Bank elections is finally scheduled to take place on June 26. The High Court, in its order earlier, had directed that the elections be held…
High Court grants interim relief to KSCA officials
June 7, 2025Nikhil Sosale, others sent to Judicial Custody; One more FIR filed; Complaint against Virat Kohli Bengaluru: In a major relief for top officials of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), the Karnataka High Court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to KSCA President Raghuram Bhat, Secretary A. Shankar and Treasurer E.S. Jairam, who are…
Mining, blasting ban around KRS Dam- Seek IISc timeline for impact study on blasting: High Court
June 7, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the State Government to obtain written instructions from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, regarding the timeline required to complete a scientific study on the impact of blasting activities within a 20-km radius of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. A Division Bench comprising Acting Chief…
Echo of Bengaluru stadium stampede: HC registers suo motu PIL
June 5, 2025Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) of Karnataka took cognisance of the Bengaluru stampede incident, which resulted in the death of 11 people and registered a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and ordered the State Government to file a report. A Division Bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice V. Kameshwar Rao, informed Attorney General K….
‘Are you a historian or a linguist?’
June 3, 2025Karnataka HC asks Kamal Haasan to apologise The Karnataka High Court (HC) today reprimanded actor-politician Kamal Haasan over his remark that “Kannada language originated from Tamil asking him, “Are you a historian or a linguist?” The Court further asked him on what basis he had made the remark about Kannada. “Right of speech cannot be…
Proposed Amusement and Theme Park at KRS: High Court issues notices to State, Central Governments
May 21, 2025Five farmers from Mandya file PIL opposing the project Bengaluru/Mandya: The Vacation Division Bench of Karnataka High Court (HC) headed by Justice B.M. Shyamprasad has issued notices to both State and Central Government against notification calling tender for the proposed Amusement and Theme Park (Entertainment Park). The HC Bench heard the Public Interest Litigation (PIL)…
HC rejects Mysuru woman’s plea to extend stay of her 3 Pak kids
May 9, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday dismissed a petition filed by a Mysuru-based woman seeking an extension of stay for her three Pakistani-national children, following the Union Government’s directive mandating the departure of all Pakistani citizens by Apr. 30 due to heightened national security concerns. The petitioner, Ramsha Jehan, a resident of Rajivnagar in Mysuru,…
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