‘Transfers must be handled by respective departments, not Chief Minister’s Office’ Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has expressed serious concern over the alleged interference of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in the transfer of State Government employees. A Division Bench comprising Justice D.K. Singh and Justice T.M. Nadaf made the observations while hearing a petition…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has stayed the elections to the Executive Body of Karnataka State Co-operative Federation that was scheduled for Mar.20. The election authorities had set in motion the electoral process for electing the Executive Body for a five-year term, with the issuance of poll notification on Mar. 3, according to which…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has sentenced four migrant workers to life imprisonment in the triple murder case that had shocked Bengaluru 17 years ago. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench led by Justice H.P. Sandesh after allowing an appeal filed by the prosecution against the acquittal order passed by the 65th City…
Hindu activists prepare to submit records on threat to Temple, Gopura Mysore/Mysuru: Hindu social activists are preparing to submit documents to the High Court, alleging that works being carried out under the Central Government’s Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme at Chamundi Hill pose a threat to the preservation, heritage and traditions…
Alarmed by ganja sale network, High Court Justice Nagaprasanna warns against quick Lok Adalat settlement in narcotics cases Bengaluru/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has expressed surprise regarding the spread of ganja (cannabis) sales in Mysuru. Hearing a writ petition filed by Mysuru resident Sameer Khan alias Dadu (51), who is currently in judicial custody in…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday permitted the operation of bike taxis, while allowing the appeals filed by bike taxi aggregators, individual bike taxi owners and others. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi directed the State Government to register motorcycles as transport vehicles and grant contract carriage permits. The…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as news of the Karnataka High Court permitting bike taxi services went viral yesterday, another video has surfaced showing auto drivers allegedly assaulting a Rapido bike passenger in Mysuru. The video is now widely circulating on social media. The incident took place at Mysuru City Railway Station, where a 19-year-old youth had booked…
State claims no permanent structures will be built near Chamundeshwari Temple Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notices in connection with the construction works being carried out atop historic Chamundi Hill. The notices were issued to the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority, as well as to the Central and State Governments. The matter…
Singer Kikkeri Krishnamurthy’s review petition quashed by CJ-headed Bench; petitioner had favoured another singer C. Ashwath’s composition Bengaluru: Upholding the previous order of a Single-Judge Bench, a two-judge bench of Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, has yesterday quashed a review petition filed by singer Kikkeri Krishnamurthy, over the…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday quashed a State Government order dated May 14, 2025, which directed the closure of all Jan Aushadhi Kendras operating within government hospital premises. Justice M. Nagaprasanna of the Dharwad Bench allowed a batch of petitions filed by Rakesh Mahalingappa and others, stating orally, “We will not allow one wing…
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