Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday directed the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) Electoral Officer not to announce the list of eligible candidates for the post of President at the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), including the withdrawal made for the President’s post. Justice Suraj Govindaraj, hearing a petition filed by K.N. Shanth Kumar, Director,…
Sulwadi poisoning case: Prime accused walks out of jail on bail
November 18, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Following the bail from Karnataka High Court, Immadi Mahadevaswamy, the prime accused in Sulwadi Temple prasada poisoning case, was released from Mysuru Central Prisons yesterday. The Single-Judge Bench of HC had recently granted a conditional bail for a period of one year to Immadi Mahadevaswamy, former Junior Pontiff of Salur Mutt, Hanur taluk in…
Unauthorised public assemblies: HC Bench bins State appeal
November 6, 2025Bengaluru: In a setback to the State Government, a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court this morning declined to lift the stay on a Government Order (GO) that restricts unauthorised assemblies of more than 10 people in public spaces such as roads, parks and playgrounds. The Court has dismissed the State’s petition. The Court…
Rs. 200 cap on cinema ticket prices: SC stays order asking multiplexes to maintain ticket sale records
November 4, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday stayed the Karnataka High Court’s order directing cinema multiplexes across the State to maintain auditable accounts of every ticket sold during the pendency of a case challenging the State Government’s decision to cap ticket prices at Rs. 200. A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta…
High Court stays order capping movie ticket prices at Rs. 200
September 23, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed, until further orders, the implementation of the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2025, which capped movie ticket prices at Rs. 200. Justice Ravi V. Hosmani passed the interim order on petitions filed by multiplex owners and movie producers challenging the State Government’s decision. During hearings, the Multiplex Association…
PIL against Banu Mushtaq inaugurating Dasara: High Court refuses urgent hearing
September 11, 2025Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court today declined to schedule an urgent hearing on a petition challenging the State Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara-2025 festivities. As the proceedings began, the petitioners’ counsel submitted a memo before a Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M….
Cauvery Aarti at KRS stuck in legal net, no show this Dasara
August 30, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: With the Karnataka High Court staying the State Government’s plan to conduct Cauvery Aarti at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir near Belagola in Srirangapatna taluk, it now appears highly unlikely that the Government’s ambitious ‘Cauvery Aarti’ project will be executed by this year’s Dasara. Earlier this year, Government had announced its decision to perform…
After HC’s slam, KSRTC workers call off strike
August 6, 2025KSRTC, other Transport Corporations resume service on regular bus routes including Mysuru Bengaluru/Mysuru: As the Divisional Bench of Karnataka High Court cracked a whip, warning to treat the KSRTC strike yesterday as a contempt of court, the protesting Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees and three other Transport Corporations, relented and returned to duty,…
Justice Vibhu Bakhru appointed Chief Justice of Karnataka HC
July 15, 2025New Delhi: The Union Government on Monday approved the appointment of five new Chief Justices to various High Courts, including Karnataka. Justice Vibhu Bakhru has been named the new Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court and will succeed Acting Chief Justice V. Kameswar Rao. Born on November 2, 1966, in Nagpur, Justice Bakhru completed…
Closure of Jan Aushadhi outlets in Govt. Hospitals: HC stays order
July 9, 2025Bengaluru: 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…














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