Bengaluru: 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….
Mysore/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…
KSRTC, 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,…
New 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…
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…
Bengaluru: 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…
Bengaluru: 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…
Mysuru: 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…
Nikhil 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…
Bengaluru: 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…
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