Petition filed by Royal family states that Govt. move dilutes the Royal family’s involvement in Temple activities Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has issued a temporary stay on the State Government order constituting Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Development Authority to undertake integrated development of Chamundi Hill. The Authority aims to consolidate absolute control of the…
HC upholds Amendment Law ending Kodagu Jamma Bane land tenure
August 3, 2024Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) of Karnataka has upheld the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Land Revenue (III) Amendment Act, 2011. Justice Suraj Govindaraj dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Brigadier Maletira A. Devaiah (Retd.) and others. The petitioners, belonging to the Kodava race, had contended that two amendments, the explanation for ‘occupant’ under…
HC reduces rape sentence after convict’s settlement with victim
July 26, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) reduced a Trial Court’s five-year sentence to four-and-a-half months in a case where a man promised marriage and subsequently deceived a woman after he learnt that she was pregnant. The High Court took into account the Rs. 6 lakh compensation already paid to the victim and her son, along…
Letter to editor in newspaper gathers High Court attention
July 12, 2024Court takes suo motu cognisance of dengue exigency; registers Public Interest Litigation Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has registered a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), after taking a suo motu cognisance of the dengue spread in Bengaluru and other parts of the State, based on a letter published in the reader’s column of an English daily….
HC stays order allowing racing and betting at Bangalore Turf Club
June 23, 2024Bengaluru: In a setback to Bangalore Turf Club (BTC), a Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Saturday prohibited BTC from conducting any on-course and off-course racing and betting activities at its premises. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice K.V. Aravind passed the order after hearing the writ appeal filed…
HSRP deadline: HC allows Government to decide
June 14, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on June 12 has permitted the State Government to decide on extending the deadline for affixing High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) on vehicles. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice K.V. Aravind issued an order modifying the earlier order passed by a Vacation Division Bench on May…
HC seeks data on safari from JLR at Nagarahole, Bandipur
June 3, 2024Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) has directed Jungle Lodges & Resorts Limited (JLR), a Govt. entity, to provide information on method followed to allot safari vehicles to the visitors who stay at private resorts in Nagarahole and Bandipur National Parks with Tiger Reserves. This follows an application moved by Karnataka Eco-Tourism Resorts Association in the…
RTE Act applies to residential schools too: High Court
June 3, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has clarified that provisions of the Right To Education (RTE) Act 2009 also applies to residential schools. The Single Judge Bench headed by Justice Suraj Govindaraj, which heard the petition filed by Mysuru-based Jnanasarovara Education Trust, which is running an unaided ICSE residential school, passed the order. This apart, the…
CL-9 licensees can serve food during dry days, says High Court
June 2, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) on Friday directed authorities not to prevent a bar and restaurant with a CL-9 licence, along with other similarly situated establishments, from serving food during the five dry days. Liquor sales have been banned by Mysuru District Administration from June 1, 4 pm to June 3, 4 pm, due…
High-Security Registration Plates: No precipitative action till June 12: Government informs High Court
May 23, 2024Bengaluru: The State Government informed the High Court on Tuesday that it would not take any precipitative action until June 12 regarding the installation of High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) for old vehicles registered before Apr. 1, 2019. This decision comes after the current deadline expires on May 31. A Vacation Division Bench, comprising Justice S.R….









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