Mysore/Mysuru: As per Supreme Court directions, the heads of private and Government educational institutions, private and Government hospitals, sports complexes, bus stands, and railway stations within Urban Local Bodies (ULB) limits have been instructed to report the number of stray dogs found on their premises to the respective ULB Commissioners. The directive follows orders issued…
Dog bite & snakebite cases: Hospitals liable for jail terms if care denied
November 17, 2025Bengaluru: In response to rising street dog attacks and recent Supreme Court directives on dog bite management, the Karnataka Government has issued a crucial circular mandating that all Government and private hospitals maintain an uninterrupted stock of anti-rabies vaccines, Equine Rabies Immunoglobulin and anti-snake venom. The circular stresses that these life-saving treatments must be available…
SC rejects Tamil Nadu’s plea against Mekedatu project
November 13, 2025New Delhi: In a major setback to Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court (SC) this afternoon rejected to step into the Cauvery water-sharing dispute, dismissing Tamil Nadu’s application against Karnataka’s plan to construct Mekedatu dam. The Supreme Court Bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice N.V. Anjaria, observed that Tamil Nadu’s…
SC orders removal of stray dogs from public places, cites rising bite cases
November 9, 2025New Delhi: Amid the alarming surge in dog bite incidents, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the removal of stray dogs from educational institutions, hospitals, bus stands, sports complexes and railway stations, ordering that the animals be relocated to designated shelters. A Bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N.V. Anjaria, which is monitoring…
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…
Dasara inauguration row: SC clears the way for Banu Mushtaq
September 19, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning dismissed a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order that upheld the State Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq as chief guest for the Dasara festival inauguration at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple, atop Chamundi Hill in Mysuru on Sept. 22. A Bench of Justices Vikram…
Banu Mushtaq Dasara inauguration row: Supreme Court to urgently hear plea challenging State move
September 18, 2025New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning agreed to hear a petition challenging the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize winner and Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara festival atop Chamundi Temple on Sept. 22, which has triggered a political slugfest between the Congress Government and the State’s BJP leadership. Chief…
Mysuru land compensation: SC dismisses Infosys’ plea
September 7, 2025Delay in translating documents from Kannada to English is not a valid ground: Supreme Court New Delhi, Sept. 7 (Agencies)- The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Infosys Limited challenging the enhanced compensation awarded to the family of a landowner whose property in Mysuru was acquired for the company’s campus expansion. A Bench…
Fate of Devaraja Market, Lansdowne Building: SC tasks IIT Roorkee with fresh assessment
September 3, 2025Mysuru City Corporation directed to deposit Rs. 5 lakh to facilitate new structural survey Mysore/Mysuru: The Supreme Court has ordered a fresh structural assessment of Mysuru’s historic Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, tasking the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee with the evaluation. A Bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta passed the order…
SC order binding on State, MCC, say officers
September 3, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the Supreme Court’s directive ordering IIT Roorkee to conduct a fresh structural assessment of the Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building, and instructing the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to deposit Rs. 5 lakh to facilitate the process, MCC Executive Engineer Madhusudhan told Star of Mysore that they will obtain the Court order copy…















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