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Supreme Court Centralizes Petitions on CCI’s Probe Against Amazon and Flipkart to Karnataka HC

Ut World January 6, 2025 0

The Supreme Court has transferred all petitions challenging the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) anti-trust investigation against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart to the Karnataka High Court. A bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized the need for expedited Continue Reading

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Karnataka High Court Calls for Amendment to Ensure Rape Victims Examined Only by Female Doctors

Ut World July 29, 2024 0

In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has urged the Central government to amend Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to mandate that adult rape victims are examined solely by female doctors. Justice M G Uma of the single-judge bench emphasized the necessity of safeguarding the privacy of rape victims, directing […]Continue Reading

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Karnataka High Court Adjourns Hearing on Yediyurappa’s POCSO Case for a Week

Ut World July 26, 2024 0

The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned the hearing of former chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s petition to quash the POCSO case registered against him, providing him temporary relief from arrest. Yediyurappa, a senior BJP leader, had approached the court seeking to quash the FIR, which he claimed was false. The high court has restrained […]Continue Reading

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,Karnataka High Court Reduces POCSO Convict’s Sentence from Life Imprisonment to 10 Years

Ut World June 24, 2024 0

In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has reduced the life imprisonment sentence of a 27-year-old man convicted under the POCSO Act to 10 years, citing the need for valid reasons when imposing the maximum penalty. The division bench, comprising Justices Sreenivas Harish Kumar and C M Joshi, also increased the accused’s fine from […]Continue Reading

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Karnataka High Court Quashes 2018 Criminal Case Against Vijay Mallya and Others

Ut World April 30, 2024 0

In a significant ruling, the Karnataka High Court has dismissed the criminal proceedings initiated in 2018 by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) against Kingfisher Airlines, its former owner Vijay Mallya, and other associated parties. The case concerned the 2007 merger of Kingfisher Airlines Ltd (KFAL) and Deccan Aviation Ltd (DAL), which was alleged to […]Continue Reading

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Karnataka High Court Draws Draupadi Parallel in Horrific Assault Case

Ut World December 18, 2023 0

In a poignant and symbolic reference to the epic Mahabharata, the Karnataka High Court invoked the character of Draupadi while addressing a distressing case of assault on a woman in Belagavi. The incident involved the brutal assault and public humiliation of a 42-year-old woman after her son eloped with a girl promised to someone else. […]Continue Reading

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High Court Dismisses Petition Against Sadhguru’s Isha Yoga Centre

Ut World February 9, 2023 0

On Thursday, the High Court of Karnataka dismissed a public interest lawsuit brought against the Chikkaballapura, India-based Isha Yoga Center. The petitioners have not come the court with clean hands, according to the division bench of Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Ashok S Kinagi, and they have not disclosed the criminal matters they […]Continue Reading

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Karnataka High Court Cancels POCSO, Rape Charges After Victim And Accused Marry

Ut World August 24, 2022 0

A 23-year-old man was charged with rape under the Indian Penal Code and with sexual offences against children under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. The Karnataka High Court dismissed the accusations against him (IPC). While the case was pending in a Sessions Court, the 17-year-old victim had married him after turning […]Continue Reading

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Supreme Court will hear the case of the hijab ban after Holi vacations

Ut World March 16, 2022 0

After the High Court denied their request for permission to wear the hijab in educational institutions, five Karnataka students went to the Supreme Court today. The hijab is not an essential religious practise, according to the Karnataka High Court, which upheld the ban on hijab in schools yesterday. Niba Naaz, a student who was not […]Continue Reading

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‘No video or song on mobile loudspeaker on bus’; Karnataka High Court

Ut World November 12, 2021 0

The Karnataka High Court has barred the viewing of video and songs by turning on the loudspeaker on the mobile phone while traveling in a bus. The Karnataka High Court has ordered people not to turn on the mobile loudspeaker and watch videos or listen to music while traveling in Karnataka RTC Buses. The court […]Continue Reading