Karnataka High Court Declines Relief To President Of US-Based Company Accused Of Supplying Faulty Equipment To DRDO, DARE

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against 76-year-old Surya Sareen, President and Chief Executive Officer of M/s AKON Inc, a company incorporated in the United States of America, which is accused of cheating Defence Avionics Research Establishment ('DARE') and Defence Research and Development Organization ('DRDO') by supplying faulty VO based radio frequency engines.Justice M Nagaprasanna said, “The case at hand is a classic illustration of prima facie...

Installation Of Smart Electricity Meters Only For New Houses, Not Existing Consumers: BESCOM Tells Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), the State Government and others on a batch of petitions questioning the tender and decision of the state government making it mandatory for electricity consumers to install smart pre-paid meters.Acting Chief Justice V M Kameshwar Rao and Justice C M Joshi issued notice on the respondents and directed them to file their reply within four weeks time. The court issued the direction while...

Wife Tutored Daughter, Was Building Case Against Husband: Karnataka High Court Acquits Father Accused Of Sexually Abusing Child

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the order of the trial court acquitting a father accused of sexually assaulting his minor daughter. The complaint was made by the wife of the accused.A division bench of Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar and Justice K S Hemalekha while dismissing the appeal filed by Suja Jones Mazurier who was the complainant in the case said “The fact that PW.4 met...

Not Mandatory To Accept Application For Extension Of Time To File Written Statement Filed Within 120 Days: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that in commercial disputes, the filing of written statements under Order VIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot be permitted beyond the limitation period of 120 days.The court also rejected the argument of the petitioner that if the defendants had filed an application seeking extension of time before the expiry of 120 days, it should have...

Karnataka High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 09 - June 16, 2025

Citation No: 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 200 to 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 204Nominal Index:Karavali Bus Owners Association & Others AND Union of India & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 200Taha Husain AND State of Karnataka & ANR. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 201.A V Poojappa AND Dr S K Vagadevi. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 202M/S SAPTHAGIRI SHELTERS AND State of Karnataka & Others. 2025 LiveLaw (Kar) 203Manjunath...

Karnataka High Court Orders State To Direct All Institutions To Report Engagement With Foreigners To FRRO

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government to issue a Government Circular/Notification addressed to All Educational Institutions (including universities, private colleges, language schools), all Medical Institutions (including hospitals, diagnostic centers, wellness centers), Employers including business entities, NGOs, research organizations, and cultural bodies, along with...

Karnataka High Court Asks Producer Of 'Thug Life' Film To Respond To Kannada Literary Body's Intervention Plea

The Karnataka High Court on Friday (June 13) directed producers of the actor Kamal Haasan starrer film 'Thug Life' to respond to an application filed by Kannada literary body–Kannada Sahitya Parishattu, seeking intervention in the producer's plea against the ban on the film's release in the state.The ban was declared after Haasan's controversial statement about Kannada language during the...

Karnataka High Court Declines Stay On Single Judge Order Which Held Bike Taxis Cannot Operate In State Unless Relevant Rules Are Framed

The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to the State government and others on appeals filed by ANI Technologies which operates OLA and Uber India Systems Private Limited, challening a single judge order which held that bike taxi aggregators like Rapido, Uber and others cannot operate in the state unless the State government issues relevant guidelines and rules under the Motor...

Karnataka High Court Quashes Amendment Allowing BBMP To Impose Cess While Sanctioning Building Plans, Giving Commencement Certificates

The Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside the amendments brought into the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act 1976 in 2021 and 2023, allowing the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to collect fees and penalties at the time of sanctioning building plans. Justice R Devdas partly allowed petitions filed by residents and builders challenging the amendments brought in by...

Karnataka High Court Declines To Quash Cruelty FIR Against Husband After Reading Couple's Chats, Says Pet Cat Attacking Wife Was A Stray Claim

In another matter involving a feline, the Karnataka High Court recently refused to quash criminal proceedings against a man accused of cruelty by his wife. Earlier in its December 2024 interim order the court while staying the probe, had observed that the complaint was a narration of marriage and living together but the crux of the allegation is foundationed upon the squabble regarding the...

Bengaluru Stampede: HC Tells State To Keep Dept Communication With Chief Secy, Warns Against Disparate Findings By Multiple Inquiry Commissions

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state to entrust all departmental communication in the days leading up to and after the Bengaluru Stampede in the custody of the Chief Secretary of Karnataka. This direction was made in the suo moto case on the stampede that occurred outside the MA Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL winning celebrations of the cricket team Royal...

Karnataka High Court Allows Interim Release Of RCB's Marketing Head Nikhil Sosale, Others In Bengaluru Stampede FIR

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday (June 12) ordered interim release of RCB marketing head Nikhil Sosale in his plea challenging arrest in connection with the Bengaluru stampede near Chinnaswamy stadium which occurred on June 4 ahead of the IPL team's 2025 IPL victory celebration.The court also granted interim relief by ordering interim release of Sunil Mathew, Kiran Kumar S and Shamant N...