Udupi : Bhatkal town observed a partial bandh on March 16 as some traders did not open their establishments to express their dissatisfaction with the verdict of the Karnataka High Court in the hijab case. According to reports reaching Mangaluru, some shops on the Udupi-Karwar National Highway 66, Bombay Bazaar, Chor Bazaar and other areas […]

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of accused senior advocate K.S.N. Rajesh Bhat in connection with the sexual harassment case filed against him by a law graduate student. The accused is currently in police custody. The bench headed by Justice K. Natarajan said the accused is an advocate and […]

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Friday granted an interim stay on the investigation ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart for alleged violations of provisions of competition laws. “The commissions order directing investigation is stayed by the court. It has given eight weeks for the parties […]

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Thursday held as illegal the city police commissioner’s prohibitory orders issued in December last to prevent rights groups from staging demonstrations here against the CAA, NRC and NPR. Hearing a batch of public interest litigations (PILs), the Principal Bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Hemant Chandangaudar […]

Bengaluru : Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved order on plea, seeking cancellation of bail granted to Nithyananda for skipping the trial and fleeing the country.Bengaluru : Karnataka High Court on Monday reserved order on plea, seeking cancellation of bail granted to Nithyananda for skipping the trial and fleeing the country. After hearing the arguments, […]

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to reconsider its decision to cancel the birth anniversary celebrations of Tipu Sultan, the controversial 18th-century ruler of the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom, but declined to stay the order. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice SR Krishna Kumar, issued […]

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Monday expressed concern over the state government diverting Rs 12.30 crore from Muzrai Department for disaster relief fund. Hearing a public interest litigation by senior citizens Hema Naidu and V R Sampath, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice S G Pandit came down heavily […]

Udupi: The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday dismissed the bail application filed by Rajeshwari Shetty, main accused in the murder of her husband, Bhaskar Shetty, an Udupi-based businessman. Justice P S Dinesh Kumar rejected the bail application on the grounds that Rajeshwari is the main accused and that there is sufficient evidence against her […]

Bengaluru: In a blow to Vijay Mallya, the Karnataka High Court on Friday rejected the beleaguered liquor baron’s application for recalling its order summoning him for allegedly violating an undertaking given by him and his companies not to transfer their equity shares in United Breweries to Diageo Plc. Rejecting the application, Justice Vineet Kothari also […]

Bengaluru: Beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya has filed an application in the Karnataka High Court for recalling its order summoning him for allegedly violating an undertaking given by him and his companies not to transfer their equity shares in United Breweries to Diageo Plc. When the matter came up for hearing on Friday, the court […]