Karnataka High Court News & Updates
The Karnataka High Court quashed an FIR against a mother-in-law and three relatives, holding that allegations such as asking the complainant to wake early, make dosas, and follow household routines were vague and insufficient to prosecute them for dowry harassment.
Read Full ArticleThe Karnataka High Court refused to quash an FIR against an advocate accused of telling a litigant's mother that ₹50 lakh was needed to secure bail through a High Court judge, holding the allegations warrant a full investigation.
The Karnataka High Court held that once a person renounces worldly life and becomes the head of a religious math, the math and not the biological family is the legal representative entitled to claim motor accident compensation.
The Karnataka High Court directed Google, Indian Kanoon and court authorities to mask an acquitted woman's name from digital court records, holding that continued online visibility violates the right to be forgotten and dignity under Article 21.
The Supreme Court held that its judgments apply retrospectively unless expressly declared prospective, setting aside a Karnataka High Court order extending subvention benefits beyond the validity of the scheme.
The Karnataka High Court upheld the dismissal of a RERA complaint, ruling that flat buyers who consented to shared amenities in a registered sale deed cannot later challenge the arrangement.
Karnataka High Court holds a Muslim father's duty to maintain minor children under Mohammedan law and Section 125 CrPC continues despite the mother's income.
The Karnataka High Court held that a marriage under the Special Marriage Act is void if either party has a living spouse, and personal laws permitting polygamy cannot override the Act.
The Karnataka High Court granted a law college trust eight weeks to replace buntings featuring a person in an advocate's gown, observing that such advertisements may violate Bar Council of India Rules...
Karnataka HC quashes FIR against a student for calling a classmate 'pretty' on Instagram, ruling that private Gen Z lingo does not amount to stalking or voyeurism.
Karnataka High Court rules that a spouse cannot seek divorce merely by claiming loss of interest, reiterating that a Hindu marriage is a sacrament, not a contract.
Karnataka High Court upheld ₹20,000 monthly interim maintenance to a wife and child, holding that a husband who maintains a Mercedes Benz cannot claim the amount is excessive, while also dismissing ...
Karnataka HC relaxes Video Conferencing Rules to let a 71-year-old widow record probate evidence from the USA without routing through the Indian Embassy, citing undue hardship and Rule 18's relaxation...
The Karnataka High Court held that the Senior Citizens Act allows elderly parents to evict daughters-in-law, ruling that the dignity and property rights of the aged take precedence over residency clai...
Karnataka High Court directs BDA to pay Rs.1 lakh to a couple exposed to litigation after it re-allotted and sold their auctioned site to other buyers, recoverable from the erring officer's salary.
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![Flat Owners Can't Oppose Shared Amenities After Consenting in Sale Deed: Karnataka HC [Read Judgment]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2026/08/lj_3245_Flat_Owners_Cant_Oppose_Shared.webp)
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![Bangalore Development Authority to Pay Rs.1 Lakh For "Unwanted Litigation" Over Double Allotment of Site: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://lawstreet.co/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_7117_ChatGPT_Image_Jul_10,_2026,_02_17_46_AM.webp)
