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Saying ‘go and hang yourself’ isn’t abetment to suicide: HC

Karnataka High Court acquitted a man accused of abetting suicide for telling a priest to 'go and hang yourself'. Mens rea is essential for wrongdoing, emphasizing intent over words spoken in anger.
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Karnataka high court: Accused can say any time he was minor when crime took place

he Karnataka High Court has noted that an accused individual can assert their minority status at any point during the proceedings if they were underage at the time of the alleged offense. Consequently,..
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Karnataka high court nixes ban on 23 'ferocious' dog breeds, says stakeholders were not consulted

Karnataka High Court overturned the central govt's ban on 23 dog breeds, citing non-alignment with animal welfare laws. The decision highlighted flaws in stakeholder consultation and laws consistency,..
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Karnataka HC defines limits of Lok Adalat’s powers

Karnataka High Court's Kalaburagi bench ruled that Lok Adalat, despite judicial oversight, functions as a conciliator, not a judge. A case involving a compromise decree from 2007 was challenged,..
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Man slits his throat in front of Chief Justice in Karnataka High Court


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Second spouse, kin can't be prosecuted under bigamy law: Karnataka HC

Karnataka high court clarified that only the person marrying during an existing marriage can be prosecuted for bigamy under IPC section 494, not the second spouse or family, as ruled by Justice..
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Karnataka HC: It's duty of the man to pay maintenance to wife in therapy

If a man's monthly income is Rs 7 lakh, maintenance of Rs 60,000 for his homemaker-wife suffering from mental ailments cannot be considered high, the Karnataka HC has observed in a recent judgment,..
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Netflix faces contempt for a 22-sec footage in 123 min docuseries; SC says HC has better things to do than draw contempt for this

Netflix, BBC, Discovery Communications, and ITV Studios Global Distribution face contempt of court proceedings for incorporating banned footage from the 'Wild Karnataka' documentary in the 'Life in..
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Collegium recommends CJ of Karnataka HC to apex court

The collegium headed by CJI D Y Chandrachud recommended the appointment of Prasanna Bhalchandra Varale, the Chief Justice of Karnataka HC, as a judge of the Supreme Court. This would bring the Supreme..
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Regular worker, daily wager equal under Gratuity Act: HC

The Payment of Gratuity Act does not differentiate between a regular employee and a daily wage employee, the Karnataka HC observed while directing the state government to settle the arrears of a..
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Didn’t happen even in era of Mahabharat: HC on stripping

The Karnataka HC expressed dissatisfaction with the probe details of the recent public stripping incident in Belagavi, Karnataka. They compared the incident to the disrobing of Draupadi in the..
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SC: Single event may not be enough to claim cruelty

The Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against four individuals, including the sister and cousins of the accused, in a case involving alleged offences under Sections 498A and 506 of the IPC...
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Wife can’t unilaterally access spouse’s UID information: High court

The Karnataka HC has ruled that a woman cannot unilaterally access her husband’s Aadhaar data solely based on the marital relationship, underscoring the autonomy and protection of privacy rights..
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Massive political fight breaks out over Karnataka government decision to withdraw the CBI probe against DK Shivakumar

The Karnataka High Court has adjourned the hearing of the appeal filed by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar against the sanction accorded by the previous government to the CBI to prosecute him in the..
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Admission of guilt not enough for accident claims: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court has reversed a judgment passed in an accident case, stating that the mere acceptance of guilt is not enough for a motor accident claims tribunal to come to a conclusion. The..
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Karnataka high court stands by depressed man who went AWOL for 632 days

The Karnataka High Court has observed that layoffs can lead to increased levels of depression and upheld an order to reinstate a dismissed employee of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited..
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Karnataka HC stays probe into case against Amit Malviya for posting derogatory video on Rahul Gandhi

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday stayed investigation into the case registered against Amit Malviya, national head, BJP social media wing, for posting a derogatory video against Congress leader..
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Woman employed earlier can't seek full maintenance from hubby: Karnataka HC


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Law of the land must be followed: Govt on Karnataka HC’s order dismissing Twitter’s plea against content takedown

With the Karnataka High Court dismissing Twitter’s plea that challenged the Centre’s orders to block certain ‘objectionable’ content, the government on Friday reiterated that social media..
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MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar reacts as Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter plea, upholds Centre's power to block tweets

Karnataka High Court backs Centre's power to block tweets and accounts, dismissing Twitter's petition.
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Setback for Twitter as Karnataka HC dismisses petition challenging blocking, imposes Rs 50 lakh as cost


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Karnataka HC nixes sedition case against school over anti-CAA play


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Karnataka HC rejects plea of PFI associate to unseal its offices


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‘Bus conductor not a skilled worker’: Karnataka HC cuts accident-death relief


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Meet Justice Nagarathna: SC judge who gave dissenting verdict on demonetisation may become first female CJI in 2027

Justice Nagarathna, who was elevated to the Supreme Court in 2021, has served as a Karnataka High Court judge.
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