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The bench stated that availing medical treatment is the right of an undertrial and granted interim bail for six weeks to get treatment for severe back pain

Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being elevated as judges or what is commonly called 'permanent' judges

The judgment is likely to impact state politics directly and it will also draw attention at the national level.

Asks what will be her role in abetting crime committed by son

The high court passed the order after the counsel for the central government admitted that except for government bodies, no private entity or stakeholder was heard before the earlier notification was issued.

The bench headed by Justice PrasannaB. Varale and Justice Krishna S. Dixit also directed the Secretary in the Urban Development Department to personally attend the court proceedings on November 2.

The Law Commission's recommendation not to tinker with the age of consent — currently 18 years — is a welcome development

A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M. Trivedi deferred hearing the plea for a period of three weeks. The matter is likely to come up for hearing on October 16 as per the details available on the website of the apex court.

Karnataka High Court has disposed of a batch of petitions challenging the Hubli-Ankola railway line project after the Railways submitted that a fresh proposal is being worked out

The petitioner Sowmya Reddy contended that she was ahead in the counting of votes of Electronic Voting Machies. But, things changed while counting postal ballot votes

The FIR registered on July 14 states that the threat message demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh to be paid to a bank account in Pakistan

In a major decision, the Karnataka High Court has ruled that that can be no atonement for sons who do not take care of their parents.

According to reports, the Karnataka High Court pointed to deaths due to potholes, besides observing that BBMP seemed to be engaged in cosmetic surgery of roads in the Bengaluru.

Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, representing some of the petitioners, submitted that the argument of PFI was not raised before the high court and it is an argument introduced to create prejudice.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case lodged under the provision of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and upheld the marriage between the accused and the victim. The bench observed on Tuesday that the incident had taken place when the victim was 17 years. However, she married the accused […]

Bengaluru: In a major development, Karnataka High Court has observed that a husband asking his wife to pursue higher education and talking to his wife on when to have baby can not be considered as cruelty. The bench headed by Justice H.B. Prabhakara Shastri on Wednesday also quashed charges alleging harassment by husband and mother-in-law […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has upheld the order imposing compulsory retirement imposed on a civil judge, who was caught red-handed while signing order sheets of the previous day during a surprise visit of the Principal District Judge. The bench headed by Justice P.S. Dinesh Kumar observed that maintaining a high degree of probity and […]

Mumbai: Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu has appealed to the society to stop targeting girls, including on the issue of hijab, saying “Let them live the way they choose to.” A three-judge Bench of the Karnataka High Court recently dismissed the petitions which sought permission to wear hijab in classrooms of educational institutions saying headscarf is […]

The institution of marriage, built on the premise of equality, should not be allowed to be used as a cover for sexual violations. It should not give any special male privilege or a licence for unleashing a brutal beast. The Karnataka High Court’s path-breaking order, refusing to quash rape charges filed by a wife against […]

Bengaluru: Following death threats to the three Karnataka High Court judges, including the Chief Justice, who delivered the hijab verdict, and arrest of a person in Tamil Nadu in this regard, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said his government has decided to provide ‘Y category’ security to them. Stating that his government has […]