Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court has ordered for the compensation of a 56-year-old man over wrongful arrest due to a confusion in his name. The Hon'ble court noted that the man's identification was not cross-checked and verified, and awarded a compensation of Rs 5 lakh. Reportedly, Ningaraju N, a resident of Bangalore's Kalidasa layout, was arrested in a 2011 criminal case, in confusion with accused Raju NGN.

The Xiaomi-Enforcement Directorate case was reviewed by the Karnataka High Court (HC) single-bench judge SG Pandit, and has reserved its judgment, on June 16. Notably, the Chinese firm Xiaomi filed a case against ED, after the agency seized Rs 5,551.27 crore from its bank accounts. The mobile company is facing violation charges of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, not allowing the seized money to use for business.

New developments were reported in Karnataka Hijab Row after two students returned home without giving board examinations in Udupi. Pre University students Aliya Assadi and Resham had appeared at the examination center in burqas and were denied to enter despite attempts to convince invigilators, who were abiding by the HC orders, which restricted burqas at educational institutions. Notably, the two students were the ones, who challenged Hijab-… read-more

Karnataka HC announced their judgement over the ongoing Karnataka Hijab Row, pending since January 5.  The court upheld the restrictions imposed by pre university, and said wearing Hijab is not an essential part of the Islamic community. The HC bench comprising Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Krishna S Dixit and JM Khazi announced the verdict, on March 15. The court bench dismissed all the petitions filed against the restrictions.

The Karnataka Hijab row hearing continued for the fifth day, on February 17. During the hearing, the advocate representing petitioners, requested "mediation" in the matter, asking permission from the HC. Responding to the issue, the HC bench said, the matter involves constitutional rights angle, restricting mediation. However, the HC asked advocates to see if parties are convinced for a mediation process and adjourned the case to February 18… read-more