Pankhuri Swarnim

Amulya Leona Noronha, a student, was charged for raising pro-Pakistan slogans. She did so in a rally held in Bengaluru in February. The rally was to voice dissent against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The police arrested her on February 20. She was charged under Sections 124-A, 153 (A), 153-B,

The Karnataka HC directed the Government to decide on the issue of paying railway fare. It was specifically for the migrants who want to travel back but cannot do so because they cannot pay the fare. Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice BV Nagarathna led the Division Bench. The migrant

On 22.05.2020, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa, gave important news on Twitter. It said that the State Government will now bear the cost of travel of migrant workers to their home states. They will travel by Shramik Trains up to 31.05.2020. Why the Government Took Such a Decision?

A writ petition was moved by Advocate Murthy Dayanand Naik on behalf of Karnataka State Level Advocates Clerks Association, in the Karnataka High Court. They prayed to direct the State Government to sponsor a Rs 5 crores fund for their welfare in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown.  Brief Facts of

On May 12, the Karnataka HC questioned the State’s delay in disclosing certain details about Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s wedding party. This included the number of movement passes issued for the inter-district movement of attendees. Nikhil Kumaraswamy is the son of the erstwhile chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy. Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka

On 5th of May, 2020, the Karnataka HC sought clarifications from both the Central and State Governments on whether a wedding attended by approximately 90 people were permitted during the lockdown. The Karnataka High court asked the State Government to specify the number of Movement Passes issued. The Court was

A Division Bench of Karnataka High Court, comprising of Chief Justice Abhay Sreeniwas Oka and Justice BV Nagarathna on 5th May 2020, passed an order directing the State Government to facilitate a smooth process of transporting migrant workers outside the State, considering that the social distancing rules notified by the

On the 4th of May, 2020, the All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICCTU) filed a writ petition in the Karnataka High Court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the State Government’s move to cancel all the trains that were supposed to transport intra-state and inter-state

Advocate G R Mohan filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court, challenging “The Karnataka Epidemic Diseases Ordinance, 2020”, which came into effect on April 22, passed to protect, from physical harm, the officials engaged in duty in the fight against COVID-19. The petition mentions how the Health workers, doctors

On the night of 19th April, 2020, it was reported in newspapers, at Padarayanapura in Bengaluru, that a few people who were sought to be quarantined attacked the doctors as well as the police. A writ petition was filed with respect to the same at the Karnataka High Court. Having