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  • Online gaming law: Karnataka HC to hear Head Digital Works' interim relief plea on September 8

    Online gaming law: Karnataka HC to hear Head Digital Works' interim relief plea on September 8

    Head Digital Works, which operates the online rummy platform A23 Rummy, had approached the Karnataka High Court on April 28, challenging the constitutional validity of the government's new online gaming law.

  • 'POCSO gender neutral': Karnataka HC rejects woman’s plea to quash case in sexual assault of minor boy

    'POCSO gender neutral': Karnataka HC rejects woman’s plea to quash case in sexual assault of minor boy

    The case pertains to allegations that the petitioner, a neighbour of the complainant, sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy in May 2020.

  • Century Club comes under RTI ambit: Karnataka HC cites 1913 land grant by Mysuru Maharaja

    Century Club comes under RTI ambit: Karnataka HC cites 1913 land grant by Mysuru Maharaja

    The court pointed out that the club's entire existence is tied to the land granted in 1913, with all its facilities and benefits accessible only through physical presence on the premises.

  • 'Supreme Court of Karnataka': Solicitor general flags verified fake account on X

    'Supreme Court of Karnataka': Solicitor general flags verified fake account on X

    Tushar Mehta called it a live illustration of social media risks; X Corp objected to the surprise example, then removed the account.

  • Meta to soon join Centre's Sahyog Portal for takedown orders, integration in final stages

    Meta to soon join Centre's Sahyog Portal for takedown orders, integration in final stages

    The move comes even as X Corp challenges the portal’s legality in the Karnataka High Court.

  • Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC order making Union minister HD Kumaraswamy party in contempt case

    Supreme Court stays Karnataka HC order making Union minister HD Kumaraswamy party in contempt case

    The court stayed an order making Union Minister and JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy a party to the ongoing contempt proceedings over the alleged large-scale land encroachment in a Karnataka village.

  • India's IT rules let railway, GST, rural officials decide what is lawful online: Elon Musk's X tells Karnataka HC

    India's IT rules let railway, GST, rural officials decide what is lawful online: Elon Musk's X tells Karnataka HC

    X Corp told the Karnataka HC that India’s IT rules give sweeping powers to non-judicial officers to determine what speech is illegal, bypassing courts and violating constitutional protections.

  • Social media platform X calls enforcement of content takedown a 'textbook example of arbitrariness'

    Social media platform X calls enforcement of content takedown a 'textbook example of arbitrariness'

    Social media platform X argued before the Karnataka High Court that nodal officers across the country are independently deciding what content should be taken down, with no consistency or central oversight.

  • In X vs Centre, Digipub moves Karnataka HC over Section 79 overreach and Sahyog Portal

    In X vs Centre, Digipub moves Karnataka HC over Section 79 overreach and Sahyog Portal

    Digipub News India Foundation has sought to intervene in the ongoing Karnataka High Court case between the Union government and X (formerly Twitter), flagging broader concerns over online censorship and lack of due process.

  • No bike taxis in Karnataka from June 16 as High Court refuses to stay single judge order

    No bike taxis in Karnataka from June 16 as High Court refuses to stay single judge order

    The High Court order to ban bike taxi services in Karnataka is likely to be a blow for aggregators like Rapido, Ola, and Uber, as Bengaluru is one of the largest bike taxi markets.

  • 'Cat named Daisy has driven everyone crazy': Karnataka HC judge after quashing a pet case

    'Cat named Daisy has driven everyone crazy': Karnataka HC judge after quashing a pet case

    The original complaint alleged that Daisy went missing after jumping between neighbouring walls and was subsequently seen in the accused's house via CCTV footage.

  • Stadium stampede: Karnataka HC to hear RCB, DNA pleas challenging criminal cases against them on June 10

    Stadium stampede: Karnataka HC to hear RCB, DNA pleas challenging criminal cases against them on June 10

    RCB and DNA Entertainment on Monday filed separate petitions challenging FIRs against them

  • Courts cannot remain mute spectators: Karnataka HC in its judgment to ban Proton Mail over cyber abuse case

    Courts cannot remain mute spectators: Karnataka HC in its judgment to ban Proton Mail over cyber abuse case

    Invoking Rule 10 of the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking of Access of Information by Public) Rules, 2009, the court held that its order is sufficient for the government to act.

  • Elon Musk's X opposes mandatory Sahyog Portal registration, calls it a ‘censorship portal’

    Elon Musk's X opposes mandatory Sahyog Portal registration, calls it a ‘censorship portal’

    Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, said that all intermediaries operating in India must follow local regulations

  • Centre to challenge Elon Musk-owned X’s lawsuit over IT Act, Sahyog Portal

    Centre to challenge Elon Musk-owned X’s lawsuit over IT Act, Sahyog Portal

    In its petition, X Corp said that the government is misinterpreting Section 79(3)(b) to issue takedown orders that do not adhere to the procedures prescribed under Section 69A

  • Karnataka High Court orders action against trial judge who cited non-existent SC judgments to pass order

    Karnataka High Court orders action against trial judge who cited non-existent SC judgments to pass order

    The petitioners had argued that the "manufactured judgments" were the sole basis and reasoning given by the trial court for rejecting the plea of the defendants.

  • Elon Musk's X sues India over 'unlawful' censorship via Sahyog Portal and IT Act

    Elon Musk's X sues India over 'unlawful' censorship via Sahyog Portal and IT Act

    X Corp, in the petition, argues that authorities are invoking Section 79(3)(b) as a means to impose content takedowns while sidestepping the procedural requirements set forth in Section 69A.

  • Insurance nomination does not override succession laws, says Karnataka High Court

    Insurance nomination does not override succession laws, says Karnataka High Court

    There should be a conscious effort to frame them in short, clear sentences,” the court said

  • 'Chanting Jai Shri Ram inside mosque doesn't hurt religious sentiments': Karnataka High Court

    'Chanting Jai Shri Ram inside mosque doesn't hurt religious sentiments': Karnataka High Court

    The accused faced charges under IPC Section 295A for allegedly outraging religious feelings, as well as under Sections 447 (criminal trespass), 505 (public mischief), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 34 (common intention).

  • ‘No one can call any part of India as Pakistan’: CJI Chandrachud slams Karnataka HC judge’s remark

    ‘No one can call any part of India as Pakistan’: CJI Chandrachud slams Karnataka HC judge’s remark

    No one can call any part of territory of India as Pakistan. It is fundamentally against the territorial integrity of the nation. The answer to sunlight is more sunlight and not to suppress what happens in court. The answer is not to close it down, says CJI

  • Karnataka HC to pronounce verdict on Tuesday on CM's plea challenging Guv's order

    Karnataka HC to pronounce verdict on Tuesday on CM's plea challenging Guv's order

    The High Court on September 12 completed its hearing in the case, and reserved its orders, while extending its August 19 interim order directing the special court for people's representatives that was slated to hear complaints against him in the case, to defer its proceedings till the disposal of the petition

  • Bengaluru woman files case against US-based husband for not letting her eat french fries

    Bengaluru woman files case against US-based husband for not letting her eat french fries

    The 36-year-old husband, on the other hand, said he did all the household chores during their stay in the US while his wife only watched TV and chatted with her family over the phone.

  • Karnataka HC sets aside NCLT stay on Byju's second rights issue

    Karnataka HC sets aside NCLT stay on Byju's second rights issue

    Justice Krishna Kumar has sent the case back to NCLT for a fresh consideration. A detailed copy of the order is awaited

  • Byju's vs investors: Karnataka HC extends interim protection against EGM till June 24

    Byju's vs investors: Karnataka HC extends interim protection against EGM till June 24

    This is the third such extension that has been granted in the case.

  • Online gaming companies hope for breather from new govt

    Online gaming companies hope for breather from new govt

    In recent months, 71 companies received show-cause notices demanding taxes totaling Rs 1.12 lakh crore, with some demands surpassing their annual turnover

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