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    Women Challenge Karnataka's Menstrual Leave Policy

    Bengaluru, March 27 A group of 15 professional women have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's notification granting one day of paid menstrual leave per month to working women.The women, employed in various organizations in the state, filed the...
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    MUDA Plot Case: Court Seeks Responses from Key Players

    Bengaluru, March 26 The Karnataka High Court on Thursday ordered the issuance of notices to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife, Parvathi B M, in connection with the closure report filed by the Lokayukta police in the MUDA plot allotment case.The court also sought a response from the...
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    Age Verification Mandatory: Karnataka Court Rules on Pub Liability

    Bengaluru, March 25 – The Karnataka High Court stated on Wednesday that protecting minors from alcohol addiction is both a moral and legal responsibility of pub and brewery management.The bench, headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, made this observation while hearing a petition filed by a...
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    High Court Petition Challenges Closure Report in Karnataka Land Dispute

    Bengaluru, March 25 – The Karnataka BJP on Wednesday alleged that Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the case involving the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is accused, has been harassed, accusing the Chief Minister of pursuing vendetta politics...
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    Ranveer Singh to Apologize, Visit Chamundi Hill Over Kantara Remarks

    Bengaluru, March 24 Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh will file an affidavit apologizing and also visit Chamundi Hill, the Karnataka High Court was informed on Tuesday during the hearing of his plea to quash a complaint and FIR over alleged remarks on a divine character from the film Kantara Chapter...
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    Kantara Controversy: Court Seeks Personal Apology from Ranveer Singh

    Mumbai, March 24 – The Karnataka High Court reviewed a petition filed by Ranveer Singh seeking to dismiss a private complaint and FIR registered against him for allegedly making derogatory comments about a divine character in Rishab Shetty's "Kantara: Chapter 1."During the hearing, a...
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    Centre's Assurance Confirmed: Court Disposes of Writ

    Bangalore, March 23 – The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by the Bangalore Hotel Association, seeking an increase in the supply of commercial LPG cylinders, observing that the Centre had already taken necessary steps and no further directions were required.A...
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    SC Rules Husband Must Share Household Responsibilities

    New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday said that a husband must equally participate in household chores like cooking, cleaning, and washing, as he is not marrying a maid but a life partner.The observations came from a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, which was hearing...
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    Petition Dismissed; Petitioner Unable to Return to Karnataka

    New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition alleging that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had orchestrated threats to seize a property.The lawyer representing the petitioner informed a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta that the petitioner was unable...
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    Dharmasthala: HC Seeks Govt Investigation Report

    Bengaluru, March 18 – In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed the Congress-led state government to file a detailed statement on the investigation conducted by the police department into the alleged mass burial case reported from the Hindu pilgrimage center of...
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    Man Found Guilty of Setting Wife on Fire After Supreme Court Ruling

    New Delhi, March 17 The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a man for killing his wife by setting her on fire in 2000, saying there was no reason to disbelieve the victim's dying declaration.The top court termed the testimony of the couple's eldest daughter, an eyewitness, as...
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    Karnataka BJP Threatens Statewide Protest Over Internal Reservation

    Bengaluru, March 13 – The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) warned on Friday of a statewide agitation if the state government fails to implement internal reservation for the Scheduled Caste (SC) community in line with the Justice Nagamohan Das Committee report and the directions of the...
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    Karnataka Minister Defends RSS Against Ban Attempts

    Bengaluru, March 9 – Karnataka Minister for the Public Works Department, Satish Jarkiholi, said on Monday that no one can ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).He further stated that the Congress-led government in Karnataka has never stated that it would ban the RSS.He made the statement...
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    Meesho Receives Tax Notice, Company Plans to Contest

    New Delhi, March 9 E-commerce firm Meesho has received a tax demand notice of approximately Rs 1,500 crore, including interest, which the company plans to challenge, according to a recent company filing.Meesho received the notice on March 6 for the assessment year 2023-24."The Assessment...
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    Bollywood Actor Ranveer Singh Receives Temporary Relief in Deity Mocking Case

    Bengaluru, March 2 The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief granted to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh until March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.The actor had approached the High Court...
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    POCSO Case Registered Against Residential School Owner and Wife in Karnataka

    Bengaluru, February 28 – A shocking case has emerged from a residential educational institution in Devanahalli, Karnataka, where the school owner and his wife have been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The allegations involve the repeated sexual...
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    POCSO Case Against Yadgir 'Godman': Court Petition Filed, Devotees Mobilize

    Yadgir (Karnataka), February 27 – Self-proclaimed "godman" Mallikarjun Mutya, an accused in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), has approached the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking to quash the case registered against him.Mallikarjun Mutya approached...
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    State Government Awaits Court Verdict on Reservation Increase

    Bengaluru, February 26 Karnataka Minister H K Patil said on Thursday that the state government will proceed with recruitment under the existing 50 per cent reservation cap, taking into account the stay on the enhanced quota and internal reservation, while continuing to pursue its case before the...
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    Cash Row: Committee Reconstituted to Examine Judge Varma Allegations

    New Delhi, February 26 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted a three-member committee set up to investigate the grounds for the removal of Justice Yashwant Varma after stacks of cash were recovered from his residence here in March last year.The committee has also been granted a...
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    LS Speaker Reconstitutes Panel to Investigate Justice Varma

    New Delhi, February 26 – Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has reconstituted the three-member inquiry committee tasked with examining allegations against Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who has been at the centre of controversy since cash was discovered in his official residence in...
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