K’taka HC rejects Musk-led X Corp’s challenge to censorship, says regulation for social media must Bengaluru, Sep 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major development, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday delivered its verdict in the case of Elon Musk-led social media platform X Corp, formerly known as Twitter Inc, versus the Union of India, concerning freedom of speech and alleged unchecked censorship. The Bench emphasised that regulation of social media is necessary and upheld the Centre’s authority, through the Sahyog Portal, to block content in this regard.

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K’taka HC quashes petitions opposing Banu Mushtaq inaugurating Dussehra festival Bengaluru, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed all three petitions submitted by former BJP MP Pratap Simha and two others seeking a stay on the Congress-led government’s decision to have Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurate the historic festival. The matter was heard by the Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi.

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Petition filed in K’taka HC against govt move to have Booker Prize awardee Mushtaq inaugurate Mysuru Dussehra Bengaluru, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Adding to the ongoing Mysuru Dussehra row in Karnataka, former BJP MP Pratap Simha on Saturday filed a petition in the High Court seeking a stay on the state government’s decision to have Booker Prize awardee Banu Mushtaq inaugurate the historic festival. The petition comes after the Karnataka government extended an invitation with honours to Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dussehra.

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MUDA case: SC upholds K’taka HC judgment, quashes ED notice to CM Siddaramaiah’s wife Bengaluru, July 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the Directorate of Enforcement, which had challenged the Karnataka High Court’s order quashing the ED notice issued to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife, Parvathi B.M., and Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the first accused in the case.

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Obscene videos: K’taka HC directs Prajwal Revanna to seek fresh bail in trial court; orders decision within 10 days Bengaluru, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday directed former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna, the prime accused in the sexual assault and obscene videos case, to approach the trial court for seeking a second round of bail and directed the lower court to decide the matter in 10 days. Earlier, the trial court and higher courts had outright rejected the bail petitions of Prajwal Revanna, who apart from being the grandson of Deve Gowda is the son of JD(S) MLA and former minister H.D.

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Stampede case: K’taka HC directs police not to initiate forceful action against RCB, DNA officials Bengaluru, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the police not to initiate coercive action, such as arrest, against officials or representatives of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise and the DNA event management firm, who are named as accused in the June 4 stampede case that claimed 11 lives. A Bench headed by Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar passed this order on Tuesday.

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National threat: K’taka HC issues orders for Centre to block Switzerland-based Proton Mail in India Bengaluru, April 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to initiate steps to block the operation of Switzerland-based Proton Mail in India. The Bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna issued the order to the Centre on a petition in this regard filed by M. Moser Design Associates of India Private Limited. The company had filed the petition following circulation of obscene e-mail messages about its employees and clients using Proton Mail.

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K’taka HC refuses to entertain Yediyurappa’s plea to quash POCSO case; gives temporary relief Bengaluru, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a setback to former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Committee member B.S. Yediyurappa, the Karnataka High Court has refused to quash charges against him under a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case on Friday. However, the Bench granted anticipatory bail to Yediyurappa in the court, giving him immunity from arrest.

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K’taka HC judgment today on plea for CBI probe against CM Siddaramaiah in MUDA case Bengaluru, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court, headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, will pronounce its judgment on Friday regarding the petition seeking an investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case. The court had reserved its orders on January 27 following the conclusion of arguments and counterarguments in the case.

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K’taka HC adjourns hearing in MUDA case to Jan 27; asks Lokayukta ADGP to submit report Dharwad (Karnataka), Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court’s Dharwad Bench on Wednesday adjourned the hearing in the plea seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into a case related to the alleged irregularities in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to January 27. The Bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna further directed the Lokayukta Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) to submit the investigation report one day prior to the date of the next hearing in the case to the court.

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Sexual assault videos case: K’taka HC stalls framing of charges against ex-JD(S) MP Revanna Bengaluru, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court on Thursday issued directions to stall the process of framing of charges against Prajwal Revanna, the former JD(S) MP and grandson of former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda in the sensational sexual assault video case. The Bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna has passed the order in this regard and issued directions to the lower court not to frame charges against accused Prajwal, who is lodged in the Bengaluru Central Jail, till January 16.

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Atul Subhash suicide case: K’taka HC rejects wife’s plea to quash FIR Bengaluru, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka High Court on Monday rejected the plea for quashing of FIR against Nikita Singhania in connection with the alleged suicide case of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash. Subhash, an automobile company employee in Bengaluru had committed suicide over alleged torture and demand of Rs 3 crore by his wife Nikita Singhania for divorce settlement. The single bench headed by Justice S.R.

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PF case: K’taka HC stays arrest warrant against former cricketer Uthappa Bengaluru, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court Vacation Bench on Tuesday temporarily stayed the arrest warrant against former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa in connection with an Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) default case. The Bench, headed by Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order in the matter. Uthappa approached the court seeking quashing of the arrest warrant issued against him. Senior counsel Prabhuling Navadgi, appearing for Uthappa, submitted that his client had resigned from the company in May 2020 and while in active role, he was not involved in the day-to-day operations of the company.

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MUDA scam: K’taka HC adjourns hearing, Sibal says Governor’s sanction will lead to anarchy Bengaluru, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court has adjourned the hearing on the appeal petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioning the Governor's sanction for prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam to January 25. The bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Anjaria, heard the matter on Thursday. Senior counsels Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi represented Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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