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Karnataka High Court upholds Premium FAR scheme; says it is not violation of right to property

Karnataka High Court upholds Premium FAR scheme; says it is not violation of right to property

Upholding the constitutional validity of the State government's Premium Floor Area Ratio (FAR) scheme, the High Court of Karnataka has ruled that the scheme can't be termed as violative of the Constitution of India.

18 Jun 2026
Article 300A Doesn't Protect Property Values From Policy-Induced Fluctuations: Karnataka High Court

Article 300A Doesn't Protect Property Values From Policy-Induced Fluctuations: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has recently dismissed a batch of petitions challenging the State's Premium Floor Area Ratio scheme (Premium FAR) while observing that the impugned scheme is not in...

18 Jun 2026
Bengaluru buildings can go higher as Karnataka High Court upholds premium FAR policy

Bengaluru buildings can go higher as Karnataka High Court upholds premium FAR policy

The Karnataka High Court has upheld a contentious state policy allowing real estate developers in Bengaluru to increase building heights beyond standard limits through the purchase of premium FAR.

18 Jun 2026
EPF Act | Employees Of Exempted Establishments Entitled To Higher Pension If PF Contributions Were On Actual Wages: Karnataka High Court

EPF Act | Employees Of Exempted Establishments Entitled To Higher Pension If PF Contributions Were On Actual Wages: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that employees belonging to exempted establishments could still claim higher pensions post-2014 under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 [Scheme, 1995],

6 May 2026
Karnataka High Court Upholds DICGC's Priority Right To Recover Depositor Payouts From Insured Banks

Karnataka High Court Upholds DICGC's Priority Right To Recover Depositor Payouts From Insured Banks

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the law allowing the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) to recover amounts paid to depositors directly from a failed bank, with priority...

29 Apr 2026
Karnataka High Court Asks Trial Courts To Follow Calcutta HC's Child Access & Custody Guidelines Till Formal Rules Are Notified

Karnataka High Court Asks Trial Courts To Follow Calcutta HC's Child Access & Custody Guidelines Till Formal Rules Are Notified

The Karnataka High Court has directed that the Child Access

18 Dec 2025
Coparcener's Release Deed Immediately Divests Rights In Joint Family Property; Unregistered Family Settlement Admissible To Prove Severance: Supreme Court

Coparcener's Release Deed Immediately Divests Rights In Joint Family Property; Unregistered Family Settlement Admissible To Prove Severance: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday (November 6) observed that a registered relinquishment deed releasing share of a coparcener in the joint family property, operates immediately regardless of its...

8 Nov 2025
Karnataka High Court Quashes Amendment Allowing BBMP To Impose Cess While Sanctioning Building Plans, Giving Commencement Certificates

Karnataka High Court Quashes Amendment Allowing BBMP To Impose Cess While Sanctioning Building Plans, Giving Commencement Certificates

The Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside the amendments brought into the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act 1976 in 2021 and 2023, allowing the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ...

12 Jun 2025
Bengaluru Palace Grounds acquisition: SC tells Karnataka govt to release TDR in favour of legal heir of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and others

Bengaluru Palace Grounds acquisition: SC tells Karnataka govt to release TDR in favour of legal heir of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and others

Legal Setback: Supreme Court orders Karnataka govt to issue ₹3,400 crore TDR for acquired Palace Grounds land to Wadiyar heir and others.

22 May 2025
Fundamental Right To Health & Medical Care Stands Enforced Only With Corresponding Constitutional Obligation On State To Create Medical Facilities: Karnataka HC

Fundamental Right To Health & Medical Care Stands Enforced Only With Corresponding Constitutional Obligation On State To Create Medical Facilities: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court took suo-motu cognizance based on a news report titled “Karnataka Short of 16,500 Medical Personnel”.

26 Jan 2025
E.S.V. — “A Scholar Among Judges”

E.S.V. — “A Scholar Among Judges”

If the life and ways of Justice E.S. Venkataramiah are to be stated in a nutshell, the line that instantly comes to mind is one by Rudyard Kipling

18 Dec 2024
No HC relief for developers for cheating home buyers

No HC relief for developers for cheating home buyers

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court refused to quash criminal proceedings initiated against the partners of Unishire Homes LLP and proprietor of SA Enterprises,

07 Nov 2024
Karnataka High Court Waives Compulsory Rural Service For 447 Doctors As State Failed To Notify Amended Rules For Over 10 Yrs

Karnataka High Court Waives Compulsory Rural Service For 447 Doctors As State Failed To Notify Amended Rules For Over 10 Yrs

The Karnataka High Court has granted relief to 447 MBBS students from compulsory rural service for one year, as sought under the 2012 amendment of Rule 11 of Karnataka Selection of Candidates for...

29 May 2024
Karnataka HC Upholds Non-Renewal Of License Of G.R. Medical College Due To Deficiencies, Allows Transfer Of Enrolled Students To Other Colleges

Karnataka HC Upholds Non-Renewal Of License Of G.R. Medical College Due To Deficiencies, Allows Transfer Of Enrolled Students To Other Colleges

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea filed by a G.R. Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Mangalore, challenging the National Medical Council's (NMC) denial of renewal of...

12 Jan 2024
Karnataka High Court initiates suo motu PIL to involve psychologists on child custody issues in matrimonial disputes between parents

Karnataka High Court initiates suo motu PIL to involve psychologists on child custody issues in matrimonial disputes between parents

HC Karnataka suo moto initiates PIL to frame guidelines for child custody in matrimonial disputes. Notice issued to Central & State govts. Senior Advocate Dhyan Chinnappa appointed as amicus curiae. Court seeks dedicated facility of experts in human psychology to protect child's interest. Petition states biological parents, grandparents & family members use persuasion to influence child's judgement. Guidelines needed to assess child's psyche before granting custody.

06 Nov 2023
Karnataka HC refuses to entertain writ petition against Bharat Biotech vis-à-vis a private contract with United Brothers Healthcare Services for supply of Covaxin doses

Karnataka HC refuses to entertain writ petition against Bharat Biotech vis-à-vis a private contract with United Brothers Healthcare Services for supply of Covaxin doses

While deciding over a writ petition under Art. 226 revolving around a private contract between Bharat Biotech and United Brothers

02 Jan 2023
Loan Recovery: Karnataka High Court Restrains PNB Housing Finance From Taking Coercive Measures Against Apartment Buyers

Loan Recovery: Karnataka High Court Restrains PNB Housing Finance From Taking Coercive Measures Against Apartment Buyers

It also directed Mantri Developers Private Limited, to comply with the orders made by the Adjudicating Officer, RERA within sixty days.

19 Sept 2022
Disruption of the Mitakshara Coparcenary | Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma: A case comment

Disruption of the Mitakshara Coparcenary | Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma: A case comment

Disruption of the Mitakshara Coparcenary | Vineeta Sharma v. Rakesh Sharma: A case comment

29 Sept 2021
The Lawlessness of Land Grabbing Laws? - Part II

The Lawlessness of Land Grabbing Laws? - Part II

Concluding the analysis of the unconstitutionality and severe procedural flaws of the various State Land Grabbing Acts.

05 July 2018
The Lawlessness of Land Grabbing Laws? - Part I

The Lawlessness of Land Grabbing Laws? - Part I

Analysing the unconstitutionality and severe procedural flaws of the various State Land Grabbing Acts, focusing on the Karnataka Land Grabbing Prohibition Act, 2011.

01 July 2018

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