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1. Storage in Karnataka’s Cauvery reservoirs stands at 52% of total capacity as CWMA is set to review situation on July 22

Storage in Karnataka’s Cauvery reservoirs stands at 52% of total capacity as CWMA is set to review situation on July 22

Storage in Karnataka’s Cauvery reservoirs stands at 52% of total capacity as CWMA is set to review situation on July 22 The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), which is the apex body that monitors implementation of Cauvery water release to lower riparian States as per the Supreme Court’s verdict, is meeting in Delhi on Wednesday to review the situation. This meeting has assumed importance as it comes at a time when the catchment areas in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin are facing deficit rainfall. While the entire State is facing a rainfall deficit of about 35%, the Kodagu region that forms the biggest catchment area for the Cauvery besides being the point of origin for the river, has reported a shortage of 45%. Rainfall deficit in Kodagu will have serious impact on the southern part of the State that depends on Cauvery water. Cumulative storage The cumulative storage in the four reservoirs in Karnataka’s Cauvery basin – Harangi, Hemavati, KRS and Kabini – accounts for just 52% of their full storage capacity as of now. Of this, the storage at KRS is particularly poor as it accounts for a mere 35% of its full capacity. The inflows too are poor as KRS reported inflows of 775 cusecs on July 21. The Karnataka government has already declared that it would not release water for irrigation purposes and that whatever storage is there in the reservoirs has to be used only for drinking purposes.

2. Karnataka High Court seeks State’s response on plea seeking CBI probe into ‘illegalities’ in KPSC recruitments

Karnataka High Court seeks State’s response on plea seeking CBI probe into ‘illegalities’ in KPSC recruitments

Karnataka High Court seeks State’s response on plea seeking CBI probe into ‘illegalities’ in KPSC recruitments The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to file its response on a petition seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the allegations of illegalities in the Karnataka State Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitments to posts of Group A and B Gazetted Probationers and allegations against Shivashankar S. Nagaprasanna passed the order on the petition filed by MLA Basanagouda R. Patil Yatnal and All Karnataka State Students’ Association, Bengaluru. Transfer sought The petitioners have also sought transfer of the First Information Report (FIR), registered on July 10 based on a complaint by the KPSC, against Suma S. Sahukar, for submitting a caste certificate declaring “false” family income while applying for recruitment to the post of Industrial Extension Officer, a Group ‘C’ post. Suma’s income certificate had showed that annual income of her family was only ₹40,000 when Mr. Sahukar, who was initially appointed as a member of KPSC in September, 2019, and later appointed as chairman in April, 2021, was drawing a basic salary of more than ₹2 lakh per month plus allowances. Meanwhile, the court gave liberty to them to move the court if need be or any attempt was made by the State to constitute and transfer the FIR to an SIT during the pendency of the petition. ‘An eye-wash’ It was contended on behalf of the petitioners that the FIR “is nothing but an exercise in optics — an eye wash intended to create an illusion of institutional responsiveness while leaving the real allegations untouched.” It was pointed out in the petition, filed through advocate Girish Bharadwaj, that the State police had merely given a preliminary enquiry…

3. Karnataka High Court stays probe against man for tweet on Bantwal woman’s murder case

Karnataka High Court stays probe against man for tweet on Bantwal woman’s murder case

Karnataka High Court stays probe against man for tweet on Bantwal woman’s murder case Observing that “courts cannot permit criminality to be inferred by imagination when the words themselves refuse to yield such meaning”, the High Court of Karnataka has stayed investigation into two separate criminal cases registered against a man at two different police stations for a single tweet related to recent murder of a young woman at the Bantwal bus stand in Dakshina Kannada district. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order on petitions filed by 37-year-old Kiran, while observing that the language used in the tweet, prima facie, did not contain any explicit reference to a specific religion, community, or caste. The petitioner, a resident of Bengaluru, was booked under Section 353(2) [publishing false information with an intent to create or promote... feelings of enmity, hatred or ill will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities] of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in a case registered at Bantwal police station, and under Section 192 [wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot...] of the BNS in a case filed at the High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru. The tweet on X had stated: “Monster with wrist watch on his left hand, pants above his ankles, killed a girl at Bantwal bus stand, Karnataka. He probably knows that even if they arrest him, Congress will quietly withdraw the case. Be that as it may, just hope the RSS gets registered soon.” The court pointed out that “it is only after an exercise of interpretation and inference, attempt is made to give it a communal colour.” While the former sentence in the tweet, on its plain reading, does not reveal any exhortation against a religious or identifiable group; the latter “is a comment on the governmental action” of withdrawing criminal cases…

4. Tribunal sets aside most of the FEMA violation charges against Lalit Modi, BCCI

Tribunal sets aside most of the FEMA violation charges against Lalit Modi, BCCI The Appellate Tribunal under the Smugglers and Foreign Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of Property) Act (SAFEMA) has l

5. India's growth remains strong, but trade barriers threaten 2047 goal: WTO

India's growth remains strong, but trade barriers threaten 2047 goal: WTO

India's growth remains strong, but trade barriers threaten 2047 goal: WTO India will need to address structural challenges such as high trade costs, regulatory complexity, infrastructure gaps and barriers to deeper global integration if it is to achieve its ambition of becoming a developed nation by 2047, according to the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) latest Trade Policy Review (TPR) report. The report said India remained the fastest-growing G20 economy during the review period and was expected to maintain strong momentum, but warned that sustaining this growth over the long term would require deeper structural reforms to improve competitiveness and attract greater investment. What WTO report said According to the Trade Policy Review report prepared by the WTO Secretariat, India's real GDP growth is projected to remain between 6.8% and 7.2% in FY2027-28, continuing the strong performance recorded during the review period. "Looking further ahead, sustaining the strong economic performance needed to reach the Viksit Bharat vision of a developed India by 2047 will require addressing structural challenges, including high trade costs, regulatory complexity, infrastructure gaps, and barriers to deeper global integration," the report said. The WTO acknowledged India's progress in financial inclusion and noted improvements in trade facilitation through digitalisation, customs modernisation, liberalisation of foreign direct investment (FDI) rules and the expansion of regional trade agreements. However, it also pointed out that India's policy framework continues to include relatively high tariffs, import and export controls, state trading measures and extensive budgetary support programmes, particularly for food grains and fertilisers. According to the report, building on administrative reforms, including the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions)…

1. Ehsaan vs. State of National Capital Territory of Delhi (20.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0718/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal of Ehsaan against the life sentence imposed for gang rape under Section 376-D IPC, focusing on the proportionality of the sentence. The court acknowledg

2. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Durg Roadways Private Limited and Ors. (20.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0717/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the insurance policy issued by The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. covered an accident involving a vehicle traveling to Nepal under a special permit. The parti

3. Commissioner of Service Tax, Mumbai vs. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Ors. (20.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0716/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. were liable to pay service tax under "Business Auxiliary Service" for facilitati

4. The State of West Bengal vs. Kader Khan (17.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0712/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the deposition of a deceased victim from an earlier trial could be admitted in a subsequent trial against absconding accused Kader Khan. The State of West

5. Mani vs. State (17.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0711/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Mani against the State, focusing on whether his convictions under Sections 294(b), 326, and 506(ii) of the Indian Penal Code were sustainable. The Co

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