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Karnataka High Court Stays FIR in SIR Controversy
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News18•09-10-2026, 19:59
Karnataka High Court Stays FIR in SIR Controversy
- •The Karnataka High Court has stayed the FIRs related to the SIR and Form 7 controversy, observing them as prima facie hasty complaints.
- •Petitioners Vasanthalakshmi and Deepak Singh had approached the court seeking to quash the FIRs filed against them for submitting Form 7 applications.
- •Senior Advocate Arun Shyam argued that the petitioners applied as BLAs to remove names, and officials retain the final authority to verify and decide.
- •Justice Ananth Ramanath Hegde questioned the government counsel on how submitting multiple applications constitutes a crime when official verification is mandatory.
- •The court also stayed a related case registered at the Yeswanthpur police station following a complaint by Congress leader Anoop Ayyangar.
Key Questions Answered
The Karnataka High Court granted an interim stay on the FIRs, observing that they were prima facie hasty complaints and questioning under what law submitting more than 50 applications or filing Form 7 becomes a crime.
The High Court stayed both the case involving Vasanthalakshmi and Deepak Singh from Malleshwaram and the Yeswanthpur case registered following a complaint by Congress leader Anoop Ayyangar.
A total of 1,10,654 Form 7 applications have been submitted in the state since June 30, with hearings concluded for 40,88,099 notified cases and 2,85,646 cases still pending.
