The High Court of Karnataka daily cause list is published on the court’s official website, judiciary.karnataka.gov.in, covering the principal bench at Bengaluru and the benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi. The site’s cause-list search lets you pull the day’s list by court hall, judge, advocate, case number, bar registration number or party name — free, with no login. Here is the full walkthrough, verified against the live site in July 2026.
What the Karnataka Cause List Shows
The daily cause list is the schedule of cases fixed for hearing before each judge on a given date. Each entry shows:
- the item number — the case’s position in that court hall’s list; cases are called broadly in this order
- the case number — type, number and year (for example, W.P. No. 12345/2025)
- the party names — petitioner versus respondent
- the advocate names for each side
- the stage or category the case is listed under — admission, orders, hearing, part heard
- the court hall number and the judge or division bench sitting there
A case not on the day’s list (including any supplementary list) will not be called that day. Note that the court’s older web address, karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in, has been superseded — use judiciary.karnataka.gov.in, the current official site.
Step by Step: Checking Today’s Daily Cause List
- Open the cause list search page at judiciary.karnataka.gov.in (Cause List in the site menu).
- Select the bench: Bengaluru Bench, Dharawad (Dharwad) Bench, Kalaburagi Bench — or All Benches to search across the three seats at once.
- Choose the search type. The page offers six:
- Court Hall — one courtroom’s full list for the date
- Judge — the list of a particular judge or bench
- Advocate — all cases listed for a given advocate name
- Case Number — check whether one case is listed
- Bar Registration Number — an advocate’s listings via registration number, the precise option when names are common
- Party Name — find a listing through the litigant’s name
- Pick the date and run the search. The list for the next working day is generally available by the previous evening.
- Note your item number, court hall and the stage heading above your entry.
Two companion pages are worth bookmarking: the entire cause list download, and the dated cause list search for pulling lists of earlier or later dates.
Searching by Advocate or Case Number
For a litigant tracking one case, the Case Number search is quickest: select the bench, the case type, number and year, and the result tells you whether — and where — the case is listed on the chosen date.
For advocates and clerks, the Advocate or Bar Registration Number search returns a consolidated list of every matter listed for that counsel across court halls. One limit to know: the advocate-name search works over a date range of at most seven days at a time, so run week-by-week queries if you are scanning ahead.
Because each bench maintains its own lists, an advocate appearing at Bengaluru and Dharwad should either search each bench separately or use the All Benches option.
Bengaluru, Dharwad and Kalaburagi Benches
The principal bench sits at Bengaluru; the benches at Dharwad and Kalaburagi hear cases arising from the districts allotted to them. Everything in this guide — cause list search, display board, video-conference lists — works identically for all three; you simply pick the bench in the dropdown. If your case was filed at Dharwad, its listing will appear only in the Dharwad bench list, so make sure the right bench is selected before concluding a case is not listed.
Display Board and Video-Conference Lists
On the hearing day, two live tools tell you how the day is moving:
- Display board — the bench-wise display board shows the item number currently being heard in each court hall of the selected bench. If your case is item 22 and the hall is on item 9, you can plan your time; be present as the number approaches yours.
- Video-conference cause list — cases taken up through video conferencing appear in the VC cause list search. If your matter is listed for VC hearing, the joining details follow the court’s VC facility rules published on the site.
Related e-Services
- Case status — the court’s case services menu lets you track a case’s stage, orders and next listing date by case number and other identifiers.
- Judgments and orders — daily orders and reportable judgments are published on the site and through the national judgments portal.
- Supreme Court appeals — the site’s SCI case-status link tracks Karnataka matters carried to the Supreme Court.
- All-India window — the eCourts High Court Services portal at hcservices.ecourts.gov.in also serves Karnataka High Court cause lists and case status, along with every other High Court.
Quick Reference: Karnataka High Court Online Services
| Service | Where | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Daily cause list search | causelistSearch.php | Bengaluru, Dharwad, Kalaburagi — by court hall, judge, advocate, case no., bar reg. no., party |
| Entire cause list | entire_causelist.php | Full list download for a date |
| Dated cause list | causelistSearchDated.php | Lists for earlier or later dates |
| VC cause list | causelistSearchVC.php | Video-conference hearing lists |
| Display board | display_board_bench.php | Live item number, bench-wise |
| Case services | casemenu.php | Case status, orders, listing history |
| All High Courts | hcservices.ecourts.gov.in | eCourts window for every High Court |
All links verified working in July 2026. Every service is free and needs no login.
For the broader picture — how cause lists are structured, list types, and verified links for all major High Courts — see our hub guide to the high court cause list. Practitioners on the southern circuit may also want the walkthrough of the high court of madras cause list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I check the High Court of Karnataka daily cause list?
On the official website judiciary.karnataka.gov.in — the cause list search page (causelistSearch.php) covers the Bengaluru, Dharwad and Kalaburagi benches. It is free and requires no registration.
Can I search the Karnataka cause list by advocate name?
Yes. Choose the Advocate search type, or Bar Registration Number for an exact match. The advocate search runs over a window of up to seven days at a time.
How do I check the cause list for the Dharwad or Kalaburagi bench?
Same page, different dropdown: select Dharawad Bench or Kalaburagi Bench (or All Benches) in the bench selector before running your search. Each bench lists only the cases filed at that seat.
When is the Karnataka High Court cause list published?
The daily list is generally available by the evening before the hearing day. Supplementary additions can follow, so recheck on the morning of the hearing.
What is the Karnataka High Court display board?
A live, bench-wise online board showing the item number currently on in each court hall. Use it on the hearing day to estimate when your item will be reached.
Does the Karnataka High Court publish video-conference cause lists?
Yes. Cases to be heard through video conferencing appear in a separate VC cause list search on the same website; check it if your matter is marked for VC hearing.
My case is not in the list — how do I find the next date?
Use the case-status service from the site’s case menu. It shows the case’s current stage and the next listing date where one is fixed. Absence from a day’s list only means the case is not scheduled that day.
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