Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court’s decision to stay the withdrawal of prosecution in 52 criminal cases, including those arising out of the riot and communal clash at Aland in Kalaburagi district, is being seen as a setback for the Congress government in the state. The development has also revived allegations by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the Congress government is indulging in “appeasement politics.”In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court stayed the Con…
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Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Thursday visited the hospital where workers injured in the Madappatna quarry tragedy in Bengaluru are undergoing treatment and blamed the state government’s alleged negligence for the incident that claimed seven lives.At least seven migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and North Karnataka were killed after a huge boulder crashed onto workers at a stone quarry early on Thursday morning.Th…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court has stayed the Congress government’s decision to withdraw prosecution in 52 criminal cases, including those arising out of the riots at the Aland Ladle Mashak Dargah in Aland taluk of Kalaburagi district.The interim order came on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Girish Bharadwaj, challenging the State Cabinet’s May 22 decision to withdraw the cases. Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister then.A Division Bench…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered maintenance of status quo on ethanol allocation for the Ethanol Supply Year (ESY) 2025-26, temporarily staying the effect of a Karnataka High Court direction requiring oil marketing companies (OMCs) to reconsider the allocation made to a dedicated ethanol manufacturer. A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and Sheel Nagu passed the interim order while hearing a special leave petition (SLP) filed by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (B…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Friday alleged that a “major conspiracy” had been hatched to tarnish the reputation of the revered Dharmasthala Sri Manjunatheshwara Temple in Dakshina Kannada district and hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. He has also sought probe into involvement of foreign forces into the incident.In a major twist in the ongoing Dharmasthala skull case, Chinnayya, popularly known as the “mask man”, who…
Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) In a major twist in the ongoing Dharmasthala skull case, Chinnayya, popularly known as the “mask man”, who had earlier made allegations in the mass grave case, has claimed that he was used as part of a conspiracy to malign Dharmasthala, the prominent Hindu pilgrimage centre in Karnataka.Following these sensational allegations, action is likely against the activists who spearheaded the agitation and legal battle demanding action against the temple management, police sour…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a municipal authority cannot be saddled with liability under the Motor Vehicles Act (MVA) for injuries caused by the fall of a tree branch on a stationary autorickshaw during heavy rain, ruling that such an incident do not arise out of the “use of a motor vehicle” in the manner contemplated under the law.However, a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N. Kotiswar Singh, invoking its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to en…
Bengaluru, June 10 (IANS) Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to cancel the bail granted to five accused persons in the sensational fan murder case involving Kannada actor Darshan and his partner, actress Pavithra Gowda, and dismissed a petition filed by the prosecution seeking cancellation of their bail. The bench, headed by Justice S. Rachaiah, passed the order granting relief to the accused, Pavan, Dhanaraju, Vinay, Raghavendra, and Nandish. The prosecution had approached the court seek…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended the appointment of two additional judges as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the apex court Collegium said that in its meeting held on June 2, it approved the proposal for the appointment of Justices Harmeet Singh Grewal and Deepinder Singh Nalwa as permanent judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.“The Supreme Co…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, has recommended a fresh set of appointments to the Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh High Courts.The apex court Collegium has approved the proposal for the appointment of advocates Raghavendra Seetharam Srivatsa, Hema Kulkarni, Subramanya Rangarao, Thadagavadi Prakash Vivekananda, Bakkeswara Pramod and Hombe Gowda Shanthi Bhushan as Judges of the Karnataka High Court.In its meeti…