Bengaluru, May 4 (IANS) In the recounting of postal ballots in Sringeri, BJP candidate D.N. Jeevaraj has emerged victorious against sitting Congress MLA, T.D. Rajegowda. Election Officer Gaurav Kumar Shetty officially announced the result on Monday.The process of reverification and recounting of postal ballots in the Sringeri constituency in the 2023 Assembly elections on the orders of the Karnataka High Court was completed, and a report was submitted to the Election Commission of India on Sunda…
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Bengaluru, May 3 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday strongly criticised Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over his remarks on the Sringeri Assembly constituency recount, terming them “childish” and alleging that they amount to an insult to the Constitution and the judiciary.Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi T. Narayanaswamy, in a statement issued following the completion of the recount process, said Shivakumar’s comments …
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), May 3 (IANS) The process of reverification and recounting of postal ballots in the Sringeri constituency in the 2023 Assembly elections on the orders of the Karnataka High Court has been completed, and a report has been submitted to the Election Commission of India. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday claimed victory based on the figures provided by the Election Officer, though the official result is yet to be announced by the ECI. However, on Saturday, sitting…
Bengaluru, April 29 (IANS) Citing delays in the examination of evidence, jailed actor Darshan, who is Accused number 2 in the sensational murder case of a fan Renukaswamy, has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail.Darshan has filed a fresh bail petition before the Supreme Court, citing delays in the examination of evidence in the case.The petition was submitted on April 14. He has further stated that the apex court had earlier directed the trial court to expedite the proceedings. However, th…
Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) The Karnataka Government has approached the Supreme Court challenging a recent judgment of the Karnataka High Court that lifted the ban on bike taxi services. The appeal has been filed against ANI Technologies and other cab aggregators. The appeal, filed last week, is yet to be listed for hearing before the apex court.It may be noted that the High Court had ruled that the State cannot deny permits solely on the ground that the vehicle is a motorcycle.The judgment was d…
Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a man accused of filming obscene videos of women on Namma Metro trains and uploading them on social media, strongly reprimanding him for his actions. Rapping the accused, the court questioned him about what kind of person he is to have committed such an act.The accused, identified as Digant B.K., had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against him. The c…
Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) Taking the state police to task over poor handling of cases, the Karnataka High Court on Monday asked it to leave aside the “cows’ investigation” and focus on real crimes.The case involved allegations against four members of a family, who were booked last month in connection with two missing cows.The petitioners approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR, arguing that the case was baseless and amounted to harassment.A bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna mad…
Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Saturday accepted an undertaking by Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, known for his role in ‘Durandhar’, to visit the Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru and tender an apology for his mimicry of a deity depicted in the film Kantara Chapter-2. Meanwhile, the complainant and advocate Prashant Methal stated in Bengaluru that the matter has been settled and that the court will issue an order in this regard soon.The bench, headed by Justice M….
Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) Congress leader and MLA Vinay Kulkarni, who was recently sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court in connection with the murder of BJP leader Yogesh Gowda, on Saturday filed an appeal before the Karnataka High Court challenging his conviction.In his petition, Kulkarni has questioned the life sentence awarded by the Special Court for elected representatives, as well as the conviction order passed by the trial court. He has sought a stay on the sentence and requ…
Bengaluru, April 23 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court on Thursday granted a stay on the Rs 500 betting case against Home Minister G. Parameshwara. A special court here had earlier ordered the registration of an FIR against Parameshwara in connection with allegations that he placed a Rs 500 bet during a kabaddi match.Taking up the matter, the High Court bench of Justice Sunil Dutt Yadav questioned whether a case could be registered even for a casual or humorous remark. Also noting that the statemen…