“I repeat… that all power is a trust — that we are accountable for its exercise — that, from the people, and for the people, all springs, and all must exist.” — Benjamin Disraeli quoted by Justice M. Nagaprasanna in the closing part of his judgement. Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan have said…
Court only ordered probe; I am not guilty: Siddaramaiah
September 25, 2024Bengaluru: Slamming the Opposition parties for demanding his resignation, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah firmly stated that he is not guilty, pointing out that the High Court has merely ordered a probe into the controversial MUDA case. “Kumaraswamy is on bail. Did anyone ask for his resignation? The Court has only directed an inquiry in the MUDA…
March 2010 fake currency case: HC upholds conviction of Mysuru man; to serve 5-year jail term
September 19, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has upheld the conviction of T.N. Kumara, a resident of Mysuru, found guilty of possessing counterfeit currency notes 14 years after the crime. Justice Ramachandra D. Huddar confirmed the 2013 conviction by the Mysuru Principal District and Sessions Court under Sections 489B and 489C of the Indian Penal Code. The…
HSRP deadline extended till Nov. 20
September 19, 2024Bengaluru: The High Court yesterday extended the deadline for HSRP installation to Nov. 20, 2024. The State Government had earlier set multiple deadlines for installing HSRPs to all vehicles registered before Apr. 1, 2019. The latest deadline was Sept. 15. However, no penalties were enforced over the past few days due to the ongoing Court…
MUDA site scam: HC reserves order on Guv’s nod for prosecuting CM
September 13, 2024Bengaluru: The High Court has reserved its order, following the conclusion of arguments over Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot according sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Mysuru Urban Development Authority’s (MUDA) 50:50 site scam. The Single-Judge Bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, which heard the arguments of counsels representing the CM in the case…
Governor seeks details of MUDA’s Rs. 387 cr. works in Varuna, Srirangapatna
September 12, 2024Projects based on CM’s oral instructions making MUDA bankrupt, says petitioner to Governor Mysuru: A new controversy is brewing even as the Karnataka High Court is hearing a petition concerning Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for prosecuting Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the allocation of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) to Siddaramaiah’s wife,…
CM’s petition questioning Governor’s prosecution sanction: Advocate A.M. Singhvi presents second round of submissions
September 12, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court this noon resumed hearing the petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah challenging Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam. At the start of the hearing, Senior Supreme Court counsel Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing CM Siddaramaiah, presented arguments against the Governor’s decision…
Darshan’s charge sheet: HC issues gag orders on media
September 11, 2024Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court (HC) has on Tuesday issued a gag order restraining media houses from publishing, airing or broadcasting any details related to the 3,991-page charge sheet filed by the Police, in relation to the case of actor Darshan, arrested along with 16 others in a murder case. The Single Judge Bench of Justice…
High Court posts MUDA case hearing of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Sept. 12
September 10, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned the further hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s plea, challenging the legality of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction for his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site scam, to Sept. 12 at 12 noon. The Single-Judge Bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna, which is hearing the case, instructed…
Don’t alter assets of Hill Temple: HC
September 6, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has directed the State Government not to transfer or alter any movable or immovable assets related to the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill in Mysuru. The order was issued yesterday by a Single-Judge Bench led by Justice Hemanth Chandangoudar while hearing a petition filed by Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, a…
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