Asks State Government to direct Release Committee to meet once in two months Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ordered the State Government to direct the Life Convicts Release Committee headed by the Principal Secretary, Home Department, to meet at least once in two months for timely consideration of applications of convicts. Justice M. Nagaprasanna…
Toll collection on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: HC seeks NHAI response on following stipulated rules
March 16, 2023Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) yesterday took suo motu cognisance of news reports about the inconvenience caused to motorists on the first day of the toll collection on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH 275). The Court directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to respond to these issues within three weeks. A Division Bench,…
Karnataka bribegate: BJP MLA gets interim anticipatory bail
March 7, 2023Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday noon granted conditional anticipatory bail to BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa. His son Madal Prashanth was arrested by the Lokayukta Police for taking a bribe of Rs. 40 lakh from a businessman to clear a contract to supply raw materials to the State-run Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd. (KSDL)…
HC bins Graduate Primary Teachers temporary selection list
January 31, 2023Bengaluru: The High Court (HC) has cancelled the temporary selection list towards recruitment of 15,000 graduate primary teachers announced by the Department of School Education and Literacy, at the ratio of 1:1. Besides, the Court has directed the Government to prepare a fresh list on the basis of income and caste certificates of candidates’ father….
Police pin down criminals with crime mapping data
November 12, 2022Database created by Lashkar Police already has 6,000 suspects with photos, fingerprints By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the Karnataka High Court has directed the State Police to establish a task force for digitising the entire investigation process and have a database of persons or suspects having a criminal record, the Lashkar Police Station in…
Justice P.B. Varale elevated as Chief Justice of Karnataka HC
October 12, 2022New Delhi: Justice P.B. Varale of the Bombay High Court was yesterday elevated as the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court (HC). In addition, Justice A.M. Magrey, a Judge of the Jammu and Kashmir HC, was appointed its Chief Justice. Justice Pankaj Mithal, Incumbent Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court, was transferred…
HC directs Karnataka Govt. to complete ZP,TP ward delimitation process in 12 weeks
September 30, 2022Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday gave the State Government 12 more weeks to complete the ongoing process of ward delimitation for ZP (Zilla Panchayat) and TP (Taluk Panchayat) polls. The HC’s direction comes on an appeal filed by the Government, which argued that the Delimitation Commission headed by retired IAS Officer N. Lakshminarayan…
Number of Judges in the country is not in proportion to the population: High Court Judge
August 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka High Court Judge Justice K. Somashekar has opined that the number of Judges in the country is not in proportion to the population but still the Judges, despite limitations, are discharging their responsibility of giving justice. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop ‘Pra-Shikshana Varga- 2022-23’ organised by Adhivakta Parishat (Advocates Organisation) for…
Lokayukta gets Punarjanma: What next?
August 14, 2022Ayn Rand did warn us in 1957!: “When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing – When you see that money is flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favours – When you see that men get richer by graft and by…
Lokayukta must be strengthened at any cost: Justice Santosh Hegde
August 13, 2022After HC abolished ACB, the corrupt are getting jittery, says former Lokayukta Mysore/Mysuru: With the Karnataka High Court on Thursday striking down the formation of ACB (Anti-Corruption Bureau), former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said that the corrupt are getting jittery over the judgement, which has transferred all cases under the ACB to Lokayukta. Speaking…
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