Why BSY is not raided, asks Congress
Bengaluru, June 20: In a year-old Income Tax raid case, the court on economic offences on Wednesday served a notice to Water Resource Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar.
DK Shivakumar who holds Water Resources and Medical Education portfolios in the JDS-Congress coalition government, played a pivotal role in forming the coalition government. Keeping this in mind, the BJP has targeted him, Shivakumar alleged.
Former BJP leader Beluru Gopalkrishna who joined the Congress before Assembly election, strongly condemned the IT raid on DK Shivakumar and urged the IT Ministry to conduct raids on BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa and his close associate Shobha Karandlaje. Yeddyurappa has kept all his ill-gotten money in the house of Shobha. If it is true that IT department is not working under the pressure of BJP, let the agency conduct raids on the house of Shobha Karandlaje, he challenged.
Congress MP DK Suresh, former chief minister Siddaramaiah, Congress MLC CM Lingappa and other Congress leaders condemned the IT raids on Shivakumar.
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Bengaluru: Karnataka’s district judiciary is facing a significant shortage of judicial officers, with approximately 27.5% of positions across the state's district courts remaining vacant.
According to data cited by The Times of India on Tuesday, out of a total of 21,541 positions, 5,926 remain unfilled, leading to concerns about the efficiency of the state's justice system.
Bengaluru city is particularly affected, with 835 vacancies out of 2,510 sanctioned posts. Bengaluru Rural courts follow closely with 532 vacant positions from a total of 1,003 sanctioned roles. Mandya district shows an alarming vacancy rate, with 376 vacancies against 844 sanctioned positions.
Several other major districts are also grappling with alarming staffing deficits, including Mysuru (299 vacancies) Belagavi (345), Tumakuru (279), Dakshina Kannada (312), and Hassan (207).
Apart from vacancies of judicial officers, 243 of the 1,395 sanctioned posts for district judge, ad-hoc district judge, senior civil judge and civil judge remain vacant, the report added.
Legal experts have stressed that addressing the judicial vacancy crisis should be a priority for the state government to ensure the effective functioning of the justice delivery system. These staffing shortages may contribute significantly to case backlogs and undermine public confidence in the judiciary.
Meanwhile, Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs M.B. Patil, recently stated in the legislative assembly that efforts to fill the vacancies are underway. He cited a notification from February 2025, which will see 158 civil judge positions filled in the near future.
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