ABVP Members Blacken Professor’s Face in Kutch, Gujarat
Gujarat, June 27: Members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vishwa Parishad (ABVP) blackened the face of a professor and paraded him through the campus ground at Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kutch University in the Bhuj district of Kutch, Gujarat, on 26 June.
The incident took place during the run-up to the University’s senate elections, which are scheduled for 22 July as per a report in The Indian Express.
ABVP student leaders accused Professor Girin Baxi, Associate Professor and Head of the Chemistry Department and a coordinator for the elections, of selectively rejecting voter registration forms, The Indian Express stated.
The university’s vice chancellor said that a group of students, from the RSS’ youth wing, ABVP, dragged Professor Baxi out of the classroom while he was giving a lecture, and threw a “black substance” on his face. The students then paraded Baxi through the college campus to the vice chancellor’s office, and continued to protest outside, the newspaper reported.
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Baxi was rushed to a hospital after he complained of skin irritation following the attack. The substance that was thrown at him is yet to be identified.
The Bhuj police has registered a case against a group of around 15 to 20 persons, The Indian Express reported, under section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), and section 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from duty) of the Indian Penal Code.
Additionally, charges have been levelled against the attackers under sections related to criminal intimidation and rioting, the police added.
Courtesy: www.thequint.com
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
