Black magic against MLA JR Lobo: Congress
Mangaluru, May 3: Congress leaders alleged that some people have made black magic against party MLA JR Lobo at Hindu grave yard, at Nandigudda of Attavara in the city.
After it was came to know that black magic was done against Lobo around ten days ago, Congress leaders have searched for the proof of black magic. But it was in vain. When some traces were found on Thursday afternoon, some coolies and watchmen drew the attention of the Congress leaders. Later, Congress leaders, along with rationalist Prof Narendra Nayak inspected the spot.
Reacting to Varthabharati, Prof Nayak said that he does not believe in such practices. As soon as he got information about such incidents, he would go to the spot and destroy the things believed to be of black magic. He got the information on April 23 that black magic was done just for political purpose. Based on that he has visited the place and searched for the things used for black magic. But he did not get anything. Now, he came to the spot and destroyed the things. This is superstitious belief and nothing would happen if the things were destroyed. In order to send a message to the people that nobody should fear for that, he has destroyed the things. Moreover, the things used for the black magic were not belonging to Indian tradition. They were African materials. It is a recent development that such materials were being imported from foreign countries. Nobody should believe this practice, he said.
Corporator and Congress leader Prakash said that unable to tolerate the popularity of JR Lobo, some people have done this black magic. The MLA has toiled hard to develop this Hindu grave yard. They have drawn the attention of the MLA about this. But he did not take any action he has no belief in such practices, he said.
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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.
