Muhammad Nawaz of Puttur elevated as Additional Judge of HC
Nawaz taking oath from the Governor
Puttur, June 3: Muhammad Nawaz, son of late Usman Haji of Kurnadka in Puttur, working as a public prosecutor, was appointed as Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court. He took oath from the Governor in Bengaluru on June 2.
Nawaz who had started his career in Bengaluru as an advocate, has been serving as the public prosecutor for the last 27 years ago. He has worked for ten years in Prosecution Division of the High Court as prosecutor and from June 23, 2015, he was appointed as state public prosecutor.
He has completed his primary education in St. Francis Xavier school of Puttur and high school and graduation from St. Philomena college. He has developed interest in sports during his college days and had become the captain of the college cricket team. Later, he has studied his law in RC Law College of Bengaluru in 1990 and started his law practice in Bengaluru.
Serving as the public prosecutor, additional public prosecutor and special public prosecutor in Karnataka Lokayukta, he has served as the public prosecutor for the state government from 2015 to 2018. On June 2, he took oath as the Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court.
Being a son of late P Usman Haji and Rukia of Kurnadka village, he has four brothers and three sisters. He is with wife Ayishat Suria and children in Bengaluru. Daughter Nuza Rukhia is a software engineer in Bengaluru and son Numez Farooq is studying his graduation in a private college.
Nawaz’s father was also a social worker and identified himself in religious and social sectors. He served as the chairman of Puttur Government Hospital Medical Committee and Puttur Seerat Committee for many years and was a popular person in the region.
Nawaz’s wife Ayishat Suria father A M Farooq was a former High Court judge. He retired from the position in 2005.
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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.
