5 guarantee schemes of Congress should be treated as social welfare, cannot be called corruption: HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday ruled that while the manifesto released by the state Congress during the 2023 assembly elections can be criticized for wrong policies, it cannot be deemed as corruption under the Representation of People Act.
A single member bench headed by Justice MI Arun dismissed an election dispute petition filed by a local voter Shashank J Sridhar challenging the election of Chamrajpet MLA Zameer Ahmed. Subsequently, the bench said that the five guarantee schemes announced by the Congress party should be considered as social welfare schemes.
The bench further stated, “alongside questioning about whether it is possible to advance the guarantees economically. Other parties will have to show how implementation of these schemes will bankrupt the state exchequer and lead to mismanagement of the state. Depending on the facts and context of the case they may be interpreted as wrong policies. However, they cannot be called corruption.”
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However, the court stated that if a candidate, their agent, or any other person associated with the campaign makes such announcements with the candidate's consent, it would constitute corruption.
The court further emphasised that voters must scurtinise whether the policies are beneficial or merely involve distributing freebies, potentially favoring one group over others. The court also clarified that under Section 123 of the Representation of the People Act, such declarations cannot be considered acts of corruption. Consequently, the petition challenging the election of Zameer Ahmed Khan solely on the grounds that the Congress Manifesto constitutes corruption was dismissed.
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Mangaluru: Iqra Arabic School secures 100% results in SSLC examination
Mangaluru: Iqra Arabic School Mangalore recorded 100% results in the SSLC examination results announced on Thursday in Karnataka.
A total of 20 students appeared for the SSLC examination from the school of which, two students secured distinction while 13 students managed to secure first class result.
Hafiz Shadin Ahmed s/o Mohammed Shahid topped in the school with 87.36% while Hafiza Zainab Khalifa d/o Dawood Ahmed Khalifa bagged the second spot with 86.72% results.
Bibi Maryam d/o Aslam Bhalli and Safiya Zunab d/o GM Shareef secured the third and fourth spot with 81.60% and 81.28% respectively.
The management of the school and teachers congratulated the students on their success and performance in the SSLC exams.
