Don’t act on Muzrai dept commissioner’s order till June 18: HC
Bababudangiri issue
Bengaluru, June 11: The High Court on Monday directed the Karnataka State Government against taking any action based on the order of the Commissioner of the Religious Endowment and Muzrai department on puja rituals at Dattatreya Peetha of Bababudangiri in Chikmagaluru district till June 18.
After hearing an argument on a petition filed by Sri Guru Dattatreya Peetha Temple Conservation Committee against the department Commissioner’s order, the Single Judge Bench headed by Justice Arvind Kumar directed the government postponing the further hearing. The court also issued notices to the state government, Hindu Endowment and Muzrai Department, Chikmagalur Deputy Commissioner, Tahsildar and Syed Ghouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri in this case.
Lawyer for the applicant Jagadeesh Baliga argued that the state government had accepted the report of an Expert Committee, headed by Justice HN Nagamohan Das, and appointed a Muslim Maulvi as a priest for Datta Peetha on March 19. But the government had constituted the committee when the matter was in the court. The Expert Committee did not visit the Datta Peetha. In spite of this, it has made several recommendations and the previous government had agreed them. It has decided to issue Gazette notification in a hurry, he argued.
He also said that the state government is favouring a particular community. Violating the Supreme Court and Karnataka High Court orders, the government is taking unilateral and irresponsible decisions which are uncalled for, he said.
However, Advocate General Uday Holla sought time to file objections against the petition and assured of not taking any action till further hearing.
Accepting this, the Bench gave time till June 18 to file the objections and directed the state government not to take any action based on the order issued by the Department Commissioner on March 19 till the next hearing.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
