FIR against Postcard News founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde
Insult against Sonia-Rahul: Allegation
Bengaluru, November 30: The Cyber Crime Police filed an FIR against Postcard News website founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde on charges of posting insulting reports against AICC former president Sonia Gandhi and AICC president Rahul Gandhi in social media, in the city on Friday.
KPCC secretary AN Nataraj Gowda lodged a complaint with City Police Commissioner T Sunil Kumar against Vikram Hegde alleging that the latter has been spreading false news and posting insulting news in order to tarnish the image of the Congress leaders. Based on this, the Cyber Crime police lodged an FIR against Mahesh Vikram Hegde, it is said.
Speaking to reporters, AN Nataraj Gowda said that he has complained against the accused who has been posting derogatory statements in foul language against the Congress leaders and the police should arrest him and take action.
He was notorious for posting such false news and he was arrested once. He was facing lot of serious charges and there was an allegation that he has been instigating the communal clashes. So, the police should arrest him and take legal action, he demanded.
KPCC Legal Cell general secretary Surya Mukundaraj was present.
“Police have been searching”
‘I have lodged a complaint against Mahesh Vikram Hegde who has been spreading false news against Congress leaders in the social media and the police have been searching for him.’
- AN Nataraj Gowda, KPCC Secretary
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SC refuses to consider individual cases for accepting demonetised currency notes
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider individual cases seeking acceptance of demonetised currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations.
A bench comprising BR Gavai and Vikram Nath, however, allowed the individual petitioners to approach the government with a representation.
The top court directed the government to decide the representation and consider the individual grievances, if made, within a period of 12 weeks.
"After the judgement of the constitution bench, we do not find it will be permissible for us to exercise our jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution in individual cases to accept demonetised currency notes," the bench said.
It also clarified that in the event any of the petitioners are not satisfied with the action by the Union of India, they would be at liberty to approach the high court concerned.
In a majority verdict, the top court had upheld the government's 2016 decision to demonetise the currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations.
A five-judge Constitution bench had said the Centre's decision-making process could not have been flawed as there was consultation between the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Union government.
The court had said the notification dated November 8, 2016, which announced the decision to scrap the high-value currency notes, cannot be said to be unreasonable and struck down on the ground of decision-making process.
