Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka takes charge as Karnataka High Court's Chief Justice
Bengaluru: Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka on Friday took oath as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court at the Raj Bhavan here in the city. He was administered the oath by Governor Vajubhai Vala in the presence of Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy and Dy.CM Dr. G Parameshwar.
Justice Oka was the second senior most judge in Bombay High Court before his elevation as the Karnataka High Court’s Chief Justice.
59-year old Justice Oka enrolled as an Advocate in 1983 and was later elevated as the Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court in August 2003 and was confirmed as the permanent Judge in November 2005.
After Karnataka High Court’s Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari was elevated as the Judge of Supreme Court in January this year, Justice L Narayana Swamy was appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court.
Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar, DG&IGP Neelamani N Raju and others were present during the oath taking ceremony on Friday.
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Woman threatens to end life as police official refuses to accept love proposal, FIR registered
Bengaluru (PTI): A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old inspector attached to the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station here alleged that the woman repeatedly harassed him, they said.
According to his complaint, the harassment began on October 30, when he started receiving calls from an unknown woman from multiple phone numbers.
During these calls, she allegedly spoke incoherently and claimed to have close links with several highly placed individuals, including the Chief Minister, Deputy CM, Home Minister and other political leaders.
Police said the woman sent photographs via WhatsApp purportedly showing herself with these dignitaries and claimed she could use their influence to compel the inspector to accept her proposal. She also allegedly threatened to use her contacts against him if he refused.
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The inspector said that he advised her to visit the police station and submit a written complaint if she had any grievance. However, she did not do so and instead continued to repeatedly call and send messages, which disturbed his official duties, the FIR said.
According to the FIR, on November 7, the woman allegedly visited his office and handed over an envelope containing some tablets along with handwritten letters. The letters contained emotionally charged and inappropriate content, and the woman claimed they were written using her blood, indicating obsessive behaviour.
Despite being clearly informed that the number she was contacting was an official departmental number meant for public service, she allegedly continued making unnecessary calls and messages, causing mental harassment and obstruction to his day-to-day duties, he alleged.
During the inquiry, police learnt that the woman had allegedly exhibited similar behaviour with other police and government officials in the past, it stated.
On December 12, she allegedly went to his police station and shouted and threatened to commit suicide and ruin the inspector's career if he did not respond to her proposal, prompting him to lodge a complaint.
"Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the woman under Sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station. The matter is under investigation," police said.
