Justice KS Puttaswamy, petitioner in landmark right to privacy case, passes away at 98
Bengaluru: Justice KS Puttaswamy, former Karnataka High Court judge and lead petitioner in the historic right to privacy case, passed away at 98 at his residence in Bengaluru. A prominent legal figure, he was instrumental in establishing the right to privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution through his petition before the Supreme Court.
Enrolled as an advocate in 1952, Justice Puttaswamy was appointed as a judge of the Karnataka High Court in 1977 and served until his retirement in 1986. He later took on the role of vice chairperson at the Central Administrative Tribunal in Bengaluru.
In 2012, Justice Puttaswamy challenged the constitutionality of the Aadhaar scheme, which ultimately led the Supreme Court to uphold the scheme but affirm that the right to privacy is protected as a fundamental right under Article 21.
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Karnataka HC orders release of Pralhad Joshi's brother, nephew in cheating case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the release of Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s brother and nephew, who were recently arrested in a cheating case for allegedly promising an election ticket in exchange for Rs 2.5 crore.
Justice M Nagaprasanna, presiding over a single-judge bench, issued an interim order staying all proceedings against the accused. Although they were set to remain in police custody until tomorrow, the court ordered their immediate release. The court stated, “The petitioners are said to be in police custody, and custody is till tomorrow. In light of the aforesaid interim order, [they shall] be released forthwith in a manner known to law.”
The arrests followed a complaint from Sunitha Chavan, wife of former JD(S) MLA Devanand Chavan, who alleged that the accused had promised her husband a BJP ticket for the Bijapur Lok Sabha constituency, in exchange for Rs 2.5 crore. According to the complaint, the accused had claimed they could secure the ticket, leveraging the office of the Union Minister. It was further alleged that Rs 25 lakh had already changed hands before the election announcement.
