Karnataka HC dismisses PIL seeking revoking of license of Bar allegedly in close proximity to ‘Idgah
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to annul the license issued to a Bar and Restaurant situated allegedly within 100 meters of an 'Idgah' (a Muslim place of worship) in Hussainpura Village in Tumkur district.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit dismissed the petition filed by residents of the village, stating that it was based on assumptions and presumptions, and the court cannot entertain such "half-baked petitions" under the guise of public interest litigation.
The petitioners argued that Respondent No. 8, operating Annapurna Bar and Restaurant, was a licensed liquor shop and was violating regulations. They also mentioned that, in response to their representation, state authorities and the village panchayat were considering moving the licensed premises to another location, which the petitioners opposed.
The court rejected these arguments, noting the lack of concrete evidence. It stated that there was no survey conducted by any authorized department or agency to confirm the licensed premises' proximity to the Idgah. Moreover, it found no evidence that the issue of shifting the license was considered by a competent authority, and there was no indication that such an authority recommended the relocation.
The bench also highlighted that none of the petitioners followed the Muslim religion, as per the details in the petition.
"Copy of the representation shows that none of the representatives is also following Muslim religion so as to raise any grievance of that nature," the court concluded, ultimately dismissing the petition at the threshold.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
