Karnataka HC dismisses Pratap Simha’s PIL against Banu Mushtaq’s Dasara inauguration invite
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed three Public Interest Litigations (PILs) challenging the state government's decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq as the chief guest for the inauguration of this year’s world-famous Mysuru Dasara celebrations.
The PILs were filed separately by former MP Pratap Simha, Bengaluru-based entrepreneur T. Girish Kumar, and R. Soumya, the National Vice President of Abhinav Bharat Party. They had urged the court to direct the government to withdraw the invitation extended to Banu Mushtaq.
A division bench led by Chief Justice Vibhhu Bakhru heard the matter on Monday. After a round of arguments and counterarguments, the bench observed that the petitioners had not demonstrated any violation of their legal rights. Consequently, the court dismissed all three PILs and stated that a detailed order would be issued in due course.
This ruling clears the way for Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the prestigious Dasara festivities as planned.
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Yadgir: Six people burnt alive in private bus-car collision on Bidar-Bengaluru Highway in Surapura
Surapura: In a tragic road accident reported from the taluk, six people were burnt alive in a collision between a private bus and a car on the Bidar-Bengaluru Highway near the Shanthapura Cross close to the Thinthani Bridge on Friday morning.
A fire broke out due to the force of the collision, and both vehicles were gutted in the flames.
The bus is learned to have been traveling from Lingasugur to Kalaburagi, and the car was going towards Lingasugur. While none of the passengers in the bus was reportedly endangered in the accident, all six people traveling the car died in the accident and are learned to have burnt in the fire.
The local fire brigade has successfully doused the flames.
Inspector Umesh M and team of the Surapura Police Station is learned to have arrived at the accident spot and conducted an inspection.
The skulls of four people are said to have been found among the debris.
