Karnataka HC quashes conspiracy case against Murugha Mutt ex-admin and ex-MLA S K Basavaraj
Bengaluru, Nov 3: A single judge bench of the Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the case against former MLA and ex-administrator of Murugha Mutt S K Basavarajan and his wife Sowbhagya Basavarajan for allegedly conspiring against Murugharajendra Bruhan Mutt's pontiff Shivamurthy Sharana.
Justice R Devdas pronounced the order on Friday. The release of the judgment copy is awaited.
Shivamurthy Sharana himself is in judicial custody since September 1, 2022 on the charge of sexually assaulting minor girls.
Basavarajan had claimed that the allegations against him were politically motivated; that the complaint against him was filed as a counter complaint following the arrest of Shivamurthy under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The case was pending trial before the I Additional Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chitradurga.
Basavarajan and Sowbhagya were accused of criminal conspiracy, extortion, cheating and procuring minor girls in a complaint filed by Basavaprabhu who became the in-charge swami of the Mutt following Shivamurthy’s arrest.
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Eligible families won't be inconvenienced with BPL card revision: Karnataka minister Muniyappa
Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka minister K H Muniyappa on Monday said the officials have been instructed to restore the Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line ration cards as they existed earlier.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister said the decision to this effect was taken in a meeting on November 21 on the orders of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Muniyappa said he has instructed officials to correct all the ration cards by November 28 and distribute rice to the BPL ration card holders with all the facilities.
This comes after some confusion in the state over the cancellation of many Below Poverty Line ration cards while the list of BPL families was being revised. The minister clarified that there was no need to worry for the eligible beneficiaries.
"Steps are being taken to ensure that the eligible beneficiaries are not inconvenienced, and the ineligible ration cards of taxpayers and government employees will be transferred to APL," he said.
The minister underlined that the state government has introduced pro-poor schemes for the benefit of economically weaker sections.
