Karnataka High Court gets new Chief Justice
Bengaluru: The Ministry of Law and Justice on Tuesday announced the appointment of Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, the Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, to the post of Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court. He will take over from Justice H G Ramesh, the current acting Chief Justice, and has been asked to assume office before February 20.
The appointment comes at a time when senior advocates of the Karnataka High Court are conducting a relay hunger strike to protest against pending vacancies in the high court.
Justice Dinesh Maheshwari graduated in law from Jodhpur University in 1980. In 1981 he started his career as a layer. He was elevated as a judge of the Rajasthan High Court on September 2, 2004 and then transferred to the Allahabad High Court in July 2014.
Subsequently, Justice Maheshwari took charge of the Meghalaya High Court in 2016 and is currently serving there. Within February 20 he is expected to take oath as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court.
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KSRTC introduces gender ticketing in buses across Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The KSRCTC on Saturday began implementing gender ticketing in buses operating across the state.
According to a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) circular issued on Friday, the gender ticketing system is intended to record whether a passenger is a woman, a man or a child in tickets issued on KSRTC buses from Saturday.
To facilitate the system, Electronic Ticketing Machines (ETMs) have been updated.
The circular stated that conductors in all KSRTC depots should record the gender category of passengers while issuing tickets through the ETMs.
Options for women, men, and children have been included in the ETMs to identify passenger categories when issuing tickets.
The printed tickets generated by the ETMs will also indicate the passenger's category, officials said.
The UDF had promised free KSRTC travel for women across the state during the Assembly election campaign.
UDF, which won 102 of 140 seats, would soon form the government after the Congress party finalises the discussion on the next Chief Minister.
The introduction of gender ticketing is being viewed as an effort to estimate the number of women travelling daily on KSRTC buses before implementing the poll promise.
Some conductors have reportedly raised concerns over the additional time required to record passenger details, especially during rush hours.
