KSCA elections: High Court directs acceptance of Shantha Kumar’s nomination, orders polls to proceed
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has set aside the Returning Officer’s decision to reject the nomination of K. N. Shantha Kumar, a candidate for the post of President of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and directed that his nomination be accepted.
A single-judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj delivered the judgment on Saturday after completing the hearing on the petition filed by Shantha Kumar challenging the Returning Officer’s decision.
The court has instructed the Returning Officer to approve his nomination and further directed that the elections be conducted as per the schedule and the results be declared on December 7. The detailed copy of the judgment is awaited.
As part of the election process scheduled for December 7, Shantha Kumar had filed his nomination for the president’s position. However, the nomination was rejected by the Returning Officer.
Challenging the rejection, Shantha Kumar approached the High Court seeking a directive to quash the order of the Returning Officer, uphold his candidature, and ensure that the election process continues in accordance with the election calendar.
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Ahead of good Friday, SWR announces special train between Yesvantpur-Kannur via Mangaluru
Bengaluru: Ahead of the upcoming Good Friday festival weekend, the South Western Railway has announced a one-trip special train service between Yesvantpur Junction and Kannur via Mangaluru Junction.
According to an official released from the SWR, Train Number 06551 Yesvantpur–Kannur Express Special will depart Yesvantpur at 11.50 am on April 2 and is scheduled to arrive Kannur at 3.00 am on April 3.
In the return direction, Train Number 06552 Kannur–Yesvantpur Express Special will leave Kannur at 8.45 am on April 3 and reach Yesvantpur at 9.30 pm the same day.
The special train will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpura, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka Puttur, Bantawala, Mangaluru Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad and Payyannur.
The train composition will have two AC two-tier coaches, six AC three-tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches.
