Nationwide transport strike tomorrow
Bengaluru, August 06: Various organizations extended their support to the nationwide transport workers strike on August 7 demanding withdrawal of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill-2017. But the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation does not support the strike. So, KSRTC, BMTC and other transport corporation buses will be on the roads. Schools and colleges are not declared holiday. Namma Metro service will be as usual tomorrow.
However, auto and taxi drivers, Ola and Uber drivers and owners associations have extended their support. App-based auto, Ola, Uber taxis would be off the roads and this might affect the normal life.
Transport Employees Federation has called for the strike demanding withdrawal of the Motor Vehicles (amendment) Bill, protection to auto and taxi drivers and owners and social security scheme for unorganized workers.
The amendment bill proposed by the central government has become a detrimental to the transport organizations, auto, taxi drivers and owners. So, his organization has extended its support to the strike which demanded the withdrawal of the Bill. But the strike would go on peacefully, said Tanveer, Ola and Uber Drivers Association president.
B Narayana Reddy of the KSRTC Staff and Workers Federation said that his federation is not taking part in the strike called by a few organizations. But the AITUC has called for a fight with a slogan ‘Protect workers, protect country and oust Modi government’ from August 9 to September 18. But some vested interests have been misleading the people which is condemnable, he said.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
