Shivamogga, Sept 12: A young man killed after incidentally coming in contact with live electric wire while arranging power supply to a Ganapati Pendal at Yadehalli village near Holehonnur in Bhadravati taluk in the district.

The victim has been identified as Nandish (22), a resident of the same village. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon. The police visited the spot and carried out the investigation. A case has been registered in Holehonnur police station.

Event background: Shri Vinayaka Seva Samithi of the village had installed a pendal for Ganapathi. The incident occurred when the power supply was being taken to the pendal, informed the villagers.

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Prayagraj, Jan 24 (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to permit the mounting of loudspeakers on a Masjid.

The court observed that the religious places were for offering prayers, therefore the use of loudspeakers was not a matter of right.

Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit-resident Mukhtiyar Ahmad, a two judge-bench, comprising Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh, observed, "Religious places are for offering prayers to the divinity and use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed as a matter of right, particularly when often such use of loudspeakers create nuisance for the residents".

At the outset, the state counsel objected to the maintainability of the writ on the grounds that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.

The court also noted that the petitioner did not have locus to file the writ petition.

The term 'locus' is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in a legal proceeding or bring a lawsuit.