You’re misusing law by making judges as respondents: HC
HC warns accused in Gauri Lankesh murder case
Bengaluru, September 4: The High Court became furious against the accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case for making the judges as respondents to misuse the law.
Single Bench Judge Justice BV Nagarathna was hearing the petition filed by the accused who alleged that the judges of the trial courts have neglected their plea to appoint advocates in favour of them, on Tuesday. The Judge took advocates of the accused to task saying that ‘don’t you have minimum knowledge of law?’ The court would not tolerate such attitudes, the Judge warned.
The judge asked the court to remove the names of 5th ACMM court magistrate Somashekar, 3rd ACMM court magistrate V Prakash, 1st ACMM court magistrate Jagadeesh, 4th ACMM court magistrate Mala from the list respondents.
Sujith Kumar of Kappanahalli in Shivamogga district, Manohar Yadave of Ratnapura in Vijayapura district, Amol Kale from Chinchwad in Pune and Amith Ramachandra Degwekar of Karani village in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra have filed the writ petition against this.
What is there in application?
“The police have been torturing us mentally and physically. They also warned against disclosing anything about the torture before the judges. So, we were unable to get the assistance from advocates. Four magistrates who heard our case have clipped their constitutional rights”, they said in their petition.
The accused also demanded departmental enquiry into the magistrates who made a mistake and slap them Rs 1 lakh compensation for each of the four magistrates. Contempt of court cases should be filed against those four judges and all the records in the lower courts should be brought to the High Court and verified, they demanded.
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Beauty of democracy: Tharoor congratulates BJP on civic body poll win in his constituency
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday, while lauding the win of the UDF in Kerala local bodies elections, also congratulated the BJP for its historic performance in his Thiruvananthapuram constituency, calling it the "beauty of democracy".
In a post on X, he said the people's verdict must be respected, whether for the UDF overall or for the BJP in his constituency.
"What a day of amazing results in the Kerala local self-government elections! The mandate is clear, and the democratic spirit of the state shines through.
"A huge congratulations to @UDFKerala for a truly impressive win across various local bodies! This is a massive endorsement and a powerful signal ahead of the state legislative elections. Hard work, a strong message and anti-incumbency have all clearly paid off to achieve a much better result than in 2020," Tharoor said.
He said he also acknowledges the historic performance of the BJP in Thiruvananthapuram, and "offer humble congratulations on their significant victory in the city corporation - a strong showing that marks a notable shift in the capital's political landscape."
Tharoor said he campaigned for a change from 45 years of the LDF "misrule", but the voters have ultimately rewarded another party that also sought a clear change in governance.
"That is the beauty of democracy. The people's verdict must be respected, whether for the UDF overall or for the BJP in my constituency.
"We will continue to work for the betterment of Kerala, advocating for the people's needs and upholding the principles of good governance. Onwards and upwards!" Tharoor, who is the MP from Thiruvananthapuram, said.
The lotus bloomed in the state capital as the BJP-led NDA achieved a resounding win in the polls for the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, snatching it from the CPI(M)-led LDF and marking an end to 45 years of continuous Left rule in the local body.
The win in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation will act as a boost for the BJP in the 2026 Assembly polls, especially in the state capital.
Of the 101 wards in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the BJP won 50, LDF 29, UDF 19 and two wards were won by independent candidates.
The BJP is one seat short of a decisive majority in the corporation.
Besides this, the NDA retained the Palakkad municipality after a close battle with the Congress-led UDF and wrested the Thrippunithura Municipality from the grand old party.
In Thrissur, from where Suresh Gopi won in the Lok Sabha polls last year, the BJP won 18 out of the 46 wards in Kodungallur Municipality, eight in Thrissur Corporation, two each in Guruvayoor and Vadakkancherry municipalities, seven in Kunnamkulam Municipality, six in Irinjalakuda Municipality and one in Chalakudy Municipality.
