The New Indian Express 14.09.2010
17 lakh fine for not vacating property
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court took serious exception to the violation of a court order and slapped Rs 17 lakh fine on 68 people for not vacating the property of the City Municipal Council in Madikeri.While allowing a contempt petition, the division bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar directed the occupants, all respondents in the petition, to pay a fine of Rs 25,000 each. The court directed that out of the Rs 25,000 paid as fine, Rs 10,000 would go towards the Karnataka State Bar Council, `10,000 towards the advocates’ association and Rs 5,000 to Madikeri Municipal Council.
“We will not tolerate such kind of disobedience of the court order,” the judge said.
Case quashed against miracle buster
The HC has quashed a criminal complaint filed against Hulikal Nagaraj, a miracle buster and school teacher. Allowing the petition filed by Nagaraj, Justice Nagmohan Das quashed the complaint filed against him.
Madikeri police filed a case against Nagaraj, a national awardee in 2006, after he claimed that the ‘Jyothi’ seen at Shabari Aiyappa Swamy Temple was not due to supernatural powers. The case was registered on the grounds that the allegation hurt the sentiments of Hindus.
BWSSB commissioner asked to file affidavit
The High Court directed the BWSSB commissioner to file an affidavit on the appointments made to the posts of junior assistant, meter reader and second divisional assistants. Hearing the petitions challenging the appointments, the court directed the commissioner to file the affidavit by Wednesday.
The court has already stayed the selection list. The petitioner contended that the selections were not in accordance with the law.
