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‘Where Will Illegal Immigrants Be Housed?’, Karnataka High Court Asks state government .

Source – thewire.in New Delhi: The Karnataka high court on Thursday asked the state government to spell out its plan for detaining ‘illegal immigrants’ in the state. The court has given the government time till November 26 to file an affidavit with details of detention centres in the state and plans to detain immigrants who do not have

Bombay HC restrains Bengaluru-based newspaper from using Indian Express Group founder’s name.

Source – indianexpress.com In an interim order, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday restrained publisher Prashant Goenka and others from using name and image of Indian Express Group founder Ramnath Goenka in his newspaper ‘Sajaga Samachar Parivartan Ka’. Justice S C Gupte also directed the defendants (Prashant Goenka and others) to not use Ramnath Goenka’s name and

BBMP to Karnataka HC: Bengaluru has 980 illegal buildings.

Source – newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday informed the Karnataka High Court that there were 980 illegal constructions in all its eight zones.The BBMP counsel submitted a statement to that effect before a division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur, in response to a

Karnataka High Court annexe building could cut oxygen by 30-40 per cent, say environmentalists.

Source – www.newindianexpress.com BENGALURU: The seven-storey annexe building proposed to be built beside the Karnataka High Court in Cubbon Park could severely affect the health of those working in and around the park. Environmentalists say this could lead to a 30-40 per cent reduction in oxygen, and several other factors must be considered before going ahead

Karnataka High Court Asks Yediyurappa Govt to Reconsider Its Ban on Tipu Jayanti Celebrations.

Source – news18.com Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday asked the state government to reconsider its decision to ban the official celebrations of Tipu Jayanti in the state. The court, however, has not revoked the ban on the government celebrating ruler Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary on November 10. The court told the government that private

Ahead of Ganesh Chaturti, Bengaluru civic body seizes 179 idols made of plaster of Paris

Source: bhatkallys.com With the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi fast approaching, authorities in Bengaluru have tightened their noose on the use of Plaster of Paris (PoP) to make idols. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has been on a war footing in seizing such idols that enter the city and those made in traditional hubs like

Bengaluru Urban DC moves High Court seeking CBI probe

source:thehindu.com He questions constitution of SIT when new ordinance on unregulated schemes mandates CBI investigation Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru District (Urban) B.M. Vijayshankar, who was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for allegedly taking a bribe of ₹1.5 crore for sending a favourable report about I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Group, moved the High Court

Bengaluru-based NGO aids Delhi HC to study court delays

Source:- deccanherald.com A Delhi High Court project with the help of a Bengaluru-based NGO found that the National Capital Region requires 43 more judges to clear all the pending cases in one year. The Delhi High Court worked with Daksh, a Bengaluru-based civil society organisation, to study the functions of the courts without backlogs of cases and prepare an