The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear on August 8 a plea challenging the recent Karnataka High Court order that lifted a media gag on the controversial Dharmasthala mass burial case, which has triggered intense online coverage and defamation claims.
At least 11 people were crushed to death and 33 others were wounded, some of them critically, in the stampede that occurred outside the stadium during Wednesday’s victory celebrations.
The reference to Pahalgam—a site of past terror violence in Jammu and Kashmir—sparked widespread outrage. Critics accused Nigam of making an inappropriate comparison.
Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam, who landed in controversy after allegedly linking a demand for a Kannada song to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, has approached the Karnataka High Court seeking the quashing of an FIR filed against him by Kannada activists for allegedly defaming the state and its language.
The accused, Mohan Nayak is the first person to get bail in relation to case, he sought bail on the ground of delay in conclusion of trial.
Gowrishankar will have to appeal to the Supreme Court and get a stay on the High Court's judgment within one month of the order.
The SC on Monday observed that Karnataka High Court, which has upheld a ban on Hijab in educational institutes, was left without any option but to interpret the Quran on the issue of essential religious practice.
Shri Justice Alok Aradhe will perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 03.07.2022 consequent upon the retirement of Shri Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, Chief Justice, Karnataka High Court.
The bench was also informed on fundamental rights, individual in nature, being subjected to restrictions.
The Karnataka high court on Saturday directed Franklin Templeton India not to proceed with the winding up of its debt schemes without obtaining the consent of investors.
