Oscar inaugurates three-day postal employees meet in Udupi

September 19, 2011

Udupi, September 19: The postal department is facing challenges due to rapid technological progress, said Rajya Sabha MP and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes said on Sunday.

He was speaking at the inaugural function of the three-day 28th Joint Karnataka Circle Conference of All India Railway Mail Service, Motor Mail Service Employees Union, Group C, Mail Guard and Multi Tasking Staff, here.

Mr. Fernandes said that people were relying more on using emails and mobile telephones for communication in the urban areas.

He said many changes were being proposed in the postal department. But the changes needed to be discussed with the employees of the department, before they were implemented.

He appreciated the staff of the postal department for their honesty. “There are no charges of corruption against the department. If the national level leaders of the postal employees union come forward, I will take them to the concerned ministry, where they can discuss their problems", Mr. Fernandes said.

Former Secretary General of National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE) C.C. Pillai, chairman of Reception Committee A.C.A Karim , office bearers of the employees union Giriraj Singh, P. Suresh, P. Kamaleshan, A. Maruthi, P. Sheshagiri Rao and T.B. Harish, were present.

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Supreme Court raps Karnataka HC judge over ‘Pakistan’ and ‘undergarment’ remarks

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September 20,2024

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought a report from the Karnataka High Court over controversial remarks made by Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda during a recent court hearing.

Justice Srishananda, while addressing a landlord-tenant dispute, referred to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and made a misogynistic comment involving a woman lawyer.

A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices S Khanna, B R Gavai, S Kant, and H Roy, expressed the need for establishing clear guidelines for constitutional court judges regarding their remarks in court.

The Supreme Court bench said that when social media plays an active role in monitoring and amplifying courtroom proceedings, there is an urgency to ensure judicial commentary aligns with the decorum expected from courts of law.

"Our attention has been drawn to some comments made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice V Srishananda during the conduct of judicial proceedings. We have asked the AG and SG to assist us. We ask the registrar general of the High Court to submit a report to this court after seeking administrative directions from the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. This exercise may be carried out in 2 weeks," the top court directed.

Videos of Justice Srishanananda have gone viral on social media.

In one video, he refers to a Muslim-dominated locality in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and on another video he was seen making objectionable comments against a woman lawyer. In the second incident, Justice Srishanananda can be heard telling the woman lawyer that she seemed to know a lot about the "opposition party", so much so that she might be able to reveal the colour of their undergarments.

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