Four killed as lorry rams into bridge wall

Karwar, May 3: For persons were killed on spot and many others sustained injuries when the lorry by which they were travelling hit the retaining wall of a bridge on National Highway 17, overturned and fell into a gorge near Mirjan village in Kumta taluk on Wednesday.

The police gave the names of the victims as Riyaz (22) of Lakkundi, Jaibullah (46) of Gadag, and Basavaraj (42) and Gangavva (45) of Bailuru. The injured, Hanumanth, Kulasam Bi, and Amina Begum, have been admitted to the government hospital in Kumta.

All the victims, who hailed from Gadag district, were sitting on top of the lorry. According to a complaint filed by Hanumant Kavaluru of Gadag in Kumta police station, the lorry driver drove the vehicle in a haphazard way and hit the Jaddikatte bridge.

The lorry, going to Kumta from Ankola, was carrying vegetables. The truck driver, Dyamanna, fled the spot.

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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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