No representation for Bunts in Shettar cabinet; Nagaraj Shetty resigns as CDA chairman

July 13, 2012

Mangalore, July 12: Miffed at no representation to the Bunt community in the Cabinet of Jagadish Shettar, BJP leader B. Nagaraj Shetty has tendered his resignation to the post of Chairman of the Coastal Development Authority (CDA) and as member of the party.

He had sent his resignation letter to president of the Dakshina Kannada unit of the BJP Padmanabha Kottari with a request to forward it to the Chief Minister. “I don't want to continue as a BJP man,” he said.

Mr. Shetty, a former Minister, said that he was shocked at the developments in the party where “the fight between Lingayats and Gowdas” was being telecast on the television.

He said that the caste divide was now being brought to the coastal districts as well. Till 11 a.m. on Thursday (an hour before swearing in ceremony), a Bunt leader was asked to be ready to become a Minister, he said referring to MLC Halady Srinivas Shetty from Kundapur.

At 11.15 a.m., a Billava was asked to become a Minister, he added apparently referring to MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, who was sworn in.

He said that he had sent his resignation letter with “my person” to Mr. Kottari but was not sure whether it had reached the latter.

On why he did not send it to the Chief Minister directly, Mr. Shetty said: “We follow a different tradition in the coastal area.”

He had sent it to his “immediate boss”, he said.

Mr. Shetty lost the 2008 election to B. Ramanatha Rai of the Congress in Bantwal constituency.

Subsequently, he became Chairman of the Coastal Development Authority.

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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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