High Court vacates stay on proceedings against Naveen Soorinje

Bangalore, November 22: Karnataka High Court today vacated the stay on the proceedings in a local court in Mangalore against Kannada television channel reporter Naveen Soorinje, who was arrested in connection with the alleged attack on youths in a homestay in Mangalore in July.

Justice Nagamohan Das, vacated the stay following a communication sent by the trial judge seeking clarification on the High Court order of stay on November 19, due to which trial court was not able to decide on the bail plea.

Judicial Magistrate First Class Renuka Prasad had yesterday reserved its orders on the second bail application filed by Sooringe.

Soorinje had filed the application following the High Court order staying further proceedings against him in the Mangalore Homestay attack on July 28.

Soorinje submitted that he had only done his duty as a reporter and had no role to play in the alleged attack.

The first bail application was rejected on November 17.

The Magistrate had said that the High Court order merely stayed further proceedings and was silent about releasing Soorinje.

A decision on the bail application would be taken following clarification from the High Court Registrar, he had said.

On July 28, over 12 students, including girls, partying at a homestay on the outskirts of Mangalore were targetted by activists allegedly belonging to 'Hindu Jagarana Vedike', who accused them of indulging in "immoral activities".

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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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