Karnataka High Court aquits three members of the notorious 'Dandupalya gang'
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday acquitted three members of the notorious Dandupalya gang citing lack of eyewitnesses and concrete evidence.
Venkatesh alias Chandra, Munikrishna alias Krishna and Nallathimma alias Thimma were acquitted in the case related to the murder of a shop owner in Hubbali in 2000.
The court allowed the petition of three members, who had challenged the 2010 order of the lower court which had sentenced them to death. .
The court allowed their plea citing that the prosecution failed to prove its case. Acquitting them, the court observed that there are no eyewitnesses and medical reports to prove that the victim died due to the involvement of the 3 accused and fingerprints too failed to match in the case.
HC disposes of plea on Kambala
With the President promulgating “The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance 2017” on Monday, HC on Wednesday disposed of a PIL relating to the traditional buffalo race, Kambala. The PIL had challenged holding of Kambala races, alleging that they were cruel to animals, which are entitled to protection under law.
NBF seeks to vacate stay on NGT order
The Namma Bengaluru Foundation (NBF), has filed interlocutory applications before the High Court, seeking to vacate an earlier order of the High Court which has stayed the proceedings of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the case relating to Bellandur Lake.
The high court had stayed the proceedings of NGT following a petition filed Shashi Distilleries, which had challenged the NGT, New Delhi order on the ground that it has passed the order without jurisdiction as the petition regarding pollution in Bellandur Lake has to be heard by the NGT in the Southern Zone Bench in Chennai. The NGT, New Delhi on April 19, 2017, directed the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board to close down industries that were polluting the lake. The applications filed by NBF states that NGT, New Delhi has the jurisdiction to hear the matter.
