COVID-19: Ministers, departments barred from issuing orders
The Hindu
All directives will come from the Chief Secretary
In the light of multiple departments issuing directives on managing the pandemic, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has asked them to refrain from giving orders on their own. In a note to Ministers and departmental heads on Monday, the Chief Minister said all future decisions on declaring containment zones, restriction on gatherings and movement of people/ vehicles, activities that are to be permitted or banned, and other related issues should come from the Chief Secretary, who heads the State committee of the Disaster Management Cell in the Revenue Department.“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”