Karnataka HC directs retrieval of video conference hearing data due to semi-naked man
The Hindu
Senior advocate Indira Jaisingh complained of ‘gross contempt of court’
The High Court of Karnataka on November 30 ordered retrieval of electronic data of a video conference hearing after a senior advocate complained that a man was visible semi-naked for about 20 minutes when the court was hearing PIL petitions related to the CD scandal involving former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi.
Senior advocate Indira Jaisingh, appearing for the woman who had lodged a sexual abuse case against Mr. Jarkiholi, pointed out to a division bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum that a semi-naked man was visible on the screen during the video conference of court proceedings.
With the clock ticking down to the Lok Sabha election counting day on Tuesday, opposing fronts are perceptibly edgy and poised to continue the rancorous skirmishing that marked the campaign season in Kerala. The United Democratic Front, led by the Congress, is seemingly basking in the “interim victory” granted by various exit polls. The UDF discerns that its poll strategy of turning the polls foremostly into a damning referendum on the Left Democratic Front government’s perceived failures rather than BJP’s “divisive politics” at the national level stood a fighting chance of paying off.