Mysuru Briefly
The Hindu
Mysuru briefly
AMF at polling booths
The Panchayat Development Officers and administrative staff coming under Chamundeshwari constituency have been instructed by the district administration to ensure Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) at all polling stations. A portion of the constituency falls under MCC limits and hence the AMF was assured while the PDOs had to be issued specific instructions as 273 out of 337 polling booths fall come under various gram panchayats and CMCs. The AMF includes drinking water facilities, ramps for the specially-abled, toilets and power supply.
Moot Court contest
The 20 th national moot court competition organised by JSS Law College in Mysuru city was inaugurated on Saturday. Nearly 30 teams from across the country are taking part in the contest which will conclude on Sunday. It was inaugurated by Justice H.P. Sandesh, Judge, High Court of Karnataka. The organisers said the competition aims at enhancing the knowledge of the court mechanism with thrust on corporate laws and international taxation standards The semi-finals and finals will be held on Sunday.
“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.”