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No coercive steps against lawyer: AP HC
The Hindu
NIA suspects he had links with naxals
Justice Raghunandan Rao of Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday passed a direction instructing National Investigation Agency (NIA) not to take coercive steps against lawyer V. Raghunath practising at Telangana High Court. Recently, NIA searched the house of Mr. Raghunath, who is also Telangana Civil Liberties Committee State vice-president, in Dilsukhnagar here on suspicion that he had links with Maoist. The officials issued notices to the lawyer on completion of searches having seized some material from his house. Meanwhile, Mr. Raghunath filed a writ petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against him by the NIA officials.![](/newspic/picid-1269750-20240610171750.jpg)
“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.
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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.
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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.”