No further orders required in Mariamma case: HC
The Hindu
‘Case against policemen should be taken to logical end’
The High Court on Monday said no further orders were required in the custodial death of Mariamma, disposing of a PIL petition filed by People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) seeking a series of reliefs, including probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Pronouncing verdict in the petition, the HC made it clear that the State government should take the case registered against the police personnel over the dalit woman’s death to logical conclusion with promptitude. This should be done to create confidence in the hearts of the people, said the judgement delivered by a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice A. Rajasheker Reddy.
The government had already dismissed Addagudur police station sub-inspector V. Maheshwar along with constables Rasheed Patel and Janaiah from service. Notices under section 41-A of Criminal Procedure Code were issued to them following a criminal case registered against them over the custodial death.
The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R. Ashok were engaged in war of words over the Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, with the former calling the latter “ignorant and entertaining people”. In response, Mr. Ashok said the Chief Minister “sometimes wakes up from deep slumber to exhibit his arrogance and anger”.
Makineni Jishnu Sai from Guntur secured the first position in the engineering stream while Yellu Srishant Reddy from Nizampet in Telangana bagged the first place in the Agriculture and Pharmacy (Bi.P.C. stream) in the Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (EAPCET)-2024.