Evening Courts can help in faster settlement of cases: Justice Pinto

April 23, 2012

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Mangalore, April 23: Introduction of 'Evening Courts' can help in faster settlement of cases, said Justice B V Pinto, Judge, High Court of Karnataka.

He was speaking at the valedictory function of the 'Regional Advocates' Conference 2012' organized by the Karnataka State Bar Council, Bangalore and Mangalore Bar Association on Monday in the city.

The concept of evening courts has been implemented in other states like Gujarat and a suggestion to implement the same in Karnataka had come up, Justice Pinto said. “The evening courts can be held after court hours and it is being followed in Gujarat. Although I suggested that it be implemented in Karnataka too as it can help in settling many pending cases, it was decided against for the time being owing to shortage of judicial officers”, Justice Pinto said.

Lauding the Karnataka State Bar Council of playing an active role in encouraging young talents in the legal fraternity, Justice Pinto said that the fact that there are 25 people who have earned the rank of Judges from Dakshina Kannada district proves just that.

MLA Yogish Bhat delivering the valedictory address said that judiciary along with the other three pillars of democracy i.e. the executive, legislature, and the media, must keep evaluating themselves and such conferences help in this direction. He suggested that information technology and transparency be maintained to enhance the quality of judiciary.

Resolutions passed after serious discussions in the two day conference include altering of method of representation in State Bar Council to provide enough representation to each district, amendment of rules of election of members of the Bar Council to provide sufficient representation and seats to women members, constitution of a 'Junior Advocates Welfare Trust', requesting the Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India to establish a Bench of the Apex Court in southern India, preferably at Bangalore, requesting Chief Justice of Karnataka to constitute circuit bench of High Court of Karnataka in DK district, and not to appoint a judge to any civil or criminal court unless he or she has put in minimum of seven years of service in the Bar.

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July 19,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 19: A man protested in front of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's residence on Saturday alleging lack of medical care claimed the life of his one-month-old infant girl, police said on Saturday.

Venkatesh sat with the baby's photograph in front of the Chief Minister's house, saying the girl developed health issues on July 11 and he rushed her to a hospital, but it turned him away, the police said.

He said he had approached about a dozen hospitals and all of them refused to provide the baby any medical care. Eventually, the baby died.

This forced Venkatesh to hold a protest to draw the Chief Minister's attention to the issue, the police said.

The demonstration drew public attention and a few people joined him in the protest, they said.

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January 11,2020

Bantwal, Jan 11: Seven people were booked for organising protest without taking permission or intimation, police said on Saturday.

The alleged accused were identified as Nandavar Juma Masjid President Basheer, Khateeb of the Masjid Abdul Majeed Darimi, Gram Panchayath President Mohammed Shareef Nandavar, former President of Masjid Majeed, Arif Nandavar, Mustafa and Abubaker.

They have been booked for allegedly organising protest outside Nandavar Juma Masjid on Jan 10 afternoon without intimation to police or obtaining permission.

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May 31,2020

Mangaluru, May 31: The bus services by private operators in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts will begin from tomorrow (June 1) with 15 per cent hike in the fares, Canara Bus Owners Association president Rajavarma Ballal said on Sunday.

In a statement issued here, he said that the members of the Association have appealed for a 3-month tax break. ''We have received tax breaks for 2 months and have demanded for an additional month again,'' he added.

He said that the government has agreed to a 15 per cent hike in bus fares. All the passes issued already will be converted into cash cards and no discounts will be available till the end of the COVID-19 crisis.

An added attraction in private buses will be the option of paying travel fares through smart cards.

According to Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators Association president Dilraj Alva, 50 per cent of 325 private city buses will resume their services on Monday. It also meant that 50 per cent of buses will operate on the allotted routes.

The smart cards (or travel cards called Chalo Card) will not be introduced on all routes at a time. They will be introduced in a phased manner covering all routes from Monday.

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