SC asks Karnataka to take decision on Bababudangiri Dargah

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September 3, 2015

New Delhi, Sep 3: The Supreme Court today asked the Karnataka government to take a decision on issues relating to the communally-sensitive Karnataka shrine, Guru Dattatreya Bababudanswamy Dargah, revered by a section of Muslims and Sangh Parivar.

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A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and N V Ramana accepted the submission of the state government that it was a "very sensitive" matter and the cabinet will take a decision by considering the 2010 report of the Commissioner for Religious and Charitable Endowments on Chikmagalur-based Sufi shrine.

"We are of the view that at this stage, the state government be left alone to take a decision. The state government may consider all objections against the report. Thereafter, state government will decide the matter," it said.

The bench then said it will be open to either parties to seek redressal if they are aggrieved by the decision of the government.

It then disposed of the two civil appeals filed by Syed Gouse Mohiuddin Shah Khadri, the Sajjada Nasheen (hereditary administrator) of the Sufi shrine and the Citizens For Justice and Peace respectively.

The Citizens For Justice and Peace wants to maintain the secular nature of the shrine, while the Sajjada Nasheen is resisting the state's attempts to take over the management of the Dargah, located in the Chikmagalur district.

The shrine has a long history of litigations as in 1978 the property of Dargah was taken over by the Wakf board. The Sajjada Nasheen challenged the move and got a decree in its favour. Later, the government attempted to take it over.

The apex court, which today ordered authorities to maintain status quo, has now asked the state government to take an informed decision.

In 2008 also, the Supreme Court had ordered status quo at the shrine "in terms of the order of February 25, 1989, passed by the Commissioner for Religious and Charitable Endowments in Karnataka" until final orders. The 1989 order had codified rituals upholding the syncretic practices.

The shrine is said to be named after Sufi saint Baba Budan, also called Guru Dattatreya, who is revered by both the communities.  

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Hassan: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has announced that his son, former Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will contest from state's Mandya parliamentary seat as NDA candidate.

Deve Gowda told reporters on Tuesday that the decision to field Kumaraswamy, who is also JD(S) state president, in Lok Sabha polls from the Mandya seat was taken amid mounting public demand. "People are demanding that Kumaraswamy should contest from Mandya. In the core committee meeting as well, all members suggested that he should contest from Mandya," Deve Gowda said.

The former Chief Minister's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy had lost to independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh from Mandya in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The JD(S) supremo further said that the name of senior leader Mallesh Babu has been finalised from the Kolar seat.

Deve Gowda's grandson and former Karnataka Minister H. D. Revanna's son sitting JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna will be contesting as the NDA candidate from the Hassan seat.

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Beltangady, Mar 17: A three-year-old boy was crushed to death under the wheels of an auto-rickshaw in front of his house at Panakaje Mundadi in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada. 

The gut-wrenching tragedy took place on Saturday, March 16 morning when the boy ran out of home to the road. 

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It is learnt that the auto-rickshaw failed to notice the boy who suddenly darted towards the road and hit him. 

Even though the injured boy was rushed to a private hospital in Ujire and later to Mangaluru, he breathed his last. 

The Beltangady traffic police have registered a case in connection with the incident.

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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