Lawyers furious over tardy pace of new court premises work

April 2, 2012

Mangalore, April 2: The lawyers in Mangalore, in association with State Lawyers Parishat will conduct a two-day 'Advocate's Conference' at Loyola Hall in St Aloysius College on April 22 and 23.

Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda , Law Minister Suresh Kumar, Chief Justice of Odisha High Court Gopal Gowda, Judges of Karnataka High Court Nagamohan Das , Abdul Nazeer , Indrakala and A S Boppanna will participate in the conference.

About 2,000 lawyers from Kodagu, Udupi, North Karnataka, Shimoga and Hassan will participate in the conference, said S. P. Changappa, President of the Mangalore Bar Association at a press meet here on Monday. Ganesh Shenoy, secretary, Shreedevi, Joint Secretary and Vice president Narasimha Hegde were present.

The construction work of the building of Mangalore District Court has still not been completed even after six years of its commencement. After demolishing the old building, more than six courts were shifted to the Mangalore City Corporation building and other places. For the last six years lawyers have been made to run from one building to the other for their cases. Even though the Chief Minister and Law minister have taken note of this there has been no progress in the construction work of the lawyer's building. Even in this year's budget there has been no allocation of funds for this work, Mr. Chengappa said.

Being a lawyer and also hailing from D K District, Sadananda Gowda must immediately release funds for the construction work and from June 1, the courts which have been shifted to Mangalore City Corporation building and other places must be transferred to the new building. “Failing which lawyers will have to take recourse to protest,” he warned.

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QR-code tips power Mangaluru's major drug bust: 25 arrested in 2 weeks

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Mangaluru, Dec 16: The Mangaluru City police have significantly escalated their campaign against drug trafficking, arresting 25 individuals and booking 12 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act between November 30 and December 13. The crackdown resulted in the seizure of a substantial quantity of illicit substances, including 685.6 grams of MDMA and 1.5 kg of ganja.

The success of this recent drive has been significantly boosted by the city’s innovative, QR code-based anonymous reporting system.

"The anonymous reporting system has received an encouraging response. Several recent arrests were made based on inputs received through this system, helping police tighten the noose around drug peddlers," said the City Police Commissioner.

The latest arrests contribute to a robust year-to-date record, underscoring the police's relentless commitment to combating the drug menace.

Up to December 14 this year, the police have registered a total of 107 cases of drug peddling, leading to the arrest of 219 peddlers. Furthermore, they have booked 562 cases of drug consumption, resulting in the arrest of 671 individuals.

The scale of the seizure for the year reflects the magnitude of the problem being tackled: police have seized 320.6 kg of ganja worth ₹88.7 lakh and 1.4 kg of MDMA valued at ₹1.2 crore. Other significant seizures include hydro-weed ganja worth ₹94.7 lakh and cocaine worth ₹1.9 lakh, among others.

The Commissioner emphasized a policy of rigorous enforcement: "We ensure that peddlers are caught red-handed so that they cannot later dispute the case or claim innocence."

To counter the rising trend of substance abuse among youth, the Mangaluru City police have rolled out uniform guidelines for random drug testing across educational institutions.

As part of the drive, tests were conducted in approximately 100 institutions, screening an estimated 5,500 to 6,000 students in the first phase. 20 students tested positive for drug consumption during the initial screening.

Students who tested positive have been provided counselling and are scheduled for re-testing in the second quarter. The testing will also be expanded to students not covered in the first phase. In a move to ensure strict implementation, police personnel were deployed in mufti in some institutions. Reiterating a zero-tolerance stance, the Commissioner confirmed that random testing will continue, and colleges have also been instructed to conduct drug tests at the time of admission to deter substance abuse from an early stage.

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