Plaint filed in trial court against Yeddyurappa in land scam cases, SC told

January 10, 2017

New Delhi, Jan 10: The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that a complaint has been filed before a trial court against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa for action in land scam cases. Senior advocate Gopal Subramaniam apprised a bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Abhay Manohar Sapre that complaint was submitted before the trial court even though the Governor has denied sanction for prosecution of the senior BJP leader.

The counsel, appearing for advocate-complainant Sirajin Basha, said that as the trial court order is not on record for now, the matter in the apex court should be adjourned.

SLP deferred

Allowing his plea, the court deferred hearing on the special leave petition filed by Basha against the Karnataka High Court order of November 2015 that had quashed the sanction by previous Governor H R Bharadwaj for prosecution of Yeddyurappa. K N Balraj, a co-complainant, had on February 19, 2016 filed the petition in the high court after present Governor Vajubhai Vala had also on December 4, 2015 declined the request.

The complainant had maintained that sanction for prosecution was not required under the Prevention of Corruption Act, but it was needed under the Indian Penal Code. The apex court on August 22, 2016 had asked the petitioner why he did not approach the trial court following after Vala declined permission for launching criminal proceedings against Yeddyurappa.

CAG?gets time

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a plea by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for more time to respond to Karnataka's challenge against quashing of 15 FIRs registered against Yeddyurappa in cases relating to denotification of land. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and R K Agrawal granted two weeks time to the CAG after senior advocate Ashok K Panda sought time for filing its response.

The court put off the matter for further consideration after four weeks. In a special leave petition, the Karnataka government has contended that the CAG reports could be relied upon for initiating action for “cognisable offence” against Yeddyurappa.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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