Advocates of Shivamogga write to CJI and HC Chief Justice opposing HC judge’s participation in programme to be presided over by former minister

A fewer advocates of Shivamogga Bar Association person objected to Justice V. Shrishananda of the High Court of Karnataka participating successful a programme to beryllium presided implicit by erstwhile curate K.S. Eshwarappa, against whom respective transgression and civilian cases are pending successful assorted courts.

The advocates person written to the Chief Justice of India and the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, drafting their attraction to the programme to beryllium held astatine Kuvempu Rangamandira successful Shivamogga connected December 25.

Srigandha, a non-government organisation, and Shivamogga Bar Association person jointly organised a seminar. Justice V. Shrishananda volition beryllium delivering a lecture connected ‘The judicial strategy successful past India’. Former curate K.S. Eshwarappa, who is the president of Srigandha, volition preside implicit the programme. His lad K.E. Kantesh is among the peculiar invitees for the programme. The organisers of the lawsuit person enactment up banners astatine galore places successful Shivamogga inviting radical for the lecture.

The advocates, successful their letters to the Chief Justice of India and Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka, said that some K.S. Eshwarappa and K.E. Kantesh person been facing allegations of corruption, amassing wealthiness disproportionate to their known sources of income, making provocative statements, delivering hatred speeches, and violating the predetermination exemplary of conduct. The cases filed against them are pending successful assorted courts, including the Karnataka High Court. They person attached a database of cases on with the letter.

K.P. Sripal, 1 of the advocates who signed the letters, told The Hindu, “A High Court justice sharing a dais with radical facing respective cases is contrary to the principles of just and impartial medication of justice. Such an lawsuit whitethorn formed undue power connected the cases pending against K.S. Eshwarappa and his lad successful subordinate courts. We person written to the CJI and High Court Chief Justice connected this issue, and marked a transcript to Justice V. Shrishananda.”

He wants the CJI and the High Court CJ to instrumentality suitable enactment with respect to the programme.