Demand for Circuit Bench of HC in Mangaluru is justifiable, says MLA

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D. Vedavyas Kamath, Mangaluru City South MLA speaking successful  a property   league  astatine  Atal Seva Kendra, successful  Mangaluru connected  Thursday.

D. Vedavyas Kamath, Mangaluru City South MLA speaking successful a property league astatine Atal Seva Kendra, successful Mangaluru connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: H. S. MANJUNATH

Taking objection to immoderate sections of nine opposing request for a Circuit Bench of the Karnataka High Court successful Mangaluru, MLA of Mangaluru City South D. Vedavyas Kamath said connected Thursday that the request of Mangaluru Bar Association for the Bench is valid 1 and helium volition proceed to enactment it.

Addressing presspersons, the MLA said that Mangaluru is an perfect determination for opening the Bench arsenic it has rail, roadworthy and aviation connectivity. The aged Deputy Commissioner’s bureau gathering is suitable for establishing the bench.

“The request of the hr is to fortify the demand. A concern has arisen wherever leaders of each governmental parties, MLAs, MLCs, MP, civilian nine volition person to travel unneurotic to instrumentality guardant the request with unity,” Mr. Kamath said.

Welcoming the caller missive of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Vibhu Bakhru requesting that helium see the request to acceptable up a Circuit Bench of the High Court successful Mangaluru, the MLA said that the resoluteness of each successful the coastal loop is to get the Circuit Bench to Mangaluru.

The MLA said that the request of the relation for the Bench successful Mangaluru is justifiable from galore angles.

Mr. Kamath said that successful 2024, helium had written to the Chief Minister, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs requesting to bash the needful for opening the Bench successful the city. He had besides raised the substance successful the Legislative Assembly.

In his September 26, 2024 missive to Mr. Siddaramaiah, the MLA said that if the seat is opened successful Mangaluru, it volition assistance radical of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Chikkamagaluru, Shivamogga and Kodagu. “Of astir 30% of cases filed successful the precocious tribunal from the 5 districts, 20% of cases are from Dakshina Kannada,” the missive said.

The imperishable seat of the High Court tin beryllium established successful the six acre onshore of the territory jailhouse aft the jailhouse is shifted to the outskirts of the metropolis adjacent Konaje, the missive said.

Published - May 21, 2026 06:45 p.m. IST

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