
Pulse of the Public
Imaginary ImageThe First Additional Civil and JMFC Court in Chikkodi delivered an eco-friendly sentence, ordering a man convicted of drunk and disorderly conduct to plant 50 saplings. Accompanied by his wife, the offender planted 25 saplings each at the court complex and Sadalga Police Station.
The High Court of Karnataka has quashed a revenue department order demanding ₹82.71 lakh in differential stamp duty for 37 acres of land in Abbana village, Aluru taluk. Justice M.G.S. Kamal ruled that stamp duty cannot be assessed based on speculative future resort or commercial usage without documentary proof.
A family in Gadag taluk has accused a former police inspector of failing to return nearly 1 kg of gold and ₹36 lakh cash recovered after a 2024 burglary.
A 38-year-old man who had been evading court proceedings for nearly seven years in connection with a shrine theft case was arrested in Tamil Nadu and produced before the Moodbidri court.