Karnataka HC junks all Mekedatu Padayatra Covid norm violation cases against DK Shivakumar

Mangalore Today News Network

Bengaluru, June 16, 2023: The Karnataka High Court has junked all cases registered against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar during the Mekedatu padayatra for violating Covid-19 guidelines in January 2022.

The single bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed all five cases during a hearing on Friday.

 

Five complaints were lodged against Shivakumar for flouting the Covid norms during the Congress’ ’Mekedatu Padayatre’ in January 2022.

Last Friday, the HC quashed one case against him. Justice M Nagaprasanna had also stayed two related cases filed in Kanakapura town police station against Shivakumar.

Shivakumar had filed several petitions seeking to quash and stay the cases registered against him during the padayatre.

Courtesy: India Today