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Uttara Kannada MLAs oppose Mangaluru High Court bench shift
Two Uttara Kannada MLAs have opposed bringing the district under the proposed High Court circuit bench at Mangaluru. Bhimanna Naik said residents from border areas would have to travel 300 to 400…
The Story in Brief
Two Uttara Kannada MLAs have opposed bringing the district under the proposed High Court circuit bench at Mangaluru. Bhimanna Naik said residents from border areas would have to travel 300 to 400 km to reach Mangaluru, wasting time and money. Yellapur MLA Shivaram Hebbar agreed, calling it a huge burden. The District Bar Association president Nagaraj Naik termed the proposal geographically and administratively impractical. Meanwhile, residents in Ankola submitted a memorandum to the tahsildar demanding the district stay under the Dharwad bench, citing closer links with Hubballi-Dharwad.
The Indian Opinion
The debate invokes a familiar narrative: administrative convenience versus people's hardship. Some argue the Mangaluru bench would boost the coastal region's judicial infrastructure. Yet two local MLAs and the bar association say it forces litigants to travel 400 km – a real burden for ordinary people. The government must now answer a simple test: will it hold the promised discussions with elected representatives and lawyers before deciding?
Sources (2): deccanherald.com, deccanherald.com (2)
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
