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Ex- SC judge, Santosh Hegde says sedition charges against Amnesty is justified
• 9 years agoFormer Supreme Court Judge N Santosh Hegde has said slapping of sedition charges against Amnesty International for hosting an event in Bengaluru where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised is justified, even as he questioned the credibility of the NGO
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao chargesheeted in corruption case
• 9 years agoIn the first such action against a former Lokayukta in the country, Karnataka's previous anti- graft ombudsman Y Bhaskar Rao has been chargesheeted in a corruption case in connection with an alleged extortion racket involving his son.
Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao resigns over bribery scandal
Fp Archives • 9 years agoFacing the prospect of his removal, controversial Karnataka Lokayukta Y Bhaskar Rao has resigned over an alleged extortion racket.
Karnataka Lokayukta Bhaskar Rao's son sent to 10-day SIT custody
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe Lokayukta court on Tuesday sent state Lokayukta Bhaskar Rao's son to 10-day SIT custody in connection with a bribery scandal.
Karnataka Lokayukta's son arrested by SIT in connection with alleged extortion racket
Fp Archives • 10 years agoKarnataka Lokayukta Bhaskar Rao's son was on Monday arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with an alleged extortion racket.
Karnataka Lokayukta row: State govt says it cannot hand over probe to CBI on its own
Fp Archives • 10 years agoInvestigation into charges of corruption in Lokayukta office can't be handed over to CBI unless body itself makes a request, said the Karnataka government.
'Shut down Karnataka Lokayukta': After fresh corruption charges, anti-graft body comes under cloud
Mahesh • 10 years agoAt a time when the credibility of the Karnataka Lokayukta is waning in the state, fresh charges have rocked the independent anti-corruption body.
Karnataka Lokayukta files FIRs against Yeddyurappa, Kumaraswamy in denotification case
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe Karnataka Lokayukta filed FIRs against former chief ministers and BJP and JDS leaders BS Yeddyurappa and HD Kumaraswamy in an alleged illegal land denotification case.
Govt sanction mandatory to probe public servant: SC
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe Supreme Court on Tuesday held that a Magistrate cannot order probe against a public servant in a corruption complaint if there is no sanction given by the government.
SC stays Lokayukta proceedings against Krishna
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe apex court bench said that the probe ordered by the Lokayukta court was "premature".