A five-judge Supreme Court bench has taken suo motu cognizance of controversial comments made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda against a woman lawyer and a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru.

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of the media reports pertaining to certain comments made by a Karnataka High Court judge. A five-judge bench of the Supreme Court asks Karnataka High Court to submit the report in this regard. SC also asks the Attorney General and…

The judge’s remarks began with a discussion on the intricacies of certain provisions of the Rent Control Act, and then moved to matters such as the coverage of driver's insurance.

Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda's controversial remark about Bengaluru's Gori Palya neighborhood has ignited widespread criticism online.

In a recent session of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda had referred to a neighbourhood in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" creating a stir

During a recent hearing on a landlord-tenant dispute, Justice Srishananda called a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru "Pakistan" and made a misogynistic remark involving a woman advocate.

HC judge referred a Muslim dominated area of Bengaluru as “Pakistan” that has sparked massive outrage accusing him of fostering religious hatred and discrimination against the minority community