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Sunday, Jul 04, 2004

Karnataka

Karnataka

Order against screening `Girlfriend' set aside

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JULY 3. The Karnataka High Court on Friday set aside an order of the Magistrate of Bellary district and permitted the screening of a Hindi film, Girlfriend.

The Magistrate had issued the order not to screen the film in Radhika cinema and two other cinemas in Bellary stating that it could lead to disturbances. M.S. Raj Films of Gandhinagar, Bangalore, had challenged the Magistrate's order. It said the Magistrate had no jurisdiction to stop screening a film.

Justice K.L. Manjunath set aside the order and permitted the screening of the film. He, however, allowed the Magistrate to initiate legal action if the film led to any disturbance.

Adjourned

Justice S.B. Majage adjourned to July 12 an appeal by Selvi Murugeshan, MLA from Tamil Nadu, and two others challenging the order of a trial court in permitting the Bangalore police to conduct a narco-analysis test on them.

The petitioners, Selvi Murugeshan, her husband, T.A. Murugeshan, and S. Govindaraj of Tamil Nadu, said that the trail court had exceeded its jurisdiction in permitting the police to conduct the narco-analysis test.

Selvi Murugeshan, Murugeshan, Govindaraj, Kumar, and two others were arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering Shiva Kumar, who had married Kavita, daughter of Murugesan.

Shiva Kumar and Kavita were living in Bangalore as her parents had disapproved of the marriage.

Shiva Kumar was kidnapped and murdered and his body was found near a factory at Attibele near here.

Kavita had lodged a complaint against her parents and accused them of kidnapping Shiva Kumar.

The petitioners said they had been subjected to brain mapping and truth serum tests.

The test reports did not incriminate them in the offences under which they were arrested. They said the conduct of narco-analysis test was unconstitutional and violated human rights.

Dismissed

A Division Bench comprising Justice B. Padmaraj and Justice Billappa dismissed an appeal by Muniswamy of Ulsoor and eight others challenging the order of a single judge.

On March 16, 2000, the single judge dismissed a petition by Muniswamy and others challenging the levy and collection of pro rata and inspection charges by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board.

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