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Order on Narayana Murthy’s plea listed for today

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court has listed for Tuesday its pronouncement on a criminal petition by Infosys Chief Mentor N.R. Narayana Murthy seeking quashing of proceedings initiated against him in a lower court.

In his petition, Mr. Murthy had that said a Bangalore court had issued summons to him following a private complaint by the Kannada Rakshana Vakeelara Vedike.

The vedike had filed a private complaint before the 2nd Additional City Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) against Mr. Murthy for his alleged remarks on singing of the National Anthem. Mr. Murthy had moved the High Court for quashing the May 26, 2007 order passed by the ACMM in issuing process (summons) to him.

The vedike had claimed that Mr. Murthy had made insulting remarks about the anthem during a media interaction on April 8 after President A.P. J. Abdul Kalam visited the corporate education centre of Infosys at Mysore.

Senior advocate K.K. Venugopal, appearing for Mr. Murthy, had contended that the complaint was misconceived and that the ACMM could not have taken cognisance of it.

He said though the remark was allegedly made at Mysore, a Bangalore court had taken cognisance of it, asking Mr.Murthy to be present on June 21.

He informed the court that the magistrate had no jurisdiction in taking cognisance and issuing summons. Moreover, an instrumental version of the anthem had been played on the occasion.

Justice K. Bhakthavatsala reserved orders on the petition after hearing both the parties. The order is listed for pronouncement on Tuesday.

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