Karnataka High Court quashes externment order issued to activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed the externment order issued by authorities against activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody in connection with the 2012 Soujanya death case.
The Bench, headed by Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order and also directed the prosecution to conduct a fresh enquiry against Mahesh Shetty Thimarody and asked the authorities to issue a new order with fresh reasons and relevant Sections within 15 days.
Mahesh Shetty Thimarody was externed to Raichur district from his native Mangaluru district on September 18 for a period of one year. He had challenged the order before the court.
The externment order was issued by the Mangaluru district administration based on a report by the Bantwal Dy SP, following which Puttur Division Assistant Commissioner Stella Varghese passed the order. Mahesh Shetty Thimarody was among the 36 people against whom externment proceedings were initiated to maintain law and order in the district.