Bengaluru: The hearing on a batch of petitions challenging the validity of
Karnataka Police Amendment Act
has now been adjourned to December 22.
A division bench comprising chief justice
Ritu Raj Awasthi
and justice
Krishna S Dixit
has taken up the matter for final disposal.
On Tuesday, counsels for the petitioners submitted their rejoinder arguments.
Senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi claimed that the state government cannot defend a legislation on the strength of a couple of FIRs registered by police and added that it is not at all a law and order or public- order related issue, as sought to be canvassed by the state government. Senior advocate
Mukul Rohatgi
on the other hand argued that the amendment legislation is manifestly arbitrary in nature and going by the latest
Supreme Court decisions, the same can be a ground for challenge.
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