Minister Madhu Bangarappa, advocates meet CM Siddaramaiah, appeal for HC bench in Shivamogga

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• A delegation from Shivamogga, led by School Education Minister and district in-charge Minister Madhu Bangarappa, met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Wednesday and urged him to establish a circuit bench of the Karnataka High Court in Shivamogga.
• In a letter submitted to the Chief Minister, Mr.
• Bangarappa argued that a circuit bench in Shivamogga was necessary to handle cases arising from Shivamogga, Davanagere, Chitradurga, and Chikkamagaluru districts.
• He said the city met all the parameters required for a circuit bench serving the central region of the State, as recommended by the Justice Jaswanth Singh Commission.
• “The volume of cases reaching the High Court annually from these districts justifies a circuit bench.