A bench of the HC comprising Justices S R Bannurmath and Venugopal Gowda made this observation, while hearing a PIL filed by many people requesting the court to direct the government to frame proper norms regarding staging of agitations and protest rallies.
The government would not open eyes if protests were not staged. Hence, staging of the rallies was the only way to make the government open eyes, the bench felt.Punishing people for staging protest would not solve any problems. And, PIL was not the only way to find solutions to all woes. Winds of change should sweep the society and measures should be taken to educate people, the bench observed. Rallies and protests would not cause any inconvenience if the police properly implemented the Acts. People faced hardships as the Acts were not followed.
The Supreme Court had ruled that those, who stage rallies and protests, should give compensation if general public was made to face hardships. If those, wanting to stage the protests, could inform well in advance regarding the possible inconvenience, deposit should be collected by such people, argued advocate A V Amarnath and Puttige Ramesh.
Proceedings stayed
The HC stayed the proceedings in the complaint filed against former Minister H Vishwanath for taking a dig at a caste in his autobiography.
The Justice K L Manjunath stayed the proceeding, while hearing a petition filed by Vishwanath. Dalit Sangharsha Samiti former president M Lingaraju had filed case in Krishnarajapura police station against Vishwanath alleging that Vishwanath abused cobblers.
Farmers’ suicide
The High Court took the State government to task for its negligent attitude towards farmers’ suicide.
The government had failed to keep up its promises to help farmers, forcing them to end lives, Justice K L Manjunath observed. The government had failed even to release funds for subsidy, he noted. He asked the government to  furnish details on the amount earmarked as subsidy and criteria adopted to sanction the same.
Sugar cane growers
Sugar Cane Growers of Belgaum district have approached the High Court, requesting to fix minimum support price towards the purchase of sugar canes.
A bench of the High Court comprising CJ Cyriac Joseph decided to serve notices on all sugar factories in Belgaum district.
Vacant posts
A PIL has been filed in the High Court, seeking it to direct the State government to fill up the vacant posts in Land Tribunal immediately.
A bench of judges ordered notices to the State government, Legal Department and other respondents in this regard.