<p> The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday suspended the conviction of M Jayalakshmi Devi, a former member of the Bangalore University Syndicate, and granted her bail in connection with a bribery case.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On March 26, Lokayukta Special Court had sentenced Jayalakshmi to four years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 75,000 under Prevention of Corruption of Act. She was also awarded one-and-a-half year imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 60,000. The sentences were to run concurrently. <br /><br />N K Sridhar of Pragun Jindal Education Institution had filed a complaint in the Lokayukta Court alleging that Jayalakshmi demanded a bribe of Rs five lakh to accord permission for starting BCA and BCom courses in his institution. The amount was brought down to Rs two lakh.<br /><br />Jayalakshmi had approached the High Court challenging the order of the Lokayukta Court. Justice H N Nagmohan Das suspended the conviction order.<br /><br />Order reserved<br /><br />The High Court has reserved the order on a petition filed by B E Umapathy, Director General of Police (Research and Restructuring), challenging the appointment of Lalrokhuma Pachau as Director General and Inspector General of Police.<br /><br />The Central Administrative Tribunal had quashed a petition of Umapathy, in which he claimed that he was more eligible for the post of the top cop. <br /><br />He had claimed that the high-level committee headed by the Home minister did not consider his seniority and overlooked corruption allegations against Pachau.</p>
<p> The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday suspended the conviction of M Jayalakshmi Devi, a former member of the Bangalore University Syndicate, and granted her bail in connection with a bribery case.<br /><br /></p>.<p>On March 26, Lokayukta Special Court had sentenced Jayalakshmi to four years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 75,000 under Prevention of Corruption of Act. She was also awarded one-and-a-half year imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 60,000. The sentences were to run concurrently. <br /><br />N K Sridhar of Pragun Jindal Education Institution had filed a complaint in the Lokayukta Court alleging that Jayalakshmi demanded a bribe of Rs five lakh to accord permission for starting BCA and BCom courses in his institution. The amount was brought down to Rs two lakh.<br /><br />Jayalakshmi had approached the High Court challenging the order of the Lokayukta Court. Justice H N Nagmohan Das suspended the conviction order.<br /><br />Order reserved<br /><br />The High Court has reserved the order on a petition filed by B E Umapathy, Director General of Police (Research and Restructuring), challenging the appointment of Lalrokhuma Pachau as Director General and Inspector General of Police.<br /><br />The Central Administrative Tribunal had quashed a petition of Umapathy, in which he claimed that he was more eligible for the post of the top cop. <br /><br />He had claimed that the high-level committee headed by the Home minister did not consider his seniority and overlooked corruption allegations against Pachau.</p>
