<p>The area between Court Hall No 2 and 4 is no stranger to violent incidents. From protests to lock ups to injuries, assaults and accidents and now a murder, this place has seen it all. <br /><br />In November of 2009, two judges were locked up in Court Hall 4 for three hours during the strike by the Advocates Association. It took the intervention of Chief Justice P D Dinakaran for them to be released. In the ensuing melee, the Chief Justice himself sustained a cut on his hand. It was on the same occasion and in front of the same Court Hall that a journalist was nearly assaulted by advocates for trying to film the proceedings.<br /><br />Several years ago, according to K N Subba Reddy, then President of Advocates Association of Bangalore, High Court employees staged a protest which later on led to differences between advocates and High Court staff, leading to a four-day boycott of courts. The protest which was led by then State Government Employees' Association President K Sippegowda, also began near Court Hall 4.<br /><br />Subba Reddy says that a few years ago, senior counsel V Krishnamurthy suffered a fall in front of Court hall 4 and sustained fractures.<br /><br />Court Hall 2 is the place where many death sentences have been awarded including that of serial killer Umesh Reddy and godman Shraddhananda.<br /><br />“It can only mean that the vaastu of the place is not good,” an advocate remarked wryly. On a lighter note, another advocates observed that the section of the High Court housing Court halls 2-4 is also the place, where the criminal branch of the High Court is located. <br /><br />“The offices for other matters is located on the other side of the Court. May be all these incidents are also the effect of the criminal branch,” he added.</p>.<p>After widespread rumours about a ghost on the High Court premises last year, it is now the turn of vaastu to raise speculation.<br /></p>
<p>The area between Court Hall No 2 and 4 is no stranger to violent incidents. From protests to lock ups to injuries, assaults and accidents and now a murder, this place has seen it all. <br /><br />In November of 2009, two judges were locked up in Court Hall 4 for three hours during the strike by the Advocates Association. It took the intervention of Chief Justice P D Dinakaran for them to be released. In the ensuing melee, the Chief Justice himself sustained a cut on his hand. It was on the same occasion and in front of the same Court Hall that a journalist was nearly assaulted by advocates for trying to film the proceedings.<br /><br />Several years ago, according to K N Subba Reddy, then President of Advocates Association of Bangalore, High Court employees staged a protest which later on led to differences between advocates and High Court staff, leading to a four-day boycott of courts. The protest which was led by then State Government Employees' Association President K Sippegowda, also began near Court Hall 4.<br /><br />Subba Reddy says that a few years ago, senior counsel V Krishnamurthy suffered a fall in front of Court hall 4 and sustained fractures.<br /><br />Court Hall 2 is the place where many death sentences have been awarded including that of serial killer Umesh Reddy and godman Shraddhananda.<br /><br />“It can only mean that the vaastu of the place is not good,” an advocate remarked wryly. On a lighter note, another advocates observed that the section of the High Court housing Court halls 2-4 is also the place, where the criminal branch of the High Court is located. <br /><br />“The offices for other matters is located on the other side of the Court. May be all these incidents are also the effect of the criminal branch,” he added.</p>.<p>After widespread rumours about a ghost on the High Court premises last year, it is now the turn of vaastu to raise speculation.<br /></p>
