<p>Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has ordered notice to the state, central governments as well as to the Registrar General of the high court in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking for preservation of certain court records. A division bench comprising Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice MI Arun has adjourned the hearing in the petition filed by NP Amruthesh, a Benguluru-based advocate.</p><p>The petitioner stated that destruction of records was inserted by amendment to the High Court of Karnataka Rules 1959 Chapter XX on October 27, 1992. </p>.<p>The petitioner said that by this amendment, classification was made for the records to be preserved permanently, preserved for 30 years and preserved for 5 years.</p>.Karnataka High Court issues notice to govt, seeks response to PIL questioning withdrawal of 43 cases against VIPs .<p>The provision for destruction of records is contrary to the Rules framed in this regard by Apex Court, which is a Court of Record under Article 129 of the constitution, the petition said. </p><p>According to the petitioner, in terms of Rule 3 of the Chapter XX, the Registry of the High Court of Karnataka is taking steps to destroy the copies of the writ petitions, its annexures, other original documents which ought to have been preserved being a Court of Record. The petitioner further stated that the registry is preserving permanently only the scrutiny sheet and judgment or decree.</p><p>“The entire action of bundling the high court records and keeping it for being taken for destruction is an arbitrary action by the Registry of the High Court on its administrative side amounting to violation of Article 14 of Constitution of India,” the petition said.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has ordered notice to the state, central governments as well as to the Registrar General of the high court in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking for preservation of certain court records. A division bench comprising Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice MI Arun has adjourned the hearing in the petition filed by NP Amruthesh, a Benguluru-based advocate.</p><p>The petitioner stated that destruction of records was inserted by amendment to the High Court of Karnataka Rules 1959 Chapter XX on October 27, 1992. </p>.<p>The petitioner said that by this amendment, classification was made for the records to be preserved permanently, preserved for 30 years and preserved for 5 years.</p>.Karnataka High Court issues notice to govt, seeks response to PIL questioning withdrawal of 43 cases against VIPs .<p>The provision for destruction of records is contrary to the Rules framed in this regard by Apex Court, which is a Court of Record under Article 129 of the constitution, the petition said. </p><p>According to the petitioner, in terms of Rule 3 of the Chapter XX, the Registry of the High Court of Karnataka is taking steps to destroy the copies of the writ petitions, its annexures, other original documents which ought to have been preserved being a Court of Record. The petitioner further stated that the registry is preserving permanently only the scrutiny sheet and judgment or decree.</p><p>“The entire action of bundling the high court records and keeping it for being taken for destruction is an arbitrary action by the Registry of the High Court on its administrative side amounting to violation of Article 14 of Constitution of India,” the petition said.</p>