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Advocate fined Rs 1 Lakh for filing 'derogatory' PIL against governor

The Bangalore High Court yesterday levied a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a city-based advocate for filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against Governor H R Bharadwaj, JD (S) spokesperson Y S V Datta and former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, alleging the trio of collectively conspiring against former Chief Minister B S Yedyurappa

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The Bangalore High Court yesterday levied a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a city-based advocate for filing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking action against Governor H R Bharadwaj, JD (S) spokesperson Y S V Datta and former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde, alleging the trio of collectively conspiring against former Chief Minister B S Yedyurappa.

H R Vishwanath had argued that Governor H R Bhardwaju00a0and former Lokayukta Santosh Hegde had conspired against B S Yeddyurappa to maligning the former chief minister's image, but as the lawyer could not corroborate his claims, the HC quashed his PIL

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