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- The Karnataka High Court has stayed the investigation against three people from Malur in Kolar district who were booked for overtaking a judicial officer's private car.
- The court, after viewing CCTV footage of the roadside squabble that followed, said the judicial officer's conduct in getting out of the car and quarrelling appeared to be an abuse of her office and questioned why the petitioners were arrested at all.
- The FIR had been registered on the complaint of Gayathri, Principal Civil Judge and JMFC, Malur.
- The court also directed that its order be placed before the Chief Justice for further inquiry against the judicial officer.
What to watch next
- The Chief Justice's inquiry into the judicial officer's conduct following the High Court's reference
- Whether the FIR against the three petitioners is ultimately quashed after the stay on investigation
- Any departmental or disciplinary action against the police officers involved in the arrests
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Named India · Gayathri · High Court of Karnataka · Karnataka High Court · Karnataka Public Service Commission · Kolar district · Malur · M. Nagaprasanna · P. Venkatesh · Vinay K.M. · V. Kavitha
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