Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Oct 12: The state high court (HC), on Thursday October 11, asked the state government to file objections relating to dispute over the celebration of Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary by the state government. The government has been given three weeks time to do so.
A resident of Haisodlur, Madikeri in Kodagu district, K P Manjunath alias Manjunath Channappa, has filed public interest litigation seeking directions to the state government against celebrating Tipu Jayanti as an official festival. A division bench of the HC presided over by Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice S G Pandit adjourned the hearing after instructing the government advocate to file objections if any.
K P Manjunath, through his litigation, has sought to revoke a circular issued by the director in the department of Kannada and Culture last year to celebrate Tipu Jayanti all over the state.