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Court discharges ex-deputy governor of Edo of contempt

Godwins Omobayo read out a letter of apology in the court, and undertook that he “shall” never present himself anywhere as the former deputy governor of Edo, following the court order. The post Court discharges ex-deputy governor of Edo of contempt appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

Court discharges ex-deputy governor of Edo of contempt

Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot conducted a swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, elevating three judicial officers from the district judiciary to the Karnataka High Court. The new judges include Justice Usharani, Kuruba Shanthappa Bharath Kumar, and Nerale Veerabhadraiah Bhavani. Justice Usharani, born in Virajpet, Karnataka, in 1976, is the daughter of a family of lawyers and obtained her law degree from SDM College, Mangaluru.

She began her judicial career as a munsiff in 1998 and has since been promoted to Senior Civil Judge and District Judge. Justice Bharath Kumar, born in 1976 in Mysuru, graduated from the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) and joined the judiciary as a direct District Judge in 2015. He has held various roles, including Registrar General of the High Court and Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge in Bengaluru.

Justice Bhavani, born in Mysuru in 1976, is the daughter of former High Court judge N.S. Veerabhadraiah. She obtained her law degree from NLSIU and began her judicial career as a District Judge in 2015, serving as Principal District and Sessions Judge in Chikkaballapur before her elevation.

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