Illegal detention of woman: HC orders inquiry against CWC chief
- The HC passed orders to conduct a departmental inquiry against K Anitha Shivakumar, chairperson of CWC.
- Anitha is accused of issuing an illegal order to detain a woman in the Bala Mandir for three days.
- The bench instructed the government to submit a report in this regard on September 11.
The High Court on Thursday passed orders to conduct a departmental inquiry against K Anitha Shivakumar, chairperson of Child Welfare Department (CWC) for issuing an illegal order to detain a woman in the Bala Mandir for 3 days.Â
The HC has issued orders to the director of Women and Child Welfare Department. Â It can be recalled that following the High Court order, the State government has suspended Anita Shivakumar, reported Kannada Prabha.
A V Srirama Reddy of Chintamani had filed a habeas corpus petition to the court alleging his daughter Subhashini was held in captivity for three days at the Bala Mandira at Madiwala. A divisional bench headed by Justice Ravi Malimutt and Justice John Michael  heard the case and issued the order. The bench instructed the government to submit a report in this regard on September 11.