A five-judge Supreme Court bench has taken suo motu cognizance of controversial comments made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda against a woman lawyer and a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru.

The judge’s remarks began with a discussion on the intricacies of certain provisions of the Rent Control Act, and then moved to matters such as the coverage of driver's insurance.

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of viral video clips showing Karnataka High Court judge Vedavyasachar Srishananda making "controversial" statements during the course of hearing cases,

Supreme Court on Friday took a dim view of Karnataka HC judge V Srishananda's purported gratuitous reference to a Muslim-majority Bengaluru locality as Pakistan, and said it would consider laying down guidelines to keep judges from getting carried away during judicial proceedings and ending up being the butt of ridicule on social media.

Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda's controversial remark about Bengaluru's Gori Palya neighborhood has ignited widespread criticism online.

In a recent session of the Karnataka High Court, Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda had referred to a neighbourhood in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" creating a stir

During a recent hearing on a landlord-tenant dispute, Justice Srishananda called a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru "Pakistan" and made a misogynistic remark involving a woman advocate.

HC judge referred a Muslim dominated area of Bengaluru as “Pakistan” that has sparked massive outrage accusing him of fostering religious hatred and discrimination against the minority community