High Court dismisses defamation case filed by Vishwanath and Manjunath

The High Court dismissed the defamation case filed by former MLAs H. Vishwanath and A. Manjunath, which had been filed by Vidhan Parishad member B.S. Shivanna. The single-bench presided over by Justice Anantha Ramanath Hegde heard the applications seeking to quash the proceedings. The court dismissed the applications because the lawyers representing Vishwanath and Manjunath were absent during the hearing.