High Court dismisses petition seeking quashing of defamation case filed by B.S. Shivanna

The High Court dismissed the petitions filed by former minister H. Vishwanath and former MLA E. Manjunath, which sought the quashing of a defamation case filed by Vidhana Parishad member B.S. Shivanna. The court dismissed the petitions after noting that the petitioners' lawyers were absent during the hearing. The matter was adjourned to the next date, with the court stating that the petitions would be dismissed if the petitioners' lawyers fail to appear again.