High Court quashes criminal case against 15 students in Bengaluru over Vemula protest

The High Court has quashed the criminal case filed against 15 students in Bengaluru, which was related to the 2016 protest over the suicide of Rohit Vemula. The single-judge bench, presided over by Justice H.P. Sandesh, accepted the criminal petition filed by 15 people, including Mohammed Tufail from Koyila village in Dakshina Kannada district, citing the review of the Bengaluru assemblies and public procession license and control order-2009. The court also ruled that the appointment order for 150 motor vehicle inspector posts in the Transport Department cannot be stayed. The bench directed that the appointment order must be issued to eligible candidates within the next two months.