Politics● LowSep 4 · Sep 4, 2026, 1:28 PM
Karnataka HC strikes down notification empowering SPs to issue externment orders under Police Act
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia
The court said the law empowers only the Police Commissioner in Bengaluru and other commissionerate cities, the District Magistrate in other areas, and a Sub-Divisional Magistrate, if specially empowered, to pass externment orders
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