The New Indian Express ·
Karnataka HC terms SP’s externment powers illegal
BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court declared illegal the notification issued by the state government empowering the Superintendent of Police (SP) to pass orders of externment under the Karnataka Police Act, 1963.
“The conferment of powers under Sections 55 and 56 of the Act, 1963, upon the SP under the notification dated November 18, 2025 is without jurisdiction and contrary to the express scheme of the Act, 1963. The notification, insofar as it purports to confer such jurisdiction upon the SP, is therefore liable to be declared non est and a nullity”, the court observed.
Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum made the comments while allowing the petition filed by Chandrakant Shankar Vaddar, who approached the High Court challenging the notification dated November 18, 2025, issued by the Home Department conferring jurisdiction upon the Superintendent of Police to exercise powers under Section 55 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963.
