Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Chowta Calls for High Court Bench in Mangaluru
Captain Brijesh Chowta wants a High Court bench to be set up in Mangaluru.
A High Court bench is a place where people can go for certain court matters.
He spoke about this at a meeting in the city on Saturday.
A judges’ committee has been formed to consider whether a bench is possible.
Chowta said the request should be supported by the public, not only lawyers.
He also said people’s views should be gathered in different taluks.
Several politicians, former officials and lawyers attended the meeting.
Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta urged that a High Court bench be established in Mangaluru.
He spoke at a consultation in a private Mangaluru hotel on Saturday, after a judges’ committee was formed to examine the possibility.
Chowta said the campaign should become a public demand, rather than remain limited to advocates.
He called for gathering views at the taluk level to support the proposal.
MLA Vedavyas Kamath and several former officials, advocates and association representatives also spoke or attended.
- Who
- Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta and other meeting participants.
- What
- Chowta called for establishing a High Court bench in Mangaluru and for making the campaign a public demand.
- When
- Saturday; the article does not give a date.
- Where
- A private hotel in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
- Why
- Chowta said a bench would add to Mangaluru’s importance and called for public support; a judges’ committee is examining the possibility.
Support for a Mangaluru bench
Consideration of the proposal
Establishing a High Court bench
Support for a Mangaluru bench
Chowta argued that Mangaluru should have a High Court bench, saying it would add weight to the growing city and that the demand should receive broad public support.
Consideration of the proposal
The article reports that a judges’ committee was formed to look into the possibility; it gives no opposing position or decision on the proposal.
- Proposal
- Establish a High Court bench in Mangaluru
- Proponent
- Captain Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP
- Meeting
- Consultation held at a private hotel in Mangaluru on Saturday
- Review process
- A judges’ committee was constituted to examine the possibility of a bench
- Public engagement
- Chowta called for the demand to extend beyond advocates and for views to be collected at taluk level
- Other participants
- Speakers included MLA Vedavyas Kamath and several former public representatives and advocates