Bengaluru, Nov 17 (IANS) Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed the externment order issued by authorities against activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody in connection with the 2012 Soujanya death case. Thimarody has been confronting the Dharmasthala temple authorities in the Soujanya death case and has also been at the forefront of the agitation against the temple authorities in the alleged mass grave case.

The Bench, headed by Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order and also directed the prosecution to conduct a fresh enquiry against Mahesh Shetty Thimarody and asked the authorities to issue a new order with fresh reasons and relevant Sections within 15 days.

Mahesh Shetty Thimarody was externed to Raichur district from his native Mangaluru district on September 18 for a period of one year

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