Karnataka HC stays probe against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan in caste discrimination case

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday stayed the investigation and legal proceedings against Infosys co-founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and 15 others under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act, PTI reported.

A single-judge bench of Justice SR Krishna Kumar passed the order on an interlocutory application filed by the persons accused in the matter.

On Monday, the Bengaluru Police filed the first information report at the Sadashivnagar Police Station against Gopalakrishnan and 17 other faculty and administrative members of the Indian Institute of Science under the Act as per a directive of the 71st City Civil and Sessions Court.