(1.) acting chief justice: the division bench consisting of n. Venkatachala, j. (as be then was) and k. Shivashankar bhat, j. Has referred the following question for consideration by a full bench under section 7 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961:
(2.) the reference is necessitated due to the conflicting views expressed by severalhigh courts.
(3.) we have heard both sides.