Bengaluru police registered a case against Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-Founder of Infosys and Chairman of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Council and 17 others under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act on 28th January 2025.
On 30th January 2025, the Karnataka High Court granted an interim stay on a case filed against Kris Gopalakrishnan.
After the stay, Kris Gopalakrishnan stated, “I have always believed in fairness, justice, and treating everyone with respect, regardless of their background. I am deeply saddened that a law meant to protect marginalized communities has been misused to make false allegations against me.
I have been associated with IISc as Chairman of the Council since 2022, while the alleged incidents date back to 2014. IISc has clear policies for fair and transparent investigations, which are within the purview of the executive management.
Yesterday (30th January 2025), the High Court of Karnataka stayed all further investigation and proceedings under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against me and others. As the matter is before the Courts, I will not comment further. I have full faith in the judiciary and trust that justice will prevail.”
The court directive came after the complaint, Durgappa, who belongs to the Bovi community (scheduled caste) and was a faculty member at the Centre for Sustainable Technology at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), claimed that in 2014, he was falsely implicated in a honey trap case and subsequently dismissed from service.
