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Supreme Court judge Justice Aravind Kumar on Wednesday recused himself from hearing the Maharashtra government's original suit filed in 2004 challenging the transfer of Belgaum, now named Belagavi, to Karnataka in 1956.He is the second judge .
Terming the Maharashtra government’s order extending benefits of its healthcare scheme to 865 villages in Karnataka, amid the ongoing border dispute between two states, as an act that.
A government resolution (GR) extending the benefits of the 'Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Jan Arogya Yojana' scheme to Karnataka villages, was issued by Maharashtra on Monday.