Bengaluru, April 24 -- The Karnataka High Court has pulled up non-Kannada company founders for their failure to provide employment opportunities to Kannadigas, stating that merely offering low-level jobs like peon, and attendant was insufficient. The court stressed that Kannadigars should be considered for all job positions.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice NV Anjaria and Justice Krishna S Dixit was hearing an appeal filed by IDBI Bank against the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB), challenging the cancellation of a four-acre land allotment.

Expressing concern over the bank's lack of commitment to employing Kannadigas, the court questioned the rationale behind offering 'C' and 'D' group jobs to them. The bench ...