Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 5 -- A rare display of compassion and presence of mind occurred at the Mysuru City Court Complex yesterday, when a Judge personally rushed a collapsing litigant to the hospital in his own car, right in the middle of a case hearing.

The incident occurred at the Sixth Additional Junior Civil Court in the Chamarajapuram Court Complex on Krishnaraja Boulevard. Judge H.G. Harish Singh, who presides over the Court, stepped far beyond his judicial duties when he noticed a litigant suddenly collapsing.

Around 1 pm, while proceedings were underway, the man standing in the witness box fainted without warning, creating panic in the Court Hall. Lawyers and staff rushed to his aid, trying to give him water. But he remained severe...