The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday asked the state government to find an “acceptable solution” with regard to a resolution adopted by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly against two journalists.

Editor of the Kannada weekly ‘Hai Bengalur’ Ravi Belagere and editor of a local monthly magazine ‘Voice of Yelahanka’ Anil Raj moved the court seeking quashing of the resolution.

The Assembly had sentenced the two editors to one-year of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000.

The chairman of the privileges committee acted upon a complaint by Ranebennur MLA K?B Koliwad, who is now the Speaker and S R Vishwanath (BJP MLA, Yelahanka), raising objections to some of the articles published in their respective magazines.

During the hearing, Justice Ashok B Hinchigeri sought to know from the state government if the court can intervene in the matter as the resolution adopted by the Assembly is being questioned.