States told to explain under what circumstance management quota fee was hiked
Hyderabad High Court
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday asked the Telangana and AP governments to explain how and under what circumstances the fee for management quota seats in private medical colleges of both states were increased. A division bench comprising Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice A. Shankar Narayana was dealing with a batch of petitions challenging the increase of fee structure, insistence on providing bank guarantee for all the four year courses and denial of reservations in seats meant for management quota.
The petitioners contended that the hike was exorbitant and irrational. The bench sought to know from the counsels appearing for both the states whether the procedure mandated by the Supreme Court was followed and was there any assessment made on the request made by the managements in increase of fees. The bench expressed its displeasure for insisting that the students have to furnish bank guarantee for four year fee at the time of admission by pointing out that this is not a contract and how such a condition could be imposed and implemented. The petitioners said that TS and AP have done away with reservation in management quota seats and the management quota has been increased and the weaker sections are being denied reservation in these seats.
Professor Ilaiah moves HC on case:
Professor Kancha Ilaiah of Maulana Azad National Urdu University has moved the Hyderabad High Court seeking to quash the case registered against him at Sultan Bazaar police station of the city.
He brought to the notice of the court that the police have registered a case against him under Sections 153 (A) (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion etc.) and 295 (A) of IPC (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings) for allegedly hurting and insulting the Hindu religion through his article which was published in a vernacular daily.
HC pulls up Centre on power employees:
The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday pulled up the Centre for not taking steps to settle the dispute pertaining to distribution of electricity staff between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. A division bench comprising Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice A. Shankar Narayana was dealing with a batch of petitions by employees of Telangana Power Generation Corporation and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Ltd challenging their allotment to AP and vacate stay petitions by the Telangana government and the TSSPDCL.
Following an earlier order of the bench an undersecretary from the Ministry of Home Affa-irs appeared to assist the court to decide the dispute. Mr B. Narayana Reddy, assistant solicitor general appearing for the Centre informed the bench that it has decided to entrust to Ms Sheela Bhide committee the issue of dividing employees of public sector companies and common institutions between AP and Telangana.
He said this committee was earlier looking after the division of assets and liabilities of such institutions and now this committee will also preside over the division of employees.
While saying that it has expected an early solution from the Centre on the issue the bench expressed its disapproval over the way the serving employees were rendered jobless and they are not being paid salaries for the last three-and-a-half months.
Mr Narayana Reddy said in view of the matter becoming sub judice and the change of stand frequently by both the states, the ministry has unable to proceed further in the matter. Reacting sharply Justice Subhash Reddy said, “As per the AP Reorganisation Act it is the responsibility of the Centre to intervene when both states fail to come to a consensus within the first one year with regard to distribution of employees or other related issues.”
The judge said “The authorities can't shirk their responsibility by citing frivolous reasons; show us the order which has become an obstacle for them to take a decision to settle the issue.” The judge made it clear that as one year is over now it is the responsibility of the union government to resolve the issue. While adjourning the case to Sept. 3, the bench made it clear that if the Centre continues to fail in the matter, it has to pay the salaries to the aggrieved employees.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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