Doctors appeal order on common counselling

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Friday made it clear that admissions to the super specialty DM/MCh courses, for which counselling is scheduled to commence from August 12, will be subjected to its further orders. Counselling is conducted through NTR Health University at Vijayawada and Kaloji Narayana Rao University in Warangal.

A division bench of Justices V. Ramasubrama-nian and T. Rajani was hearing a petition by Dr B. Satish Kumar and 12 aspirants, challenging a direction by the Centre to the universities to conduct common counselling for the seats at the national level.

Mr Sarasani Satyam Reddy, senior counsel, said the Centre had no right to order the state governments to conduct common counselling.

He sad that the Presiden-tial order, Article 371(D) and the 1979 circular specified that 85 per cent of the non-state seats should be reserved in favour of the local areas and the remaining 15 per cent of seats should to be treated as unreserved for the non-state candidates. The bench posted the case to Wednesday, and directed the Centre to respond.

Relief for info panel staff
The High Court directed the AP and TS governments to continue the services of employees working in AP State Information Commission including contract and outsource employees and salary will be paid in the ratio of 58:42 ratio by both governments.

A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganat-han and Justice J. Uma Devi was dealing with a petition by Mr A.S.N.R. Vara Prasad and 15 others challenging a memo issued by the TS government on July 5, 2017 for termination of their services. 

TS Advocate-General D. Prakash Reddy said that though the AP State Information Commission was common for both states, AP was not sharing the salary bill. 

He said in view of ongoing process for constitution of the Information Commission for TS within six weeks as per the orders of the High Court, the government was prepared to utilize the services of the petitioners as per provisions of the AP Reorganisation Act 2014. 

AP government counsel said the government took a stand that there is no information commission, and there is no need for these employees. 

Plea against closing school
The High Court has asked the TS education department to consider the representation of the parents of the ZP High School in Brahmanapalli of Peddapalli district seeking cancellation of orders of transfer of teachers and students to other schools.

Justice Challa Kodan-daram was disposing of a petition by Mr S. Ramesh, chairman of the school managing committee challenging transfer orders on the ground of low strength.

Counsel said that though the parents requested the Peddapalli DEO to run additional classes in English medium, which would have attracted more students, the official had issued transfer orders.

Wakf to collect rent at Madina
The High Court has directed tenants of the Makkah Madina Alauddin Waqf to pay rent to the Wakf Board. Justice A. Ramalingeswara Rao was dealing with a petition by the tenants challenging the action of the Wakf Board asking them for rent.

Board counsel M.A. Mujeeb said certain individuals claiming to be trustees were collecting rent. Mr Mujeeb said the court asked the Wakf Board to issue notices within 15 days to deposit the rent along with arrears to the board.