Hyderabad: Expressing satisfaction at the efforts of the AP and TS governments, the Hydera-bad High Court on Tuesday wanted an assurance that they would implement the suggestions of the court with regard to reducing the use of chemicals to ripen fruits.
A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale and Justice P. Naveen Rao was dealing with a suo motu taken-up case against the rampant use of calcium carbide and other chemicals in ripening fruits.
The amicus curiae said there was some progress with regard to prevention of artificial ripening of fruits by vendors at the market yards. The governments need more time for effective implementation of programmes to check artificial ripening of fruits, he said.
AP special counsel D. Ramesh said that as per the court directions, the authorities had sought the cooperation of the media. Two channels had extended assistance for the purpose. The bench told him to consult media representatives again for their assistance.
TS special counsel A. Sanjeev Kumar said the authorities had been conducting drives and giving wide publicity against consumption of artificially ripened fruits.
Hc not to opine on Maoists killing
The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday said it could not express any opinion with regard to the Telangana state government submitting the post-mortem reports of two alleged Maoists who were killed in an encounter at Tadwai to the National Human Rights Commission.
A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale and Justice P. Naveen Rao was hearing a PIL by civil liberties activist Chilaka Chandrasekhar seeking a CBI probe into the killings of Shruthi and Vidyasagar.
TS additional advocate-general J. Ramachandra Rao said that the NHRC had directed the Warangal police to submit a report of the post-mortems of the two persons. He sought the court’s opinion on whether or not the government could send the report, in view of the court hearing the case.The bench made it clear that it was for the state government to decide. The hearing was adjourned for two weeks. TS would decide on BT cotton seed rate
The Telangana state government on Tuesday informed the Hyderabad High Court that the Centre would take a decision on fix uniform sale price for BT cotton seeds across the country.
Supreme Court senior counsel C.S. Vaidyanathan, who was appearing for the Telangana state government, made this submission before a division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Dilip B. Bhosale and Justice P. Naveen Rao.
The bench was hearing an appeal by the Telangana state government challenging an order of a single judge who stayed its decision to fix '50 as royalty per packet of BT cotton seeds.
Mr Vaidyanathan said that in view of the fact that companies like Monsanto and their Indian associates had been exploiting impoverished farmers, the Centre was proposing to fix a uniform sale price.
