Hyderabad, August 03: A division bench of the AP High Court comprising Justice A Gopala Reddy and Justice K C Bhanu, on Monday issued directions to the state government to notify vacancies and proceed with recruitment of 106 drug inspectors.
The government was also directed to release an allocated sum of about Rs. 1 crore for updating the computerisation for the medical department. The bench was dealing with a suo moto writ petition taken up by the court in 2006 following complaints of irregularities in the functioning of blood banks in the state. The court perused the reports of the various steps taken by the authorities, the compliance reports and the inspections effected.
In the course of its hearing, it noticed how the department was understaffed, and directed the identified cadre posts to be filled up.
Court issues notice to district collector,
others on HCA activities
Justice G Rohini of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday ordered notice in a writ petition complaining of multiple scams by the Hyderabad Cricket Association.
The petitioner would say that the scam runs into crores of rupees and would complain that despite repeated representations neither the government nor th e police were taking any action. Naveen Kumar, president of Sagar Cricket Club complained in his writ petition that the governing body of the Hyderabd Cricket Association had entered into an agreement with Nagarjuna Constructions for construction of Uppal stadium at Rs. 30 crore but had ended up paying Rs 110 crore. They stated that for the general flood lights while the least tender was Rs 4.5 crore it was given to a company for Rs 6.5 crore.
Certain works given to S S Consultants were at an unusually high rate of commission. Huge amounts were allegedly spent without prior consent of the executive council. The petitioner also complained that a sum of Rs 10 lakh was spent in the last 7 years for renting a car for the chief engineer of Nagarjuna Constructions.
Various other irregularities were alleged against the management of the HCA. The petitioner complained that a complaint under Section 420 was filed against the then secretary, Shivlal Yadav in one of the instances but no action had been taken. The judge granted time till August 20 to the respondents including the district collector director Vigilance and Enforcement to file their counters.
–Agencies