Hyderabad, October 09: Justice Nooty Ram Mohan Rao of the AP High Court on Friday kept ajar the doors of private professional colleges to run the second shift.
The judge refused to vacate the conditional interim orders granted in favour of private education institutions running 2nd shift colleges. The judge, however, imposed further conditions. It may be recalled that a number of private colleges of engineering, management and pharmacy questioned the action of the concerned universities (JNTU, Osmania etc.) and the government in refusing to grant permission to the applicants to run the second shift.
Additional advocate general of the state pointed out that its policy was not to permit such 2nd shift colleges as seats remained vacant in the regular shift and also that there was a serious shortage of teaching faculty in the state. He also pointed out that the clearance of the All India Council for Technical Education did not inhibit such policy of the government. Ratanpani Reddy, counsel for the JNTU, reiterated that the state faced a hopeless inadequacy in instructional infrastructure and also that the AICTE did not properly examine the relevant issues while granting permission . Justice Ram Mohan Rao said in his interim order that the colleges and the convener of the EAMCET will specify that the counselling for the said courses will contain a clear information that the admission is subject to final orders in the writ petitions and a declaration that the universities have not granted the necessary affiliation to the said courses.
No relief for Hafeez Babaa Nagar oustees
A division bench of the AP High Court comprising Justice Ghulam Mohammad and Justice P Swaroop Reddy on Friday refused to stay the eviction of over 1,400 persons from Hafeez Babaa Nagar, Bandlaguda in the city. The bench was dealing with two writ petitions filed by the occupants of the said land questioning the notice issued for their eviction.
The petitioners were sought to be evicted following an order of the Special Court under the Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act on December 31, 1997. The notice for eviction was made on April 29. The petitioners alleged that the notice did not contain the required details including the description of the property, the boundaries, and even the name of the alleged occupants. It is further alleged that while the Special Court declared 645 persons as land grabbers the persons to be evicted are about 1500.
The contention that the format of the notice was in accordance with the form prescribed under the law did not find favour with the court.
Cops told to keep away from civil disputes
Justice CV Ramulu of the AP High Court on Friday summoned the DCP and the SHO of the Banjara Hills police station and later in the day directed the police to keep away from civil disputes. The judge was dealing with a writ petition filed by Deepak Reddy contending interalia that he had acquired the title to a property of 898 sq. yards and despite a number of orders by the proper civil court in his favour, the police were acting contrary to court orders at the instance of one Padmasree of Narayanguda. The petitioner also complained that the police of Banjara Hills threatened to implicate him in false cases if he did not leave the property. The counsel pointed out that even he was illegally held in the police station and threatened by the police when he went to the police station. The judge who earlier in the day was wild at the alleged high-handed action of the erring officials, made it clear that the police will steer clear in future from interfering in civil disputes.
Stay on eatery at KBR Park
Justice Nooty Ram Mohan Rao of the AP High Court on Friday stayed all further activity with regard to the construction of a retail snack bar at the KBR National Park. A writ petition was filed by S Ravinder Reddy questioning the inaction on the part of the authorities in supervising the contract earlier awarded to one B Purshotham Reddy. According to the petitioner, the contract was awarded in favour of the erring contractor for a sum of Rs 10 lakh but he, in turn, contracted the same in favour of the petitioner for Rs 24 lakh though the terms of the licence prohibited him from doing so.
The construction of the snack bar in an area of 200 sq. mtrs. near the Jubilee Check Post-end of the National Park was seen by the petitioner as a failure on the part of the authorities to give effect to its own earlier communication and to cancel the lease in favour of the erring contractor.
The petitioner contended that the award must now done only by public auction.
–Agencies