AP High Court seeks Icet admission details

By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Aug. 28: The AP High Court on Friday sought a report on the counselling conducted by the consortium of private unaided minority professional colleges for Icet admissions.

A division bench comprising Justice B. Prakasha Rao and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar directed the observers appointed by the Admissions and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) to submit their reports to the court about the transparency of admissions being undertaken by the Consortium of Minority Educational Institutions for the MBA and MCA courses.

The court was dealing with a petition filed by Minorities Rights Protection Committee, represented by its general secretary, Mr Fasiudin.

The petitioner complained the court that the Consortium and its constituent colleges have indulged in large scale irregularities while making admission to MBA and MCA courses in 2008-09 academic year.

Inquiry into Dalit attack

Justice B.K. Somasekhara, who is heading a commission of inquiry to investigate the reasons behind the attacks on Christians in Mangalore and other parts of Karnataka, will hold a sitting of his commission at the AP High Court on Saturday. He will record the deposition of a writer whose ideas too have played some role in the whole episode.
Justice Somasekhara will sit in the court hall No. 33 of the HC. Justice Somasekhara was appointed by the state government of Karnataka to inquire into the attacks on Christians occurred in September 2008 in Dakshina Karnataka and other districts in the state.

Petition on religious grant

A writ petition was filed in the AP High Court on Friday challenging the action of the government in providing financial aid and assistance for construction of churches, mosques, or any other religious places including repairs, maintenance or renovation of those places.

Mr T. Hanuman Chowdary, a city resident, filed the petition seeking a direction to declare the action of the government in promoting the interests of Christians by extending grant-in-aid for construction and maintenance of institutions belonging to Christians as unconstitutional. The petitioner said the action of the government was violative of Article 14, 25, 26, 27, 266 and 283 of the Constitution.