Medicos in HC for exams

By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, June 4: Several medicos of the S.V.S. Dental College of Mahbubnagar and Army College of Dental Sciences of Ranga Reddy district approached the AP High Court on Friday seeking a direction to their college managements to allow them to sit for the internal and annual examinations which are going to be held from June 21, 2010.

Ms Dantala Deepthi, Ms Jyothi Arukonda and others stated that they got admission under the backward class reservation quota and completed their first year course.

They complained that the managements have started demanding of Rs 1.1 lakh as tuition fee to pursue the second year of the course. They contended that they were exempted from payment of tuition fee as they got admission under the reservation category.

HC bans dumping debris at Durgam

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar on Friday directed the government and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to take steps to prevent dumping debris into the Duggam Cheruvu at Jubilee Hills in Hyderabad.

The court suo motu has taken up the issue based on news reports about the dumping of debris in the lake.

The counsel who appeared on behalf of the government informed the court that they have identified the people who were dumping the debris into the lake and were in process of issuing notices to them.

The bench directed the authorities to see that no more dumping occurs.

HC quashes notice for land acquisition

Justice L. Narasimha Reddy of the High Court on Friday quashed a notification issued to acquire 112 acres of lands at Ambapuram village in Vijayawada rural mandal.
While allowing a batch of writ petitions filed by Ms M.V.N. Sailaja and others challenging the notification, the judge passed orders by quashing the notification.

The petitioners told the court that the Vijayawada Guntur Tenali Mangalagiri Urban Development Authority (VGTMUDA) issued the notification seeking to acquire 112 acres in their village for “township development”.

Justice Reddy reminded that the courts have held that the purpose mentioned in the notification must be specific and not vague.