Medicos of 2 colleges can give exams: HC

By S A Ishaqui

Hyderabad, July 19: The AP High Court on Monday directed the NTR University of Health Sciences to permit students of Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences and the Deccan College of Medical Sciences to appear for MBBS exams scheduled to commence from July 20.

Dealing with the petitions filed by the Shadan College and some of the students of both colleges, Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar in the interim order directed the university to issue hall tickets to the students.

The university had communicated to both the colleges that it had not approved the admission of candidates into MBBS course under A and B category for the academic year 2009-2010, as there was a contempt case pending against the colleges for violating guidelines issued by a division bench of the High Court on admissions into unaided minority colleges.

According to the petitioners, the university has not approved admissions of 300 medicos of the both the colleges.

Justice Sanjay Kumar, while expressing dismay over the issue, asked the university what steps it had taken after a division bench directed it in April 2009 to ensure that both colleges follow the guidelines issued by the division bench in 2007.

Orders reserved on Rama Raju bali plea

Justice Raja Elango of the High Court on Monday reserved his orders on bail petitions filed by the former managing director of Satyam Computer Services Ltd, B. Rama Raju and its former CFO, Srinivas Vadlamani, and three others.

The petitioners told the court that the investigation in the case was complete and that the CBI filed the charge sheets in a special court constituted to trail the case.

They contended that it was not possible for them to defend themselves before the trial court to prove their innocence in the case from inside the jail. They said that apart from the special court they have to defend themselves before the Economic Offences court as various agencies like SEBI, the Enforcement Directorate and others imitated proceedings against them.

Cancel bail in caste case, asks babu

Mr Kona Sasidhar, the joint collector of East Godavari district, approached the AP High Court on Monday seeking a direction for cancelling the bail granted to two advocates who were accused in a case registered under the SC and ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.
The petitioner brought to the notice of the court that Mr Madduri Siva Subbarao and Mr S.V. Krishnarayulu of Rajahmundry were arrested for abusing him in the name of his caste and later were released after the duo procured bail from a lower court.

The petitioner contended that the duo was trying to influence the prime witnesses in the case and threatening the other witnesses not to support him.

Plea against SHRC member’s selection

The AP High Court on Monday reserved its orders on a petition that challenged the appointment of Mr K. Peda Peri Reddy as member of the AP State Human Rights Commission.

It may be mentioned that the High Court granted stay last week on all further proceedings pertaining to appointment of Mr Reddy and directed the government to produce records regarding the issue before it while dealing with the petition filed by Mr Adinarayana against the appointment.

Justice Rohini after perusing the records on Monday reserved the verdict on the petition.

Plea against Jannat taking charge as CIC

A writ petition was filed in the AP High Court on Monday seeking a direction to declare the action of the government in appointing Mr Jannath Hussain as the chief information commissioner (CIC) of AP as illegal.

Mr M. Padmanabha Reddy, a retired IFS officer and secretary of the Forum for Good Governance, filed the petition contending that the decision of the selection committee headed by the Chief Minister in recommending the name of Mr Jannath Hussain was in breach of Section 15(6) of the Right to Information Act. He told the court that the committee should not have recommended a person holding an office of profit at the time of its meeting.

He said that the relevant Section bars the appointment of a person who is holding any other office of profit as information commissioner.

Mr Reddy said when the committee met to select the name of the chief information commissioner, Mr Jannath Hussain was in the post of principal secretary to the CM.
The petitioner said that their forum has presented the Governor with a request not to approve the name of Mr Hussain.

He brought to the notice of the court that the leader of the opposition has not agreed to the appointment and sent a dissent note on the acceptance of Mr Jannath.

Mr Reddy urged the court to issue directions to Mr Jannath Hussain asking him not to assume office.