Varsity told to allow candidates to upload their applications
Hyderabad: A two-judge panel, comprising Justice MS Ramachandra Rao and Justice T Amarnath Goud, of the Telangana High Court dealt with a batch of writ pleas that challenged the action of Kaloji Narayana Rao University in not allowing the aspiring MBBS candidates to upload their applications for second phase counselling under the B and C Category for the academic year 2020-21.
Various candidates across the State had filed petitions complaining that at the time of applying for convenor quota, the option to apply for B and C category was not provided and now the students were not allowed to upload their applications stating that they have not chosen at the time of initial counselling. The panel granted interim orders in all the writ pleas directing the university to allow the petitioners to upload their applications. The panel came to the rescue of C Vikram, who was denied admission for non-production of original certificates despite producing custodian certificates from Professor Jayashankar University where he was previously admitted. Senior counsel L Ravichander, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that based on Eamcet rank, a BSc Agriculture seat was allotted on December 15 where the petitioner submitted all his original certificates.
Subsequently, on December 22, he was allotted an MBBS seat in Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, and was directed to submit his original certificates by 4 pm on December 26. Justice Rao remarked that the situation faced by the petitioner was extraordinary as the petitioner did not have control over his certificates, therefore, he was not at fault. The panel directed Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences to collect the petitioner’s certificates and accept his candidature.
CS appears in land case
Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar appeared before Justice MS Ramchandra Rao in a contempt petition filed against him by Mir Khursheed Ali and others for violation of orders passed by the court. The petitioners had sought rectification of entries made by the revenue authorities in revenue records with regard to certain lands in Shaikpet village of Hyderabad district. The petitioners also sought for rectification in Town Survey Register. They pointed out that the court allowed the writ petition and directed the Special Chief Secretary to decide the issue afresh while maintaining status quo. When the contempt was heard on November 13, the court directed the Special Chief Secretary to comply with the order and on failure, directed him to appear in person. The Special Chief Secretary sought 6 months’ time for complying with the order quoting reasons for the volume of records to which the court did not agree. The court finally granted six weeks to the Special Chief Secretary for complying with the order and dispensed his appearance. The matter will be heard on February 15.
Relief for Rajaka community
Justice Challa Kodandaram directed the revenue authorities not to evict the Rajaka community from their land in Chunchupally village of Bhadradri Kothagudem district allegedly for the Haritha Haram programme. A writ petition was filed by Bapanapally Sathemma Satyavathi and 24 others complaining that though lands were allotted and pattas granted, they were now being evicted without following any procedure under the law. The judge made it clear that the persons in possession shall not be dispossessed if they have pattas.
Co-op bank election
Justice P Naveen Rao adjourned by a day a batch of writ pleas with regard to elections of AP Mahesh Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd. The judge was dealing with a batch of petitions filed by various shareholders of the bank and contesting candidates in the elections. Earlier, the judge directed the Returning Officer to count all the votes but not to declare the elections. Ramesh Bung, one of the contesting candidates, alleged that the Returning Officer without any reason stopped the counting of the votes and did not declare the result. The shareholders have questioned the action of the Returning Officer in placing 1,500 voters for first 20 booths and 1,000 voters for another 20 booths followed by 500 and 200 voters for the remaining booths. It was also pointed out to the court that even assuming one minute was taken by each voter to elect 15 directors, it would take 25 hours for the entire 1,500 voters to cast their vote which was practically impossible.
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