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B.Ed. centres only after getting NCTE nod

By Our Staff Reporter

KOCHI Dec. 17. The University of Kerala has undertaken before a Division Bench that admission to its B.Ed. centres would be finalised and classes commenced only after obtaining recognition from the National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE).

The undertaken was given by the counsel for the University before the Bench comprising Justice J. B. Koshy and Justice K. Thankappan when a contempt petition came up before it. The court closed the petition after recording the undertaking.

The petition against the University was filed by the Unaided Training Colleges Management Association. According to association, the university had invited applications for admission to the courses run by these centres for the December 2003-2004 academic year.

Give police protection

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today directed the police to provide protection to the Kerala Electrical Lamp Works-Crompton Greaves Limited for removing their machinery from their closed factory at Athani near Angamaly.

The Bench comprising Justice K.A. Abdul Gafoor and Justice J.M. James directed the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Aluva, to grant protection provided the company deposited Rs. 45 lakhs and Rs. 22 lakhs respectively for payment of compensation and gratuity to the workers of the company with the Ernakulam District Labour Officer. This was subject to the outcome of the ongoing conciliation proceedings.

The directions came on a writ petition filed by the company.

According to it, the company was closed down in September 2002 as it had run into heavy loss. It had entered into an agreement with two companies for the sale of its machinery at Athani.

The unions at the factory were obstructing the removal of the machinery. So, the company sought police protection.

The unions took the stand that the conciliatory proceeding were on and there was a possibility of the company being reopened.

ISRO case: appeal admitted

A Bench of Justice Cyriac Joseph and Justice K. Padmanabhan Nair admitted an appeal filed against the dismissal of a writ petition seeking direction to the State Government to conduct a fresh probe into the ISRO espionage case.

The petitioner, a former Intelligence Officer, Viswambharan, had sought a fresh investigation as the CBI had not conducted the investigation properly. (The CBI had concluded that the allegations of espionage levelled against six accused including two Maldivian women and two ISRO scientist were false).

Proposal to be considered

The Kochi Corporation told a Division Bench that the proposal given by the Shogun Group of Companies for setting up a solid waste treatment plant would be considered by the Corporation Council. The decision of the council would be placed before the Bench. It was also undertaken that till a decision was taken, the land earmarked for waste disposal would not be allotted to anybody.

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