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Wednesday, Apr 14, 2004

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Notice to Bhalki tahsildar on petition by college students

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, APRIL 13. Fifteen students of the Regional Engineering College (REC) at Bhalki in Bidar district filed a petition in the High Court on Tuesday urging it to direct the authorities concerned to register their names in the electoral list and allow them to vote in the coming elections.

The petitioners, Sourabh, Rahul, and 13 others said that they got their admission in the college during 2003-04. They would be living in Bhalki for the next four-and-a-half-years and hence wanted to get their names registered in the voters' list. They had approached the tahsildar to get their names registered in the voters' list. The petitioners said they had lost the right to vote as the tahsildar caused delay in accepting their forms. They urged the court to direct the tahsildar and the Assistant Commissioner to register their names in the voters' list. Justice H.L. Dattu ordered issue of notice to the respondents.

Notice to VIMS

Justice R. Gururajan ordered issue of emergent notice to the governing council of the Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Bellary, and the State Government on a petition by Vishnu H. Hayagreev, Professor and Head of Department of Medicine (VIMS).

In his petition, Dr. Hayagreev said the post of principal at VIMS became vacant after T. Ramamurthy retired from service in August 1, 2000. He said that he had applied for the post when VIMS advertised for it. Though Suguna was selected for the post, she did not report for work. The second candidate in the merit list also did not report for work.

On July 17, 2002, the institute advertised for the post again. The petitioner applied for the post along with six others. Subsequently, a selection committee prepared a merit list and sent it to the governing council. The committee placed the petitioner as the first candidate in the list. However, the governing council rejected the list stating that the candidates were not suitable for the post. It decided to continue with the arrangement of having R.D. Desai as the in-charge principal.

Mr. Justice Gururajan ordered status quo on the matter and adjourned the hearing.

Directive to KSP

Mr. Justice Gururajan directed the Life Insurance Corporation of India and the Kannada Sahitya Parishat (KSP), Chamarajpet, Bangalore, to pay gratuity and other benefits to the wife of an employee of the parishat, who died while in service three years ago.

The petitioner, Seethalakshmi of Kengeri, Bangalore, said her husband, S.V. Manvachar, was an employee of the printing press of the parishat. He died on January 11, 2001, while on duty.

The petitioner said that she did not get gratuity though the parishat subscribed to the Group Gratuity Scheme.

She urged the court to direct the corporation and the parishat to settle the gratuity dues.

Mr. Justice Gururajan allowed the petition and directed the corporation and the parishat to settle the gratuity and other benefits within three months of the receipt of order.

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