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Wednesday, Jun 23, 2004

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Karnataka

Notice to KPTCL on petition by power firm

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, JUNE 22. The High Court of Karnataka on Monday ordered issue of notice to Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. (KPTCL) and others on a petition by a company generating power through wind.

The petitioner, Shriram, said that his company had set up a wind-based power plant at Jogimatti in Chitradurga district at a cost of Rs. 23.7 crore. KPTCL had entered into an agreement with it to purchase power at a cost of Rs. 3.25 a kW.

On June 7, 2004, KPTCL told the company that it would stop "off take" of power from the plant between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. and there would be no payment for that period.

The petitioner said the decision violated the agreement entered into by KPTCL. Besides, the decision would lead to losses. The petitioner urged the court to quash the decision stating that it was illegal and arbitrary.

Direction

A Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice, N.K. Jain, and Justice V.G. Sabhahit ordered issue of notice to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), the Karnataka State Nursing Council and the KMJ College of Nursing, Bangalore, on an appeal by the Indian Nursing Council. The Bench directed the college not to admit students without permission from the Indian Nursing Council.

On November 18, 1993, the State Government permitted setting up of the KMJ College of Nursing stating that the institution had to take permission from the Indian Nursing Council.

On November 22, 1993, Bangalore University accorded affiliation to the college.

On March 13, 2000, the college applied to the Indian Nursing Council for recognition.

The council, on November 13, said recognition could not be given as the college did not have adequate facilities. The RGUHS issued a notice on August 1, 2002 asking the college not to make admissions for 2002-03.

The college challenged the denial of recognition.

The High Court on February 5, 2004 allowed the writ petition and observed that there was no need for recognition by the council.

The Indian Nursing Council has now challenged the February 5 order.

It said the single judge had erred on facts and the law that there was no obligation for the college to obtain recognition.

The Bench ordered issue of notice and adjourned the case for further hearing.

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