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Nagaraja.M.R.. Vol.09..Issue.06........08/02/2014
To,
Honourable
Chief Justice of India ,
c/o Registrar,
Supreme Court
of India,
New Delhi.
Honourable sir
,
Subject :
- PIL Appeal To Honorable Supreme court of India For Writ
of Mandamus ATROCITIES AGAINST DALITS IN KARNATAKA BY HONOURABLE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA
In Karnataka
dalits are oppressed in various ways by the influential people ,
1.
In the
recruitment process at Karnataka State
Open University , vice chancellor / vested interests recruited unfit candidates
belonging to their own community sidelining the deserving dalit candidates .
2.
In the
recruitment process at Mysore University , vice chancellor / vested
interests recruited unfit candidates belonging to their own community
sidelining the deserving dalit candidates .
3.
In the
recruitment process at Hassan , Mandya , Mysore & Shimoga Medical
Colleges , vested interests recruited unfit candidates belonging to their own
community sidelining the deserving dalit candidates .
4.
In the
recruitment process of KPSC for gazetted
officers , vested interests recruited
unfit candidates belonging to their own community sidelining the deserving
dalit candidates .
5.
The Karnataka government
officials immediately evict temporary hutments built by tribals , dalits on government land and
demolish those hutments. Whereas they allow
huge buildings , complexes to be
built on government land by influential upper
caste people. The government has kept
those illegal buildings intact for years , allowed the encroachers to earn
lakhs of rupees and now in the process
of regularizing those illegal encroachments.
The honourable governor of Karnataka ,
instead of taking legal action and legally prosecuting the guilty has taken side
with the guilty themselves. He has approved AKRAMA SAKRAMA scheme of the
government , no action was taken against vice chancellors of KSOU & Mysore
University, etc. This is nothing but indirect way of atrocities against dalits ,
by supporting perpetrators of atrocities.
As a result , Since years unfit people are working as KAS officers , unfit
people are working in KSOU , Mysore University , Unfit people are working in
medical colleges of Madya / Hassan / Mysore / Shimoga and earning thousands of rupees mothy salary.
Influential upper caste people are earning lakhs of rupees as rent from land
encroachments and are on the verge of becoming legal owners of encroached
lands.
The poor dalits although talented & deserving are
without jobs , without livelihood &
shelter.
Hereby , we
appeal to Honourable
Supreme Court of India ,
1.
To criminally
prosecute government of Karnataka chief secretary & governor of Karnataka ,
for all the above mentioned recruitment scandals , for their failure of duties.
2.
To immediately evict land encroachers &
prosecute them.
3.
To recover monetary gains made by the encroachers.
4.
To terminate the services of unfit candidates selected in the above mentioned recruitment processes.
5.
To legally prosecute
the recruiting authority
officials in all the above recruitments.
6.
To make proper
appointments with due consideration to
dalits , backward class people in all
the above institutions.
Date : 01.02.2014
Your’s sincerely,
Place : Mysore Nagaraja.
M . R.
To,
Honourable
Chief Justice of India ,
c/o Registrar,
Supreme Court
of India,
New Delhi.
Honourable sir
,
Subject :
- PIL Appeal To Honorable Supreme court of India For Writ
of Mandamus
LITMUS
TEST for HONESTY of
SUPREME COURT OF
INDIA
AKrama Sakrama Project
itself is an AKRAMA
AKRAMA SAKRAMA
/ REGULARISATION OF ILLEGAL LAND ENCROACHMENTS ILLEGAL
LAND CONSTRUCTIONS BUILDING BYE-LAW VIOLATIONS
KIADB
de-notification scandal , BMIC – NICE SCANDAL , MINING SCANDALS and
Threats to RTI Applicant
Rich builders , crooks in their greed for
more money ( knowing fully well the illegalities ) have
constructed buildings on public land ,
constructed buildings violating the building bye-laws.
Now , those crooks are earning lakhs of rupees rental income .
The government law enforcement agencies were mum ,
didn’t demolish such buildings in time , allowing time for crooks
to benefit from anticipated regularisation.
However the same government agencies have not shown kind
consideration to poor people who have constructed
temporary hutments on public land . Those hutments were immediately
demolished & people evicted. The government
is not giving land / livelihood rights to tribal people living in
areas bordering forests. The forest officials are slapping charges against tribal people who are living in forests since centuries , where as the same
government is permitting resorts , hydel power companies in the same forests.
Whether in the
cities , towns or in villages , the
backward class people are struggling hard to earn their daily income , daily
bread , let alone encroach government land & build a house. Even if they do , the local biggies
, political chelas , panchayath members
belonging to upper caste will
immediately evict them & demolish the illegal structure.
Majority of
illegal land encroachments in cities , towns & villages are
done by persons having political
influence , money power & belonging to majority upper caste communities , in
their greed for money , wealth.
These building bye-law violators , Land grabbers
are not poor people living below poverty line earning only
rupees 32 per day as per planning commission of india. These rich crooks
don’t deserve sympathy , kind consideration as they have committed
the crime knowing fully well the illegalities and they can
bear the loss due to the demolition of their illegal buildings. The government
must also recover rent & other monetary gains made out of those
illegal buildings by the builder.
The recent move of Government of Karnataka
to regularize building bye-law violations & Public
Land Grabbers amounts to :
1. Rewards
for illegalities , crimes if one is rich.
2. Punishes
, demotivates honest law abiding citizens.
3. Double
standards in law – one set for rich & one set for the poor.
4. Favoritism of majority upper caste & oppression
of backward caste people.
5. Total
disregard to safety of people in those illegal
buildings .
6. Total
disregard to safety of people in the neighbourhood
and people using roads passing by those illegal
buildings.
7. The
government of Karnataka move is a
cunning ploy , to regularize illegal
land encroachments by upper caste people
in the name of helping oppressed backward class people.
8. The
Karnataka Governor’s approval of
Karnataka Government’s Akrama
Sakrama scheme is nothing but
appreciation of crime & rewards for criminals.
Hereby , we
appeal to Honourable
Supreme Court of India to
annul the government of karnataka’s move to regularize
illegal land encroachments.
Date : 01.02.2014
Your’s sincerely,
Place : Mysore Nagaraja.
M . R.
KPSC scam: Hiremath urges CID for report
Convener of the Jan
Sangram Parishad and social activist S.R. Hiremath on Friday urged the CID,
which is probing the Karnataka Public Service Commission scam, to submit its
final report at the earliest.
Addressing
presspersons here, Mr. Hiremath said the CID was yet to complete its final
report even four months after the submission of the interim report. Though he
was full of praise for the comprehensive manner in which the interim report was
prepared, he said action against the guilty could not be initiated based on
that alone.
He
urged the government to show its commitment to providing clean and
corruption-free administration by taking action against KPSC former chairman
Gonal Bhimappa and others allegedly involved in the scam. He demanded that
charge sheets should be filed against them, besides arresting them. He also
demanded that assets disproportionate to their known sources of income should
be confiscated by the government. “The intention is to not only bring the
guilty to book, but also to prevent recurrence of such incidents,” he said.
He
urged the government to cleanse the KPSC by remodelling it on the lines of the
Union Public Service Commission.
Expressing
concern over the allegations that bribes to the tune of Rs. 70 lakh to Rs. 1.5
crore had been collected from the candidates by the KPSC members to give them
posts of assistant commissioners, Mr. Hiremath said this would affect the
fabric of the State administration.
CID submits report on KPSC recruitment scam
The Criminal
Investigation Department (CID), which carried out a probe into the Karnataka
Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment scam, submitted its report to the
Government on Wednesday.
The
State Government had ordered a CID inquiry into the alleged irregularities in
the selection of candidates for Gazetted Probationers Group A and B posts by
the KPSC earlier this year. The Government order came after several candidates
complained of corruption in the selection process.
CID
sources said the inquiry report was submitted by the Director-General of
Police, CID, Bipin Gopalakrishna, to the Chief Secretary and Home Secretary,
Government of Karnataka. A copy of the report was also submitted to Director-
General and Inspector-General of Police Lalrokhuma Pachau.
CID
sources say that a draft chargesheet will be submitted to the government in a
week's time to seek sanction for prosecution of the public servants mentioned
in the report. After the government approval is received, a formal chargesheet
will be submitted to the court.
The
CID probe began after the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms
(DPAR) lodged a complaint with the Vidhana Soudha police against a KPSC member,
Mangala Sridhar, and her personal assistant for demanding bribe from an
aspirant. The FIR also included the names of former KPSC Chairman Gonal
Bhimappa, and two engineers of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board
(BWSSB).
The FIR was filed following a complaint by Mythri, an MD
in Paediatrics and the topper in the ST category in the KAS exams, who had
alleged that she was given low marks in the interview after she refused to heed
the demand by a KPSC member for a bribe of Rs. 70 lakh for getting the post of
Assistant Commissioner (Revenue).
U R Ananthamurthy May Write to
Prez over Appointment of V-Cs
The controversy over the appointment of Davangere University
vice-chancellor may reach the President of India. Dr U R Ananthamurthy,
Chairman of the Search Committee constituted for the selection of
vice-chancellor, is thinking of writing to President Pranab Mukherjee over the
way the V-Cs are being appointed in the State.
Reacting
to the controversy, Ananthamurthy told Express, “I will speak to the Chief
Minister about the issue. I want the Chief Minister to take the up the issue,
and if he doesn’t, I will take up the issue to President.”
“I
know that we cannot change the appointment which is already made. But my wish
is it should not happen in other appointments,” Murthy said.
He
said he is disappointed with the way some members of the Search Committee
behaved. “Some members wanted to send four names in the panel, which is against
the rule. When I suggested a senior Kannada professor’s name, one of the
members said, we need a person who is capable of bringing money from corporate
sector as V-C and not the one who studied literature,” he said.
According
to Murthy, some members had decided on who should be the V-C. “It is really an
insult to me. I wanted the process to be transparent and merit-based. The
Chancellor did not consult the government while issuing the order and the
government’s consent was not taken,” he said.
However,
when contacted, Prof N S Ramegowda, Governor’s nominee in the committee
questioned Murthy’s stand.
“Once
the panel report is submitted to the government, the responsibility and the
role of the search committee ends. The final decision lies with the Governor as
per rules. The Chairman of the committee did not raise any objection when the
names were finalised. Why is he going to government now for one person. Is it
not lobbying?”
“It’s
between the government and Governor. The committee’s work is over,” he
remarked.
CM
Favours One Candidate, Guv Appoints Another
The
Search Committee, headed by Jnanpith awardee and former V-C of Mahatma Gandhi
University, Kottayam, U R Ananthamurthy decided to conduct interviews before
finalising names for the V-C’s post. The committee met in the first week
of November, shortlisted 16 candidates and asked them to come for an interview
on December 17 with powerpoint presentations about their views.
After
the interview, the committee finalised three names. The first name was Dr
Janardhan, second was Dr L Gomathi Devi and the third was Dr B B Kalival. It
submitted the list to the government.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
personally examined this list and considering the social justice and merit, he
approved Gomathi Devi’s name and forwarded it to Governor and Chancellor. But
on Saturday, without consulting the government or the CM, the Governor issued
the appointment order by approving Kalival’s name.
‘I
am Hurt’
Reacting
to these developments, Gomathi Devi said, “I am really hurt with this. But I
cannot question the decision of the Chancellor. I can say that I was capable
and eligible (for the post).”
Governor seeks inquiry into
Karnataka State Open University irregularities
MYSORE: Based on a request from department of higher
education, the governor had directed the ?Governor seeks inquiry, Karnataka
State Open University (KSOU) VC to inquire and submit a report on the alleged
irregularities in the university on six counts. Issues which should be inquired
into include marks card scandal and appointment of 21 regional directors
causing illegal expenditure to the university to the tune of Rs 2 crore per
annum.
Governor's
secretary in his letter written on behalf of the former to KSOU VC had claimed
that governor has directed him to seek comments if any in the matter in respect
of six allegations.
First allegation is about marks card scandal in
which the authorities under the supervision of deputy registrar have tampered
the marks cards of degree students. "There are more than 300 incidents of
tampering since 2006 to 2010," the letter noted adding that though a
couple of officials have been sent home, deputy registrar HL Vishwanath under
whose supervision the scandal took place has continued in his service and
promoted to registrar's post.
Another
major allegation is temporary appointment of 21 regional directors in violation
of section 2(9) (3) of the general recruitment statute 2004 of Karnataka
Universities Act and hiking their salaries resulting in serious financial
burden on the varsity. Appointment and continuation of 21 regional directors is
per se illegal, the letter said adding that the action has to be initiated
against the concerned accused persons.
Letter
also pointed out that KSOU illegally regularized the services of 28 temporary
assistant professors in violation of the appointment norms, rules and
regulations and these appointments are in contradiction of the UGC rules and
directly contravened the Apex court judgment, the letter pointed out.
Letter
revealed the bizarre violation of the rules by KSOU authorities in promotion of
an electrician and a water supply operator as junior engineers.
Letter
raised the issue of mass copying by students in the examinations and said
action of the university to open centres outside Karnataka is in direct
contravention of the Supreme court judgment in Yashpal case suggesting a
detailed inquiry into it.
Governor
said VC should send his comments on the issues raised in the letter with in 30
days and if he fails to respond he will be free to take appropriate decision on
the irregularities on the basis of the records. These irregularities took
between 2006 and 2013.
Hassan ,
Mysore , Mandya &
Shimoga Medical College Recruitment scam
Javare Gowda draws flak for ‘misusing' fast
Gandhiji's motives were altruistic, not Javare Gowda's:
Chandrashekar Patil
MYSORE: Former
president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Chandrashekar Patil has lashed out at
writer and former Mysore University Vice-Chancellor D. Javare Gowda for
defending his son J. Shashidhar Prasad in the university recruitment scandal
episode.
Prof.
Javare Gowda went on a fast in the city on Wednesday and defended Prof. Prasad,
who is at the centre of a controversy surrounding the recruitment process in
the university. Prof. Prasad was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Mysore.
A
one-man commission probed the recruitment scandal and pronounced Shashidhar
Prasad guilty of violating University Grants Commission recruitment norms. But
Governor H.R. Bhardwaj, who is also the Chancellor of the university, stayed
criminal proceedings against Prof. Prasad on the grounds that it was illegal.
This
resulted in vociferous reactions by students and staff of the varsity.
Pained
by the series of agitations, Prof. Javare Gowda said the recruitment of
candidates was approved by the university Syndicate and the Registrar, and
hence, all had to shoulder collective responsible for the process.
This
stance has incensed teachers.
Prof.
Patil, who addressed a press meet here on Thursday, criticised the move to
undertake the fast. “Being a senior writer, Prof. Javare Gowda should have
maintained a dignified silence instead of blindly defending his son. Mahatma
Gandhi used fasting as an instrument to pursue a noble cause, but Prof. Javare
Gowda used it to serve a selfish end,” he said.
Prof.
Patil, along with film actor Lohitashwa, staged a demonstration at Gandhi
Square in condemnation of the fast.
Mr.
Lohitashwa said the Governor should direct the Government to invoke the
provisions of law against Prof. Shashidhar Prasad and uphold the sanctity of
the University of Mysore.
Prof.
Patil also took a dim view of a few writers who supported Prof. Javare Gowda
and said the latter's love for his son was understandable, but the support of
the writers was incomprehensible. Prof. Patil said if those responsible for
violating recruitment norms in the university were not punished, a Statewide
agitation would be launched.
ABVP plans Manasagangothri bundh tomorrow
Mysore,
August 14, DH News Service:
Akhila Bharathiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) has called for
Manasagangotri bundh on August 16 urging the State Government to file a
criminal case against former vice-chancellor of University of Mysore, Prof
Shashidhar Prasad for recruiting 162 persons by flouting rules and regulations.
In a press release here, K Vasanthkumar, divisional organising secretary of Mysore Division of ABVP said Prof Shashidhar Prasad, during his tenure, filled up 162 posts in teaching and non-teaching categories by not following any prescribed rules and regulations.
This is a biggest scandal and has been a black spot in the history of University of Mysore. The deserving candidates belonging to the SC/ST, backward classes and minorities, had been denied jobs. An committee headed by retired judge of Karnataka High Court, H Rangavittalachar, constituted to probe the allegations, has given a report that irregularities has been committed in the appointment of 161 persons. Besides, the committee had stated that roster has not been violated by the varsity.
Subsequently, the government directed the varsity authorities to book a criminal case against Prof Shashidhar Prasad.
He
said later, the incumbent Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj, has written a letter to
the vice-chancellor, Prof V G Talawar not to book criminal case against Prof
Shashidhar Prasad. The governor who talks of corruption in mining, is trying to
shield Prof Shashidhar Prasad who has been indicted by the inquiry commission.
This has given room suspicion about the style of functioning of the
chancellor’s office.
He said their demands are; filing criminal case against Prof Shashidhar Prasad, cancellation of all 162 appointments done by him, starting recruitment process afresh, action against members of Academic council and Syndicate who were equally responsible for recruitment.
The ABVP has planned post card campaign on this issue. It has requested all the students to send post cards to President Pratibha Patil seeking her intervention and directing the government to proceed with the criminal case against Prof Shashidhar Prasad.
He said their demands are; filing criminal case against Prof Shashidhar Prasad, cancellation of all 162 appointments done by him, starting recruitment process afresh, action against members of Academic council and Syndicate who were equally responsible for recruitment.
The ABVP has planned post card campaign on this issue. It has requested all the students to send post cards to President Pratibha Patil seeking her intervention and directing the government to proceed with the criminal case against Prof Shashidhar Prasad.
Probe into lapses in medical college recruitment
Guilty
will be punished, says Sharan Prakash Patil, Medical Education Minister,
Karnataka.
Medical
Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has said that he will order a
time-bound probe into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment process in
government medical colleges in Hassan and Mysore two years ago.
It
is alleged that posts in the these medical colleges were filled during the
tenure of Ramachandre Gowda as Minister for Medical Education in the BJP
government without approval from the Finance Department.
Dr.
Patil told presspersons here on Tuesday that Mr. Ramachandre Gowda resigned
following the controversy but the officials concerned were not booked. Though
an inquiry by the then Additional Chief Secretary was ordered, it did not take
off as the officials had retired by then, he added. “I was surprised by the way
the issue was handled. I will apply my mind and order a time-bound probe. The
guilty will be punished,” he said.
Similarly,
another scam — the submission of fake certificates in the Mandya Institute of
Medical Sciences (MIMS) — would be handed over to the Lokayukta, to abide by
the recommendation of the committee headed by Gururajan, he said.
It
is alleged that four senior staff members of MIMS produced fake experience
certificates to get jobs in violation of regulations.
On
the Rajiv Gandhi Super-Speciality Hospital Raichur, popularly known as OPEC
hospital, which was closed down a year ago, he said that the government was
particular about retaining the hospital in the government sector.
“If
there is a technical problem, then will we think of having a private
partnership,” he said.
Efforts
are on to revive the hospital. A report had been sought from the hospital
director on the condition of building and medical equipment. “Based on the
report, the building would be refurbished. A sum of Rs. 1.20 crore has been set
aside for this,” he said.
A
walk-in interview would be held to fill vacant posts, he added.
With
the contract between Apollo Hospitals and the government expiring, OPEC
hospital closed down on June 1, 2012.
Eight persons accused in Dalit atrocity case in jail
The
Nangli police in Kolar district on Wednesday arrested all the eight persons
accused in a recent case of atrocities on Dalits at Kagganahalli in Mulbagal
taluk. All of them were produced before court which remanded them in judicial
custody till February 6, Mulbagal Deputy Superintendent of Police T. Siddaiah
told The Hindu .
The arrested were lodged in the sub-jail here. The situation in the village is
peaceful now, Mr. Siddaiah added.
The Nangli police registered a case following a caste abuse
complaint lodged by Nagabhushan, one of the members of four families which were
facing boycott, on January 21.
Shankara Reddy, Keshavappa, Suresh, Krishna Reddy, Anjaneya
Reddy, Srinivas, Narayanaswamy and Munivenkata Reddy are the arrested. A police
team arrested the accused when they were on their way to get bail from court.
Boycott
Four Dalit families of Kagganahalli accused that upper caste
people imposed a social boycott on them, prompting Social Welfare Minister H.
Anjaneya to visit the village a couple of days ago. Mr. Anjaneya then warned
that social evils such as boycott of Dalits cannot be tolerated and that action
would be taken against the culprits.
MLA G. Manjunath, Inspector-General of Police of Civil Rights
Enforcement Directorate Nanjundaswamy, Deputy Commissioner D.K. Ravi and
Superintendent of Police Ram Nivas Sepat accompanied Mr. Anjaneya.
PRACTICE
OF UNTOUCHABILITY BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN INDIA
- VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF DALITS
- VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF DALITS
In india , rich people belonging to forward castes
form educational trusts , proclaiming that they want to serve the society by
providing education to all irrespective of caste or creed. By this declaration
they get Civic Amenity sites from government authorities at concessional rates.
Further they get tax , duty
exemptions on materials , machines they import for the educational institution. However , while admitting students they are purely commercial minded , the highest bidder gets the seats.
exemptions on materials , machines they import for the educational institution. However , while admitting students they are purely commercial minded , the highest bidder gets the seats.
IF AT ALL THE SOLE AIM OF THESE INSTITUTIONS
IS COMMERCIAL – LET THEM BE REGISTERED AS COMMERCIAL BODIES , ASK THEM TO GET
SITES AT COMMERCIAL MARKET RATES , ASK THEM TO PAY TAXES ON
MATERIALS , MACHINES & THEIR YEARLY INCOME. ENFORCE MINIMUM WAGES ACT , GRATUITIES ACT , P.F & ESI ACT TO THESE INSTITUTIONS WHO ARE PAYING A PITTANCE TO THEIR STAFF.
MATERIALS , MACHINES & THEIR YEARLY INCOME. ENFORCE MINIMUM WAGES ACT , GRATUITIES ACT , P.F & ESI ACT TO THESE INSTITUTIONS WHO ARE PAYING A PITTANCE TO THEIR STAFF.
Some institutions like industrial training institutes ( I.T.I) , polytechnics , engineering colleges & medical
colleges run by trusts floated by forward castes lack basic infrastructure , to teach students properly , they only appoint staff belonging to thier castes. Dalits , minorities , weaker section people are not at all selected. They don't publicly advertise for vacancies. They fill all posts with thier own caste people & finally even get government grant in aid. How ? These institutions are getting affiliations , yearly approvals form the government , how ? actually they should have been shut. These trusts want government backing for tax exemptions , lands at concessional rates ,monetary benefits , etc , however the same trusts are not willing to implement the social welfare objectives of the government , by providing seats to weaker sections , by providing appointments to dalits few posts in all category of positions ( not just group D - dalits are also brilliant & capable of performing all jobs, they have proved it ).
Hereby , we urge honourable prime minister of india , government of india & honourable chief minister of karnataka , government of karnataka to :
1. before giving lands at concessional rate , tax exemptions , to any educational trusts the government must ensure that the trust must adhere to the social welfare norms of the government from day one.
2. Before giving affiliations to educational institutions the govt must ensure , are the institutions are providing sufficient infrastructure to students ?
3. Before giving grant in aid to any institution , the government must ensure have the management provided jobs to dalits , minorities , etc as per norms from the day one . if not grant in aid should be
rejected. Here there is no meaning in giving reservation of jobs in future appointments in those institutions , as all the posts are presently filled with forward castes , there is no expansion projects.
So , dalits have to wait for another 30-40 years to get the vacancies in those institutions after the retirement of forward caste employees , which is not at all practical or realistic .
4. In karnataka state , numerous Industrial Training Institutes ( ITI) have mushroomed , some don't even have basic infrastructure. Still they are running the show , how ? these ITIs run by forward caste people have appointed only their caste people to all posts , not even a single dalit is there. Still they have got government grant in aid , how ? we urge honourable chief minister of karnataka , to look into this & in future to provide grant in aid in aid to only those I.T.Is which have proper infrastructure & dalits , weaker section employees on their pay-rolls.
5. To order all educational institutions to make public announcement of vacancies in their institutions even though not covered under grant in aid , as they have already taken sufficient monetary
benefits from the government.
6. To order all educational institutions , to admit students as per government rates of fees. Some institutions are fleecing higher fees from the students , but are giving receipts for lesser amount only.
7. If any educational institutions don't agree with the government norms , those institutions must be asked to be registered as commercial bodies , no tax exemptions , lands at concessional rates ,
allotment of CA sites should be given to them by the government.
By these measures alone poor & weaker section people will get justice . you are aware of merited but poor students committing suicides year after year , CET fiasco - due to their financial inability to join medical or engineering colleges. Numerous similar cases are there with regard to admission to ITIs .
polytechnics. The greed & casteism of these educational institutions is reigning high. In the positive hope that you will be kind enough to put an end to this menace.
ELIMINATE
MANUAL SCAVENGING BUT NOT SCAVENGERS
- an appeal to
honourable supreme court of India
In India, since independence certain affirmative actions by the government like
job reservations , reservations in educational institutions , loan facilities ,
etc are extended to the backward class , oppressed people. However , the
persons who have economically, socially become stronger on the basis of these
government affirmative actions are not letting their own brethren – scavenging
community to utilize the same. The politicians are just making noises
about sub caste reservation for scheduled castes & tribes , but doing
nothing. As a result , today we find some sub-castes & tribes of SC / ST
better off than their previous generation, some other sub-castes & tribes
of SC / ST are reeling under utter poverty , social ostracism , etc.
A human being can be in a civilized form , healthy - if we have
scavengers to clean our toilets , drainages , if we have barbers to cut our
hairs. The very same people who keep us healthy & civilized are not treated
in a civilized manner by the society , why ? most of the town municiapalities ,
city corporations are employing scavengers on daily wages without any
statuotary benefits & are paid less than the statuotary minimum wages.
every towns & cities in India are bursting with population growth ,
however the number of scavengers has not been increased in proportion to the
growth of population , In most of the cases the existing scavengers are
overburdened with the work load. , Most of them are suffering from
occupational health hazards , are dying at young ages leaving their families in
the lurch.
Hereby, we appeal to honourable supreme court of India to treat this as a
PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION & to order government of India , all state
governments , statuotary bodies
1.
to regularize the jobs of all scavengers , to provide all statuotary benefits
like ESI,PF, etc.
2.
to take all necessary steps to eradicate manual scavenging – carrying human
excreta on heads.
3.
to take all necessary steps to protect their health & occupational safety.
Bottomline
: all the citizens , the society must learn to respect their brethren who keeps
them healthy , tidy & civilized. JAI HIND.VANDE MATARAM.
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KSOU ready to face any probe: Vice-Chancellor
Karnataka
State Open University (KSOU) Vice-Chancellor K.S. Rangappa has said the
university is functioning well within the powers assigned to it under the KSOU
Act.
Rubbishing allegations made by Medical Education Minister S.A.
Ramdas that the KSOU had signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with
dubious institutions to impart higher education, Prof. Rangappa said here on
Tuesday that all transactions of the university were done in a transparent
manner.
“The KSOU is prepared to face inquiry by the CID or even the
CBI,” he said at a press conference here.
(The State government on May 11 ordered a probe by the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) against the KSOU in the backdrop of allegations
of conducting technical and paramedical courses illegally.)
Mr. Ramdas has alleged that the KSOU did not obtain the
permission of the Medical Council of India (MCI) to start paramedical courses
in association with a certain institution here.
Prof. Rangappa said the collaborative institution had to obtain
permission from the MCI, and not the KSOU. He said he was unaware as to why he
was being “targeted” by Mr. Ramdas.
“Arbitrary and misleading” statements from persons holding
responsible positions in the government could only tarnish the image of the
KSOU and jeopardise the academic future of the over 3 lakh students enrolled
with the university, he said.
The KSOU had entered into collaboration with over 100
institutions to impart distance education after the Governor, the Chancellor of
the university, approved the statues.
The MoUs were signed with the institutions later. The KSOU was
empowered to enter into contracts as well as recognise any institution of
higher learning or studies for such purposes, the Vice-Chancellor said.
Prof. Rangappa said an expert committee would inspect the
institutes to ascertain their credibility in terms of imparting higher
education. Based on the committee report, the Academic Council of the KSOU
would accord recognition for such institutions for collaboration, he said. The
Governor had sought all details from the KSOU in the matter and he would submit
them soon, Prof. Rangappa said.
The charge that more than 1 lakh paramedical students were
“cheated” by the KSOU since the collaborative institutions did not exist was
also not true as there were not more than 40 students enrolled in such courses,
he said.
However, the Distance Education Council (DEC) had asked the KSOU
to stop the B.Tech. course, but the university had moved the court, Prof.
Rangappa said.
If the collaborative institutions failed to function, complaints
could be registered with the KSOU. Contracts with such institutions could be
terminated in the interest of the students, he added.
Registrar of the university B.S. Vishwanath and deans T.D. Deve
Gowda and S.N. Vikaram Raj Urs were among those present.
University of Mysore’s
new V-C facing a slew of allegations
Saturday, January 12, 2013 - 10:01 IST | Place: Mysore | Agency:
DNA
Be it charges of
plagiarising his research thesis or pulling strings for his son’s college
admission, rangappa has a lot going against him.
KS
Rangappa, who was appointed as the vice-chancellor of University of Mysore on
Friday, is facing the following charges:
Plagiarism
Rangappa has been accused of plagiarising a Osmania University research paper, published in an Indian journal, in October 2009 and getting the same published in an international science journal within a year.
Rangappa has been accused of plagiarising a Osmania University research paper, published in an Indian journal, in October 2009 and getting the same published in an international science journal within a year.
Osmania
University’s professors from the chemistry department - G Vijayalakshmi, M
Adinarayana and P Jayaprakash Rao - had prepared a research paper ‘Kinetics of
oxidation of adenosine by tert-butoxyl radicals: Protection and repair by
chlorogenic acid’ in 2008. The paper was sent to Indian Journal of Biochemistry
and Biophysics on July 16, 2008, and revised on August 10, 2009. It was
published in its edition of October 2006 (Volume 46).
Rangappa
allegedly published the same paper in an international journal, Journal of
Physical Organic Chemistry (Europe), in its April 2010 edition, with his name
along with those of MN Kumara and DG Bhadregowda in addition to the names of the
original authors. Besides that, the address for correspondence was that of
Rangappa’s.
DNA
had published a detailed report regarding the issue in its March 10, 2011
edition. Following the report, a PIL was filed at Mysore district court. The
case is still pending.
Favouring
his son
Rangappa’s role in favouring his son in order to get him admitted to Yuvaraja’s college was proved by a syndicate sub-committee constituted by the university syndicate. In 2006 Rangappa favoured his son Shobith to get a seat at Yuvaraja’s college by decreasing the eligibility to 45% when the actual eligibility was 55%. Surprisingly, Rangappa was one of the members in the committee constituted to take decision on decreasing the eligibility.
Rangappa’s role in favouring his son in order to get him admitted to Yuvaraja’s college was proved by a syndicate sub-committee constituted by the university syndicate. In 2006 Rangappa favoured his son Shobith to get a seat at Yuvaraja’s college by decreasing the eligibility to 45% when the actual eligibility was 55%. Surprisingly, Rangappa was one of the members in the committee constituted to take decision on decreasing the eligibility.
Shobith,
who had not cleared his second PU exams, cleared them by taking the
supplementary exam. After the announcement of supplementary exam results, the
eligibility was brought down to 45%; some days later, the admission eligibility
was raised again to 55%. By this time, Shobith had secured admission.
Dissent
note by Thimmappa
Dissent note on the inclusion of professor KS Rangappa’s name in the panel for the post of vice-chancellor of Mysore University made by the search committee in its meeting held on January 4, 2013, reads:
Dissent note on the inclusion of professor KS Rangappa’s name in the panel for the post of vice-chancellor of Mysore University made by the search committee in its meeting held on January 4, 2013, reads:
1. A
writ petition Nos. 11444/2012(GM-PIL) filed by Sri. KS Shivaram with serious
allegations against professor Rangappa is pending before the high court of
Karnataka and hence until the case is disposed off in favour of Professor
Rangappa, it is prudent on our part not to consider him for the post of V-C at
this stage.
2.
Professor Rangappa is already functioning as vice-chancellor of KSOU and as
there is no dearth of well-qualified candidates for the post of vice-chancellor
in the large number of universities under general education, there is hardly
any justification to consider professor Rangappa again for a second term.
Incidentally, the KSU Act, 2000, ordains only one term for vice-chancellor.
Hence—Thimmappa MS,
member, search committee, has stated—I am against including Prof Rangappa’s
name in the panel.
Govt orders criminal cases against ex-VC
of Mysore varsity
Bangalore,
June 11, DH News Service:
The
State government has ordered filing of criminal cases against former Mysore
University Vice-Chancellor J Shashidhar Prasad for violating government and
university rules while recruiting teaching and non-teaching staff.
This
is the first time that the state government has given the go ahead for filing
of criminal cases against a former vice-chancellor. The 162 appointments made
during Prasad’s tenure are now in a limbo. The State government has issued
directions to University of Mysore to file criminal charges against the former
V-C as per Section 8 (4) of the Karnataka Universities Act, 2000.
In a separate order, the Government has sought details on the appointments made during Prasad’s tenure and their present status. Following complaints of violation of norms during the university recruitment process, a one-man commission headed by retired high court judge H Rangavittalachar was appointed to inquire into the allegations. The report submitted on September 30 last has been accepted by the government and on Wednesday gave the go ahead for filing criminal charges.
The Rangavittalachar commission had found that Prasad violated the University Grants Commission rules and the State government’s reservation policy while awarding marks during selection of candidates to the posts of professors, readers and lecturers during 2006-07.
In a separate order, the Government has sought details on the appointments made during Prasad’s tenure and their present status. Following complaints of violation of norms during the university recruitment process, a one-man commission headed by retired high court judge H Rangavittalachar was appointed to inquire into the allegations. The report submitted on September 30 last has been accepted by the government and on Wednesday gave the go ahead for filing criminal charges.
The Rangavittalachar commission had found that Prasad violated the University Grants Commission rules and the State government’s reservation policy while awarding marks during selection of candidates to the posts of professors, readers and lecturers during 2006-07.
In
addition to the department-wise break-up of appointments made, the State
government on Wednesday also sought from the university residential addresses
of the appointee. According to highly-placed sources, notices would be served
on these appointees shortly. Further action would be taken based on their
responses.
Minister defends
Minister for Higher Education Arvind Limbavali said that the move was taken only after careful consideration of the issue. “We had an inquiry ordered to look into the matter. Only after considering this the Government has filed the criminal charges against the ex-Vice Chancellor,” he said.
Minister defends
Minister for Higher Education Arvind Limbavali said that the move was taken only after careful consideration of the issue. “We had an inquiry ordered to look into the matter. Only after considering this the Government has filed the criminal charges against the ex-Vice Chancellor,” he said.
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