A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice P.C. Ghose and Justice Vilas Afzulpurkar of the AP High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to take legal action against those responsible for violating norms by allowing commercial activities in Telangana Bhavan, the TRS party office. T Umesh Rao, nephew of TRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao, moved a PIL alleging that the land was being used for commercial purposes and the party had leased out a portion of the building to run a TV news channel.
He said that the government allotted 4,840 sq. yards at Road No. 12, Banjara Hills to the party office at a nominal value of Rs 100 per sq yard in 2004. According to the GO, the land should not be utilised either in full or in part for any residential or commercial purpose or alienated to any person or institution. Mr Umesh Rao contended that for violation of any of the conditions mentioned in the GO, the alienation shall automatically stand cancelled and it would be resumed by the government.
The petitioner said that he had represented the matter to the state government in February, seeking cancellation of the allotment, but there had been no action till date. The state government, in its affidavit, admitted that violation took place on the land and that it would take necessary action against those involved. The petitioner’s counsel urged the court to fix a time frame to contemplate action against the violators.
While refusing to fix a time frame, the Bench directed the government to take action as per law by serving notices to those responsible before initiating action on the issue. report on Junior Colleges sought. The AP High Court on Wednesday directed the BIE secretary and Intermediate education commissioner to ensure that private junior colleges are not run from accommodations other than the one approved by the competent authority. The authorities were directed submit a list of institutions found to have violated such norms, and indicating the nature of violations, on October 15.
Dealing with a petition by the Warangal-based Vidyaranya Junior College, Justice L. Narasimha Reddy observed that it shows the sad state of affairs prevailing in educational institutions, particularly at the SSC and Intermediate level. H observed that there are enough instances of private institutions “purchasing” bright students of government and aided institutions “as examples of merit, and tonnes of money are made”.