Child should get love of both parents and courts should ensure that: SC

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi:20.10.2019
The Supreme Court has said a child should not be deprived of the affection of either of the parents who are fighting a legal battle for custody and family courts should grant visitation rights in such a manner that the child gets love of both.

A bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Suyra Kant, while deciding the plea of a man seeking visitation rights to his child whose custody was given to his wife, said courts should keep the interest of the child “at the foremost” while deciding such issues and passed the order in favour of the petitioner.

“However, we give liberty to the petitioner to approach the family court for enhancement of his visitation rights and we direct the family court to ensure that visitation rights are fixed in such a manner that the child gets to know and love his father. A child has a right to the affection of both his parents... The family court may also make suitable arrangements for visitation/interim custody during vacation periods,” the bench said.

The court passed the observation days after another bench agreed to hear a plea for adopting joint parenting system under which a child will be looked after by both the parents after divorce instead of giving custody to one of them.

The apex court had issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by an NGO ‘Save Child India Foundation’ which contended that a child suffers the most in a matrimonial dispute and mechanism should be put in place on how to deal with such cases. 


CUSTODY BATTLE

Power supply to be suspended on Tuesday

20.10.2019

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Tuesday from 9am to 4pm for maintenance work. Supply will be restored before 4pm if the work is completed.

Saidapet: Todd Hunter Nagar, Jones Road, Anna Salai, Abdul Razzak Street, Bazaar Road, Vinayagampet, Alandur Road, Sastri Nagar, CIT Nagar–I Main Road, East Road, West Road, North Road, South Road, 70 Feet Road, Old Mambalam Road, Kodambakkam Road, Karneeswarar Kovil Street, Sechacalam Street, Potter Street, Thideer Nagar, Kodaedu, Salavayar Colony, Arasu Pannai, Jothiamma Nagar, Samiyar Thottam, Abith Colony, Neruppumedu, V S Mudali Street, Jeenis Road, Flower Street, Jayaram Street, part of Chinnamalai, Brahmin Street, Soundareswarar Koil Street, Bujangararo Street, Bala Singh Street, Subramaniya Koil Street, KP Koil Street and V V Koil Street.

Melur: Minjur Town, TH Road-Minjur Town, Theradi Street, Seemapuram, R-R Palayam/Ariyanvoyal, Pudhpedu, Nadhiyambakkam, Melur, Pattamandhiri, Vallur, Athipattu, S R Palayam, G R Palayam, Kondakarai, Pallipuram, Thiruvelavoyal, Vaayalur, Neithavoyal, Kattor, Merattur, Nallur, Vanippakkam, Oorambedu, Vazhuthigaimedu Extension. TNN

‘Sexual assault could have lasting effects’

20.10.2019

Chennai: “The main allegation against the appellant was that he had sexually abused the minor. But, the girl, in her deposition, had not stated that the appellant committed forcible sexual intercourse with her and therefore, there is no prima facie case made out in respect of the offences under Pocso Act,” counsel said.

Even if it is taken that the appellant had attempted to rape the girl, there was no medical evidence to the effect that the girl sustained any bodily injury, while protecting her from such mishap, he added. Refusing to accept his contention, the judge said: “It is relevant to point out here that when a perpetrator abuses a child for his sexual thirst, that can have lasting effects on the victim for years and child sexual abuse does not implicitly need to include physical contact alone.”

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The court said child sexual abuse does not implicitly need to include physical contact alone

Govt doctors announce strike from Oct 25, dept says no leave from Mon

Pushpa.narayan@timesgroup.com

Chennai:20.10.2019

The Federation of Government Doctors Associations has announced an indefinite strike from October 25, saying its members will boycott all work barring emergencies.

The doctors, demanding an increase in salaries, quota in medical education and appointment of more doctors as promised in August, will remain on duty in emergency wards, labour wards, ICUs and cathlabs for emergencies, said the federation, a group of five associations. Outpatient services, surgeries and inpatient treatment will not be done until all issues are resolved, it said.

Director of medical education Dr A Narayanababu, meanwhile, put out a circular asking all deans and heads of institutions not to grant any leave to doctors from October 21. “Absence … without prior sanction will be treated as unauthorised and allowances on pay will be on the basis of no work no pay,” he said, adding that absence will be considered as break in service.

Dr Narayanababu also asked for a daily report on attendance from deans and heads along with action taken report on email by 9.30am from Sunday.

“We are going ahead with the strike only after giving adequate time to the government. We also want government to appoint more doctors as per MCI norms, give us 50% service quota in medical education and conduct proper counselling before transfer of service post graduates. At least 13,000 of the 18,000 doctors agreed to support us,” said Dr A Ramalingam of the Service Doctors and Post Graduates Association.

In August, after six doctors staged a five-day fast, health minister C Vijayabaskar promised that all demands, including salary hike, would be met in six weeks. Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society project director Dr K Senthil Raj was named special officer to look into the demands.

On October 9, federation members met health secretary Beela Rajesh and said there was no progress. “We said we will strike work from October 25 because the government told us it will not be able to make any announcement till October 24 as the moral code of conduct was in force,” a doctor said.

The Tamil Nadu Government Doctors Association will go on a 48-hour strike from October 30, with president Dr K Senthil saying central government doctors were promoted in the 4th, 9th and 13th years. “We get their fourth-year salary in our 15th year and their 13th year salary in our 20th year. We work hard to keep Tamil Nadu's health indices high, but we don’t reap benefits.”

We are going ahead with the strike only after giving adequate time to the government. We also want government to appoint more doctors as per MCI norms, give us 50% service quota in medical education and conduct proper counselling before transfer of service post graduates

DR A RAMALINGAMService Doctors and Post Graduates Ass

Heavy rain likely from October 22

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:20.10.2019
A trough which is likely to intensify over the Bay of Bengal is expected to bring very heavy rain to the city starting Tuesday. Weather experts said the month is also expected to end with an excess rain both in Chennai and Tamil Nadu.

After registering 101.6mm of rain a day ago, the intensity of the spells of rain reduced with Nungambakkam recording 5.2mm and Meenambakkam 1.9mm.

IMD’s city forecast for the next 48 hours says, “The sky condition is likely to be generally cloudy. Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in some areas. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 33°C and 25°C.”

BRACE UP: A trough that is likely to intensify over the Bay of Bengal may bring downpour

நீட் ஆள்மாறாட்டத்தால் காலியான இடங்களுக்கு மாறுதல் கேட்ட தனியார் மருத்துவ மாணவர்கள் மனுக்கள் தள்ளுபடி

மதுரை

நீட் ஆள்மாறாட்டத்தால் தேனி, தருமபுரி அரசு மருத்துவக் கல்லூரிகளில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள 2 எம்பிபிஎஸ் சீட்களை கேட்டு தனியார் மருத்துவ கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் தாக்கல் செய்த மனுக்களை உயர் நீதிமன்றம் தள்ளுபடி செய்தது.


தேனி அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லூரியில் எம்பிபிஎஸ் படிப்பில் சேர்ந்த சென்னையை சேர்ந்த உதித்சூர்யா, தருமபுரி அரசு மருத்துவமனையில் எம்பிபிஎஸ் சேர்ந்த இர்பான் ஆகியோர் நீள் தேர்வில் ஆள்மாறாட்ட செய்ய வழக்கில் சிக்கினர். இதனால் இவ்விரு இடங்கள் காலியாக உள்ளன.

இந்நிலையில் மதுரை வேலம்மாள் மருத்துவ கல்லூரியில் எம்பிபிஎஸ் சேர்ந்துள்ள கோவில்பட்டியைச் சேர்ந்த சாணக்கியா, யாமினி ஆகியோர் தேனி, தருமபுரி அரசு மருத்துவ கல்லூரிகளில் காலியாக உள்ள எம்பிபிஎஸ் இடங்களில் தங்களுக்கு இடமாறுதல் வழங்க உத்தரவிடக்கோரி உயர் நீதிமன்ற கிளையில் மனு தாக்கல் செய்தனர்.

இந்த மனுவை விசாரித்த நீதிபதி சுந்தர், மருத்துவ மாணவர் சேர்க்கையை ஆகஸ்ட். 31-க்குள் முடிக்க வேண்டும். பிரச்சினைகள் எழுந்தால் செப். 30 வரை சேர்க்கை நடத்தலாம் என உச்ச நீதிமன்றம் கூறியுள்ளது.

இந்த கால அவகாசத்துக்குப் பிறகு எம்பிபிஎஸ் மாணவர் சேர்க்கைக்கு உத்தரவிடுவது உச்ச நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவை மீறுவதாகும். எனவே மனுதாரர்களுக்கு நிவாரணம் வழங்க முடியாது. மனுக்கள் தள்ளுபடி செய்யப்படுகின்றன என உத்தரவிட்டார்.

Chennai: 25 students held for intimidation

DECCAN CHRONICLE.

Published  Oct 17, 2019, 1:33 am IST

They come to court to support accused.

'Sources said that the arrested are students of the Nandanam Government Arts and Science college in Chennai.

Chennai: At least 25 Chennai college students were arrested by police as they threatened five witnesses in a murder case. They had come to court in Tiruvallur to give a statement against the accused on Tuesday.

Sources said that the arrested are students of the Nandanam Government Arts and Science college in Chennai. According to police, the five witnesses came to the Tiruvallur court in connection with the murder of a brick kiln owner, Venkataraman, by a gang in Melmanambedu in Tiruvallur district on September 26, 2018. Around 25 students assembled on the court premises on Tuesday and stared at the witnesses as if threatening them. Sources said that one of the witnesses identified as Gajendran, alerted police. Tiruvallur police who came to the spot nabbed the students. During inquiry, the students failed to give a valid reason for assembling on the court premises.

Police questioned the students and learned that they had come to the court as directed by their collegemate Vimal. Police said Vimal’s uncles, Rajesh and Dinesh, were arrested in connection with the murder of Venkataraman. The witnesses came to the court to make a statement against Rajesh and Dinesh. The students threatened the witnesses to give a statement favouring Rajesh and Dinesh.

Tiruvallur police registered a case against the students and arrested them.

They were remanded to judicial custody.