Higher edu secretary apologises for absence, HC recalls warrant
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:09.01.2019
A day after issuing a bailable arrest warrant against state higher education department secretary Mangat Ram Sharma, the Madras high court recalled the warrant as the officer tendered an unconditional apology on Tuesday.
On Monday, Justice N Kirubakaran issued the warrant against Sharma as he failed to appear in court despite an order of the court in contempt proceedings. The judge directed the Chennai commissioner of police to arrest Sharma and produce him before the court on Wednesday. However, on Tuesday, Sharma appeared before the court and explained that his absence was unintentional.
The issue pertains to a plea moved by Association of Self Finance Arts Colleges seeking to restrain Bharathiar University from permitting private parties from conducting certain courses through distance education mode.
Narmadha Sampath, additional advocate-general of Tamil Nadu, told the court that the contempt plea was actually a fight between private parties who had rendered the court a victim. “After this court passed an order, another judge of the court passed a contradictory order on the same issue. In that writ petition also, a contempt plea was filed, prompting the university syndicate to adopt a resolution. So let all the matters be listed together which will establish these facts. Two different orders on the same subject was the root-cause of the problem,” Sampath said.
Recording the submissions, Justice Kirubakaran noted that it was not known whether syndicate meeting was only a formality, or the members would discuss and take a decision. “Therefore, this court would like to know what kind of discussions would take place during a syndicate meeting. Proceedings of the meeting are to be placed before this court in a sealed cover by January 25.”
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:09.01.2019
A day after issuing a bailable arrest warrant against state higher education department secretary Mangat Ram Sharma, the Madras high court recalled the warrant as the officer tendered an unconditional apology on Tuesday.
On Monday, Justice N Kirubakaran issued the warrant against Sharma as he failed to appear in court despite an order of the court in contempt proceedings. The judge directed the Chennai commissioner of police to arrest Sharma and produce him before the court on Wednesday. However, on Tuesday, Sharma appeared before the court and explained that his absence was unintentional.
The issue pertains to a plea moved by Association of Self Finance Arts Colleges seeking to restrain Bharathiar University from permitting private parties from conducting certain courses through distance education mode.
Narmadha Sampath, additional advocate-general of Tamil Nadu, told the court that the contempt plea was actually a fight between private parties who had rendered the court a victim. “After this court passed an order, another judge of the court passed a contradictory order on the same issue. In that writ petition also, a contempt plea was filed, prompting the university syndicate to adopt a resolution. So let all the matters be listed together which will establish these facts. Two different orders on the same subject was the root-cause of the problem,” Sampath said.
Recording the submissions, Justice Kirubakaran noted that it was not known whether syndicate meeting was only a formality, or the members would discuss and take a decision. “Therefore, this court would like to know what kind of discussions would take place during a syndicate meeting. Proceedings of the meeting are to be placed before this court in a sealed cover by January 25.”
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