விஜய் மல்லையாவை இந்தியாவுக்கு அனுப்ப உத்தரவு: லண்டன் நீதிமன்றம் பரபரப்பு தீர்ப்பு

Published : 10 Dec 2018 18:03 IST

லண்டன்




இந்திய வங்கிகளில் பல கோடி ரூபாய் கடன் பெற்று லண்டன் தப்பிச் சென்ற தொழிலதிபர் விஜய் மல்லையாவை இந்தியாவுக்கு அனுப்ப தடையில்லை என வெஸ்ட்மினிஸ்டர்ஸ் நீதிமன்றம் பரபரப்பு தீர்ப்பு வழங்கியுள்ளது.

இந்திய வங்கிகளில் கிங்பிஷர் நிறுவன தொழிலதிபர் மல்லையா ரூ. 9,000 கோடி கடன் வாங்கி விட்டு திருப்பிச் செலுத்தாமல் லண்டன் தப்பிச் சென்றார். அமலாக்கத் துறையும், சிபிஐயும் அவர் மீது வழக்குப் பதிவு செய்து அவருடைய சொத்துக்களை முடக்கியது.

விஜய் மல்லையாவை இந்தியா அழைத்து வருவதற்கான வழக்கு லண்டனில் உள்ள வெஸ்ட்மினிஸ்டர் நீதிமன்றத்தில் நடந்து வந்தது. இறுதித் தீர்ப்பு நெருங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்த நிலையில் திடீ ரென்று தான் வாங்கிய கடனை 100 சதவீதம் வட்டியில்லாமல் திருப்பித் தருவதாகவும், அரசும் வங்கிகளும் தயவு செய்து இதை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள வேண்டும் என்று கூறினார்.

பரபரப்புடன் எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்ட இந்த வழக்கில் வெஸ்ட்மினிஸ்டர்ஸ் நீதிமன்றம் இன்று தீர்ப்பு வழங்கியது. அப்போது நீதிமன்றத்துக்கு வந்த விஜய் மல்லையா வெளியே செய்தியாளர்களிடம் கூறுகையில் இந்திய வங்கிளுக்கு செலுத்த வேண்டிய தொகையை திருப்பித் தர தயாராக இருப்பதாக கூறினார்.

இதைத்தொடர்ந்து, விஜய் மல்லையாவை இந்தியாவிடம் ஒப்படைக்க எந்த தடையும் இல்லை என வெஸ்ட்மினிஸ்டர்ஸ் நீதிமன்றம் தீர்ப்பளித்தது. நீதிமன்ற உத்தரவு விரைவில் பிரிட்டன் வெளியுறவு அமைச்சகத்திடம் ஒப்படைக்கப்படும். அதன் பிறகு பிரிட்டன் அரசு முடிவெடுக்கும்.

இதையடுத்து விஜய் மல்லையாவை இந்தியாவுக்கு அழைத்து வருவதற்கான வாய்ப்புகள் பிரகாசமாகியுள்ளன. எனினும் நீதிமன்ற தீர்ப்பை எதிர்த்து விஜய் மல்லையா சார்பில் மேல்முறையீடு செய்யப்படலாம் எனத் தெரிகிறது.

இதனிடையே அவர் இந்தியா அழைத்து வரப்பட்டால் மும்பையில் உள்ள ஆர்தர் ரோடு சிறைச்சாலையில் அவரை அடைக்க முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்த வளாகத்தில் உள்ள 2 மாடி கட்டிடத்தில் உள்ள உயர் பாதுகாப்பு சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட உள்ளார். மும்பை குண்டுவெடிப்பு தாக்குதல் வழக்கில் முக்கிய குற்றவாளியான அஜ்மல் கசாப் இந்த சிறையில் தான் அடைக்கப்பட்டு இருந்தது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Molesting Woman On Bus In Singapore

The woman asked Kajayendran Krishnan to stop touching her but he persisted, calling her "sarakku", or "hot chick" in Tamil.

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Updated: December 04, 2018 16:27 IST



The prosecutor had previous convictions for disorderly behaviour.

SINGAPORE:

An Indian-origin man in Singapore was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 weeks in prison for molesting a woman on a bus, a media report said.

Kajayendran Krishnan, a 50-year-old permanent resident from Malaysia, pleaded guilty to one charge of using criminal force intending to outrage the woman's modesty and another of insulting her modesty.

A third charge was taken into consideration for sentencing, the Channel News Asia reported.

The court heard that Mr Krishnan boarded shuttle bus service CW6 from Singapore's Boon Lay estate heading towards Tuas Checkpoint and onwards to the Southern Malaysian state of Johore on the evening of May 7.

The woman, a 44-year-old Malaysian, was sitting on the left-most seat in the last row with an empty seat beside her, the report said.

Mr Krishnan, who was drunk, sat beside her and used his hand to caress her right arm with the intention to molest her, it said.

The woman quickly moved away and shifted her body towards the window, Deputy Public Prosecutor Mark Yeo told the court.

She asked Mr Krishnan to stop touching her but he persisted, calling her "sarakku", or "hot chick" in Tamil. He also uttered expletives in Tamil and Hokkien (a Chinese dialect).

The woman tried to leave, standing up in order to cross to the accused's right. However, Mr Krishnan extended his legs, trapping the woman in the corner of the bus and grabbing her arm, caressing it, the report said.

The victim approached an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer to report the matter once the bus arrived at Tuas Checkpoint.

The prosecutor asked for a custodial sentence, leaving the exact term up to the judge.

He pointed out that the accused had previous convictions for disorderly behaviour and that the current incident occurred on public transport and with wrongful restraint.

Mr Krishnan, who was unrepresented, told the court at first that he was not sitting down on the bus, but standing up instead.

However, after the prosecutor said he had video footage, Mr Krishnan told District Judge Mathew Joseph that he intended to go ahead with his plea of guilt.

Telling the court about his problems of being unemployed, divorce and supporting elderly mother in Malaysia, Mr Krishnan said he was sorry and wished to apologise to the woman.

Asked by the judge if he had been drunk, he admitted that he had indeed drunk alcohol as he had "some personal problems".

District Judge Mathew Joseph said, "Far from showing remorse, you are trying to wriggle your way out of responsibility of this by saying that you were standing up, then later when the prosecutor said there was video footage, you said it was accidental. To me it shows you are not remorseful."

The Judge added that no woman passenger should have to look and see if she was about to be molested or harassed on public transport.

"Let me suggest to you that the next time you are drunk, you don't take the bus. You walk home. Lest you get into any mischief," the judge added.

The sentence was backdated to September 27 this year, when the accused was remanded.

Madras HC issues notice to Vijaya Bhaskar for riding motorcycle without helmet 

Source : Last Updated: Thu, Dec 06, 2018 17:47 hrs [India], Dec 6 (ANI): 

The Madras High Court on Thursday issued a notice to Tamil Nadu Health Minister Vijaya Bhaskar for riding a motorcycle without a helmet. The notice was in response to a petition filed by activist 'Traffic' Ramaswamy seeking action against the health minister. "As part of a health camp in Pudukottai, Vijaya Bhaskar and 100 others rode motorcycles without wearing helmets," the petition stated. (ANI)

Read more at: http://www.sify.com/news/madras-hc-issues-notice-to-vijaya-bhaskar-for-riding-motorcycle-without-helmet-news-national-smgrLxjhaichc.html

Lucknow University finds no one worthy of Chancellor's Gold Medal

TNN | Oct 2, 2018, 08.01 AM IST

LUCKNOW: Unable to find a suitable candidate, Lucknow University decided not to confer its coveted Chancellor's Gold Medal, awarded for overall excellence, this year at its 61st convocation ceremony. 

This is the second medal after the Vice-Chancellor's Gold Medal which will not be awarded to any student this year.

The Chancellor's Gold Medal is awarded to a student with a good record in academics, extra-curricular activities, has a good behaviour and has been helpful to people in general.

It is first time in LU's history that no student will be awarded the medal which is given by the Governor, the chancellor of all the state universities. As many as 19 students had applied and LU officials had interviewed many candidates on Monday but they did not find any deserving candidate.

"The medal is awarded to a student who is an all-rounder along with an excellent academic record. Other requirements are that he or she should also have leadership qualities, must have done something for the society, should have participated in sports and extra-curricular activities at the national and international-level and should have helped the university in solving its problems. We didn't anyone who had all these qualities," said LU vice-chancellor SP Singh.

Singh said that the coveted medal is given to a student for being a multi-tasker and a multi-talented student.

"It can't be awarded to any student who has performed well only in academics, sports or social work. Hence, we decided not to award the medal this year."

Gadkari faints on stage, says he felt suffocated

TNN | Dec 8, 2018, 01.28 AM IST

NASHIK: Senior BJP leader and minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday fainted at a public function before recovering and continuing with his travel plans to Shirdi and Nagpur after a medical check-up.

Gadkari later told the media that he had fainted due to suffocation and heat on stage because of the heavy robes he was wearing at a university function at Ahmednagar. It was earlier felt that his sugar levels had dipped, but this was not the case, the minister said.

The minister gave his colleagues and sympathisers a scare as he sank to his seat. His office sources said he began to feel unwell as the National Anthem was to be played and was given some chocolate. As he rose thereafter, he fainted, falling back into his seat.

The visual of a staggering Gadkari, who pursues a punishing schedule, made for dramatic TV footage but he recovered quickly and maintained his schedule after being examined by doctors who were part of the ministerial entourage.

“My sugar level and BP is absolutely normal. It was a closed hall and due to the crowd and heat, I started feeling uncomfortable. Heavy convocation attire added into my discomfort and I fell down. However, now, I am absolutely all right. Available doctors at the venue immediately provided necessary treatment to me,” he said.

The Union surface transport ministser was in Rahuri to attend the 33rd convocation ceremony of the Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth on Friday when he fainted with Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao standing beside him.

Suspecting that Gadkari, who successfully underwent a weight- loss surgery, might have fainted due to drop of sugar level, doctors first offered him chocolates and water. But the minister fainted again during the singing of the National Anthem.

He recovered fast and, after a few minutes, walked up to the convoy ambulance without any help. Doctors conducted necessary check-up in the ambulance. The check-ups revealed that all health parameters such as sugar and blood pressure were normal and Gadkari’s fall had to do with the uneasiness he felt due to heat and suffocation at the venue.

With an all-clear from doctors, the minister went ahead with the rest of schedule. He had his lunch in Rahuri and went to Shirdi in a chopper. After landing in Shirdi, Gadkari visited the Sai Baba temple and addressed a short press conference there.

Gadkari left for Nagpur in a special aircraft. In Nagpur, he was to inaugurate the Khasdar Culture Festival, a week-long cultural festival organized by him.

Sources at the agriculture university at Rahuri told TOI that Gadkari attended the entire convocation function for more than an hour. He started feeling uncomfortable only at the end of the function.

Maharashtra allows citizens to inspect government records under RTI

PTI

Devendra Fadnavis - PTI

MUMBAI, DEC 3

Residents of Maharashtra can now inspect government records in district-level offices and local bodies under the Right to Information (RTI) Act for two hours every Monday.

A government resolution (GR) to this effect was issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) last week. However, the GR would not be applicable to Mantralaya, the state secretariat.

The move is aimed at increasing transparency and to cut down the number of RTI applications and appeals in the government offices.

“This provision to allow inspection of records will not only ensure transparency, but it will also reduce the number of first and second appeals filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act,” stated the GR dated November 26.

“Residents can inspect government records in district level offices and local bodies such as municipal corporations and councils between 3 pm to 5 pm every Monday. In case of a public holiday on Monday, the inspection will be allowed on the next working day,” it stated.

When contacted, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told PTI that the move was aimed at ensuring transparency and reducing applications under the RTI Act.

RTI activists have welcomed this initiative of the government. “Citizens must use this facility extensively and consistently to ensure its implementation,” former chief information commissioner (CIC) Shailesh Gandhi said Monday.

Mumbai-based activist Anil Galgali said they were awaiting such a move. “Success of this much-awaited initiative depends on its smooth implementation by the state,” he said. Another activist Manoranjan Roy said the order should have applied to all departments of the government. “Leaving out higher offices like the state secretariat would hardly serve its purpose,” he argued.

Hyderabad high court: Not all shrines fall under RTI ambit

TNN | Dec 9, 2018, 05.53 AM IST

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad high court has held that religious institutions like temples, churches and mosques that are not funded by the government do not fall within the purview of the Right to Information Act-2005 (RTI).

Justice Challa Kodanda Ram pronounced the judgment after hearing nearly 100 temples and their trustees from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, who had challenged the decisions of their states' endowments departments, which had asked these religious entities to furnish information regarding their administrative activities under the RTI Act.

Stating that these temples and their officials do not fall under the definition of public authority, as defined in the RTI Act, the judge said the question of these entities following the directives issued by endowments department officials in respect of RTI does not arise.

The judge also set aside several such directives of endowments department officials asking these temples to designate some of their staff as public information officers or assistant public information officers.

‘RTI Act needs to be amended’

The judge agreed with the contention of senior counsel R Raghunandan Rao, who argued the case for temples, that for a temple to be called a public authority it should be either set up by the state, statute or controlled by it. Since none of the temples are established by the government, they cannot be brought under RTI Act, he said.

Though the two state governments are exercising some control over these temples by appointing trust boards, resolving temple staff disputes through endowment tribunals, among others, does not bestow on the state the power to bring these temples under the purview of the RTI Act, Justice Kodanda Ram said.

However, the judge said nowadays since religious institutions receive enormous donations from various sources, it is desirable to amend the RTI Act to at least bring all the registered temples and religious institutions having income over and above a particular limit under the RTI Act.