Bombay HC judge quits, says reasons purely personal

Bombay HC judge quits, says reasons purely personal

Swati.Deshpande@timesgroup.com

Mumbai:17.08.2021

Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu of Bombay high court tendered in his resignation, effective August 17, citing personal reasons. Naidu was appointed a judge of the high court in March 2019 and at 59, he still had three years left to complete his tenure. On Monday, confirming his decision to resign, he told TOI, speaking from Andhra Pradesh, “I had purely personal reasons.’’ Naidu added, “I enjoyed every minute of being a judge and it was my privilege. I did until the end to the best of ability.’’ He also said, “I have learnt a lot along the way and been encouraged both by my colleagues on the bench and the bar in Maharashtra and in Kerala which rendered brilliant assistance.’’ Lawyers expressed surprise as word had spread of the resignation. Once a high court judge puts in his papers to the President, there is no acceptance that is required. With him leaving, the judge strength at the HC will be down to 62. The sanctioned strength is 94. Justice Naidu’s is the third resignation of HC judges in three years. Last year, the senior-most judge of Bombay HC Justice S C Dharmadhikari resigned with effect from February 15.

Air India to fly Goa-London from Aug 26

Air India to fly Goa-London from Aug 26

Panaji:17.08.2021

Spelling good news for students and overseas residents, Air India has announced direct flights between Goa and the UK from August 26. Air India will operate a flight on the London (Heathrow)-Goa sector as part of the air bubble arrangement with the UK.

According to Air India, the flight schedule till August 31 has been released, but further flights could be scheduled in the months to come. At present, passengers have to fly to Mumbai or Delhi to catch an international flight to London.

“The flights can be booked through the Air India website, offices and travel agents,” Air India said.

Daily footfalls cross 11,000

Given the extraordinary situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, schedules are subject to change,” Air India said.

Air India will also commence direct flights to London from Kolkata and Chennai.

Last December, India enforced a ban on flights from the UK. According to officials at Goa International Airport, Air India used to operate one UK-bound flight every week, which was cancelled when the Union ministry of civil aviation and the Union home ministry decided to restrict UK flights after a steep rise in Covid-19 cases.

Officials said that with cases declining in India as well as in Goa, a calibrated resumption of international flights is being tested out. Repatriation flights continue to operate from Goa International Airport, largely to the middle-east region while domestic flight operations have seen a rise. Daily passenger footfalls have crossed 11,000 with close to100 flights operating on a daily basis from the terminal.

Admission to govt schools without TC not final

Admission to govt schools without TC not final

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Jaipur:17.08.2021

Temporary admission of students in government schools from private schools, without any transfer certificate, will not be made permanent.

Schools’ administration have been asked to register their National Informatics Centre (NIC) ID in Shala Darpan as a routine process, but those students will not be made permanent. During the pandemic, many students found it difficult to pay private schools’ fees and private schools were said to have allegedly harassed them. Hence, government issued a rule to admit students without transfer certificates temporarily, in government schools.

But government has made it clear that those students will not be enrolled in scholar register i.e. enrollment register.

This has come as relief to private school owners who had complained earlier that giving admission to students without transfer certificates will impact them. Anil Sharma, president of School Shiksha Pariwar, has also objected to this rule.

NGO comes forward to help students get edu

Jaipur:

Smile for All, an NGO, has started a new campaign ‘Shiksha Tumhari-Zimmedari Hamari’ intending to provide school education to 1,000 children, who are deprived of education. The campaign run from August15 to August 21 through all types of media platforms. It aims to connect philanthropists with ‘Happiness Subscription’ of Smile for All.

The Happiness Subscription is a page created on the organisation’s website, where philanthropists fund a child’s education by donating just Rs. 500 (per month). Donors will be given all the information related to the sponsored child’s education every month. TNN

2nd marriage not violence against divorced 1st wife: HC

2nd marriage not violence against divorced 1st wife: HC

Vaibhav.Ganjapure@timesgroup.com

Nagpur:17.08.2021

The Nagpur bench of Bombay HC has ruled that the act of a man marrying for the second time can’t be treated as a case of domestic violence against his divorced first wife.

Admitting a petition filed by a Jalgaon resident, his parents and sister, Justice Manish Pitale said the primary appellant's first wife could have filed a case against her ex-husband under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, only if she were still married to him. "But the said fact in itself (the man marrying a second time) would not be enough for her to initiate proceedings under the DV Act since the divorce proceedings have attained finality."

The judge censured the Akola-based woman for filing a case against her in-laws to "harass them", calling it an "abuse of the process of law".

"The wife could not be permitted to keep the husband and in-laws engaged in litigation in this form, when the DV Act’s requirements did not appear to be satisfied. The chronology of events indicates that she sought to invoke provisions after her divorce case attained finality up to the Supreme Court. It was not as if she initiated a proceeding during the matrimonial discord between the parties," Justice Pitale said.

Quashing an Akola court's May 17, 2016, notice rejecting the petition to dismiss proceedings sought by the wife under the domestic violence act, the judge pointed out that it was only after she suffered "adverse orders" in the divorce case that she sought to invoke that law.

Full report on www.toi.in

From now, all GOs to go offline in AP

From now, all GOs to go offline in AP

Gopi.Dara@timesgroup.com

Vijayawada:17.08.2021

In a surprising development, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided not to post government orders online from now. All GOs issued henceforth would not be uploaded on the government’s official portal (goir.ap.gov.in). An order to this effect was issued by principal secretary Revu Mutyala Raju on Monday.

The order, to be implemented with immediate effect, was taken in line with the “system prevailing in other states and Government of India with regard to government orders and office memoranda,” the principal secretary said in the order.

While the reason behind the government’s move to keep the GOs offline is not known, sources say the decision was taken to keep away some ‘trouble makers’, who, the government feels, are filing pleas in the court leading to unnecessary delay in their implementation.

Medical colleges reopen, two medicos in virus grip

Medical colleges reopen, two medicos in virus grip

Contacts of the students who tested positive have been isolated

Published: 17th August 2021 03:52 AM 

First year students attending their classes at Government Medical College Omandurar, on Monday | R Satish Babu

By Express News Service

COIMBATORE/TIRUCHY/MADURAI/CHENNAI: Medical colleges across the State reopened for offline classes on Monday after a gap of four months. Around 50 per cent of the total 300 MBBS students arrived at Coimbatore Medical College (CMC) on the first day.

According to officials, all the students must be vaccinated and must produce the certificate and RT-PCR test report while coming to the college. The officials added that some students have gave their samples at the hospital outpatient ward and returned to the hostel.

Meanwhile, in Tiruchy, two MBBS students of KAP Viswanatham Government Medical College tested positive for Covid. It is said that RT-PCR tests were conducted for the students on Friday.

According to the college vice-principal A Arshiya Begum, one of the students has been admitted to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) and the other was taken home by parents. Students who came in contact with these two have been isolated. RT-PCR tests for paramedical students have been taken on Monday.

In Madurai, the vice-principal of Madurai Medical College Dr V Dhanalakshmi said that medical students of all years, both undergraduate and postgraduate medical courses, returned to classes after nearly four months.

Adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the State government, the students have been split into batches with some attending theory classes and others assigned clinical sessions, to ensure physical distancing, Dhanalakshmi added.

In Chennai, students in the major medical colleges, including Stanley GH, Omandurar GH, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, and Kilpauk Medical College Hospital were welcomed by their deans for offline classes on Monday. Wearing a mask and social distancing were followed during the inaugural event and the students were briefed about their courses by the doctors, sources said.

Tiruvallur GH gets oxygen generator

Tiruvallur GH gets oxygen generator

Minister for Milk and Dairy Development S M Nasar inaugurated a medical oxygen generator plant at the Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital on Monday.

Published: 17th August 2021 04:14 AM 

For representational purposes. (Photo | Shriram BN, EPS)

By Express News Service

CHENNAI: Minister for Milk and Dairy Development S M Nasar inaugurated a medical oxygen generator plant at the Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital on Monday.

The plant can generate and supply 333 litres of oxygen per minute with the highest purity and desired pressure, which will support 75 beds round the clock. It fills 60 oxygen cylinders in a day. This would be highly helpful during the pandemic, leading to self-reliance, a press release quoted Dr Arasi Srivathsan, Dean of Tiruvallur Government Medical College Hospital.

“The oxygen generator was airlifted from Denmark and was installed at a cost of `1.2 crore,” the release quoted P Stephen, Executive Secretary, Integrated Rural Community Development Society (IRCDS). Collector Dr Alby John Varghese, VG Raajendran, Tiruvallur MLA and other officials participated in the function.