Friday, July 31, 2015
ONLY GOVT CAN INITIATE ACTION' - Police can't attach properties of accused on their own, says HC
`ONLY GOVT CAN INITIATE ACTION' - Police can't attach properties of accused on their own, says HC
A Subramani
Chennai:
Putting an end to the police practice of attaching the immovable properties of people charged with offences such as chit fund fraud, the Madras high court has said such a “backdoor“ attachment was not contemplated in any law, and that police could attach only by writing to the government.
Justice P N Prakash, passing orders on a petition filed by a chit fund manager charged with duping depositors of `1.7 crore between 2010 and 2013, recently said, “It is only the state or central government that can initiate action by approaching the district judge of the area where the accused resides or carries on business. The police officer has no role to play in this. He can, at the most, submit a report to the state or cen tral government requesting it to initiate action under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance. “ V Sundaram and Malliga were conducting unregistered chits and had collected subscriptions from 35 people to the tune of `1.66 crore. After they defaulted on repayments, the economic offences wing police of Kancheepuram district reg istered a case. On January 8, 2015 the investigating officer wrote to the sub-registrar-IV of Kancheepuram asking the officer to mark properties owned by the accused as “encumbered“ assets. Intimating the officer that police had “attached“ the property , the investigating officer said if any further transaction is allowed in the property , it would adversely affect the probe and result in unnecessary litigation.
The accused duo moved the court saying they were not able to sell any of their properties as the sub-registrar was refus ing to accept any document for registration.
Justice Prakash appointed advocate Abbudukumar Raja rathinam as amicus curiae and said: “This court was in deed wondering as to from where the police officer de rived power to send such a com munication handing out a veiled threat to the registration authorities.“
A Subramani
Chennai:
Putting an end to the police practice of attaching the immovable properties of people charged with offences such as chit fund fraud, the Madras high court has said such a “backdoor“ attachment was not contemplated in any law, and that police could attach only by writing to the government.
Justice P N Prakash, passing orders on a petition filed by a chit fund manager charged with duping depositors of `1.7 crore between 2010 and 2013, recently said, “It is only the state or central government that can initiate action by approaching the district judge of the area where the accused resides or carries on business. The police officer has no role to play in this. He can, at the most, submit a report to the state or cen tral government requesting it to initiate action under the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance. “ V Sundaram and Malliga were conducting unregistered chits and had collected subscriptions from 35 people to the tune of `1.66 crore. After they defaulted on repayments, the economic offences wing police of Kancheepuram district reg istered a case. On January 8, 2015 the investigating officer wrote to the sub-registrar-IV of Kancheepuram asking the officer to mark properties owned by the accused as “encumbered“ assets. Intimating the officer that police had “attached“ the property , the investigating officer said if any further transaction is allowed in the property , it would adversely affect the probe and result in unnecessary litigation.
The accused duo moved the court saying they were not able to sell any of their properties as the sub-registrar was refus ing to accept any document for registration.
Justice Prakash appointed advocate Abbudukumar Raja rathinam as amicus curiae and said: “This court was in deed wondering as to from where the police officer de rived power to send such a com munication handing out a veiled threat to the registration authorities.“
MCI under fire for not having anti-ragging cells
A Supreme Court-appointed committee has pulled up the Medical Council of India (MCI) for not taking adequate measures to check incidents of ragging in medical colleges.
At its 17th meeting here recently, the anti-ragging monitoring committee noted that the medical colleges were the “hot-beds” for ragging of students in the country but the MCI was yet to set up an anti-ragging cell for receiving complaints from the students and facilitating their prompt redressal, official sources told Deccan Herald.
The committee, headed by former chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) R K Raghavan, asked the MCI to set up a dedicated anti-ragging cell to deal with complaint of students even as the council insisted that all grievances of students were being taken care of through a grievance redressal cell.
The monitoring committee rejected the council’s counter argument over setting up of a dedicated unit to deal with the cases of ragging, noting that there was a huge difference between an anti-ragging cell and a grievance redressal cell.
It took note of reports of a large number of cases of ragging in various medical colleges including the one case of “mass ragging” of students at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi of Jharkhand in January this year, saying “no concrete action” had been taken by the council in these cases including those reported in the past.
“Medical colleges are hot-beds for ragging and the MCI has to set a good example by preventing ragging,” Raghavan told the representatives of the council who attended the meeting.
Though the incidents of ragging have significantly declined over the years, the menace continues to exist in country’s higher educational institutions, particularly in medical and engineering colleges.
As many as 42 cases of ragging were reported from various medical colleges from July to December in 2014 while the 2015 has witnessed 25 such complaints till June so far. One of the worst incidents of ragging was reported from the RIMS, Ranchi in January this year.
At its 17th meeting here recently, the anti-ragging monitoring committee noted that the medical colleges were the “hot-beds” for ragging of students in the country but the MCI was yet to set up an anti-ragging cell for receiving complaints from the students and facilitating their prompt redressal, official sources told Deccan Herald.
The committee, headed by former chief of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) R K Raghavan, asked the MCI to set up a dedicated anti-ragging cell to deal with complaint of students even as the council insisted that all grievances of students were being taken care of through a grievance redressal cell.
The monitoring committee rejected the council’s counter argument over setting up of a dedicated unit to deal with the cases of ragging, noting that there was a huge difference between an anti-ragging cell and a grievance redressal cell.
It took note of reports of a large number of cases of ragging in various medical colleges including the one case of “mass ragging” of students at Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi of Jharkhand in January this year, saying “no concrete action” had been taken by the council in these cases including those reported in the past.
“Medical colleges are hot-beds for ragging and the MCI has to set a good example by preventing ragging,” Raghavan told the representatives of the council who attended the meeting.
Though the incidents of ragging have significantly declined over the years, the menace continues to exist in country’s higher educational institutions, particularly in medical and engineering colleges.
As many as 42 cases of ragging were reported from various medical colleges from July to December in 2014 while the 2015 has witnessed 25 such complaints till June so far. One of the worst incidents of ragging was reported from the RIMS, Ranchi in January this year.
NAAC team members present copy of report to VC, Magadh University likely to get B grade accreditation
GAYA: Having completed the three day long exercise to examine the academic worth of MU, the peer team of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, held discussion with university Vice Chancellor Prof Md Ishtiaq and presented a copy of the report to the VC with the rider that the report has to remain confidential till the formal award of grade to the university.
Though the report remains confidential, going by the body langsuage of the team members and off the cuff remarks made during the three days long inspection, the university, according to sources, was likely to get B grade with CGPA between 2 and 3 on a four point scale.
Confirming the receipt of the report, VC Prof Md Ishtiaq said that he was duty bound to maintain the report's confidentiality and as such he expressed his inability to throw any light on the matter. Asked about his expectation, the VC said that he expected good grading by the team. On being asked what he meant by good grading, the VC said that apparently it meant A grade.
According to sources, Whereas the team, by and large appeared to be satisfied with the university's get up with fresh coat of paint, floor tiles, sanitation level and general upkeep, the team members were critical of the faculty shortage, lack of quality research, improper utilisation of human and financial resources, out dated courses of studies, non teaching assignments for teachers, too much concentration of power in too few hands, deficient evaluation mode and less involvement of stake holders in the decision making process etc.
Led by Prof MM Salunkhe, Vice Chancellor Yashvant Rao Chauhan Mahrashtra open university, the team included K Nirupa Rani, former VC Adi Kavi Nannaya University, Andhra Pradesh and MY Khan, Dean School of Bio Sciences and Bio Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Rae Bareilli.
NAAC status will ultimately decide the eligibility of the University to grants and other assistance provided by funding agencies including the UGC.
During the three days long stay, NAAC members extensively examined the university's record and infrastructure to assess its academic and allied worth. The team members award points on a set of parameters to examine the innovating teaching methods, faculty strength, physical infrastructure, academic activities, quality of research, curriculum design utilisation of resources, future planning, past performance and sundry other things.
The committee, according to sources, recorded with disapproval the continuation of retired teachers with little domain knowledge heading vocational courses requiring innovative approach, out of box thinking faculty. They are reported to have favoured inflow of fresh blood with novel ideas and energy. The committee is also reported to have the apparent contradictions of conventional and vocational mode teaching and lack of uniformity and standardisation in the vocational mode teaching.
Though the report remains confidential, going by the body langsuage of the team members and off the cuff remarks made during the three days long inspection, the university, according to sources, was likely to get B grade with CGPA between 2 and 3 on a four point scale.
Confirming the receipt of the report, VC Prof Md Ishtiaq said that he was duty bound to maintain the report's confidentiality and as such he expressed his inability to throw any light on the matter. Asked about his expectation, the VC said that he expected good grading by the team. On being asked what he meant by good grading, the VC said that apparently it meant A grade.
According to sources, Whereas the team, by and large appeared to be satisfied with the university's get up with fresh coat of paint, floor tiles, sanitation level and general upkeep, the team members were critical of the faculty shortage, lack of quality research, improper utilisation of human and financial resources, out dated courses of studies, non teaching assignments for teachers, too much concentration of power in too few hands, deficient evaluation mode and less involvement of stake holders in the decision making process etc.
Led by Prof MM Salunkhe, Vice Chancellor Yashvant Rao Chauhan Mahrashtra open university, the team included K Nirupa Rani, former VC Adi Kavi Nannaya University, Andhra Pradesh and MY Khan, Dean School of Bio Sciences and Bio Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Rae Bareilli.
NAAC status will ultimately decide the eligibility of the University to grants and other assistance provided by funding agencies including the UGC.
During the three days long stay, NAAC members extensively examined the university's record and infrastructure to assess its academic and allied worth. The team members award points on a set of parameters to examine the innovating teaching methods, faculty strength, physical infrastructure, academic activities, quality of research, curriculum design utilisation of resources, future planning, past performance and sundry other things.
The committee, according to sources, recorded with disapproval the continuation of retired teachers with little domain knowledge heading vocational courses requiring innovative approach, out of box thinking faculty. They are reported to have favoured inflow of fresh blood with novel ideas and energy. The committee is also reported to have the apparent contradictions of conventional and vocational mode teaching and lack of uniformity and standardisation in the vocational mode teaching.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
NAAC team visit ends, guessing game begins on MU status
Gaya: With the NAAC team visiting the administrative block, exam section and allied units of the MU headquarters, the three-day-long inspection by a 10-member team ended on Wednesday evening, thereby engineering a guessing game as to the category in which MU will be placed. The grade will be known only after the team submits its comprehensive report to the apex body entrusted with the assessment and accreditation job.
Led by Yashvant Rao Chauhan Mahrashtra Open University VC Prof M M Salunkhe, the NAAC members extensively examined the university's record and infrastructure to assess its academic and allied worth. The team members are expected to award points on a set of parameters to examine the innovating teaching methods, faculty strength, physical infrastructure, academic activities, quality of research, curriculum design utilization of resources, future planning, past performance and sundry other things.
The other credit earning areas include environment-friendly campus, digitization, e-education, evaluation techniques, maintenance of academic calendar, transparency in admission process, facilities for research, availability of books in the library and condition of laboratory etc.
Sources say that a section of students during one such closed door interaction spilt the beans and told the visitors that student amenities left much to be desired. Complaining about the alleged mess in the university mess, the students also complained against lack of medical and transport facilities.
During interaction with college principals, the team members wanted to know whether the college principals and other stake holders were taken into confidence in academic matters like curriculum design etc. Principals gave contradictory response thereby adding to the confusion of the team.
Led by Yashvant Rao Chauhan Mahrashtra Open University VC Prof M M Salunkhe, the NAAC members extensively examined the university's record and infrastructure to assess its academic and allied worth. The team members are expected to award points on a set of parameters to examine the innovating teaching methods, faculty strength, physical infrastructure, academic activities, quality of research, curriculum design utilization of resources, future planning, past performance and sundry other things.
The other credit earning areas include environment-friendly campus, digitization, e-education, evaluation techniques, maintenance of academic calendar, transparency in admission process, facilities for research, availability of books in the library and condition of laboratory etc.
Sources say that a section of students during one such closed door interaction spilt the beans and told the visitors that student amenities left much to be desired. Complaining about the alleged mess in the university mess, the students also complained against lack of medical and transport facilities.
During interaction with college principals, the team members wanted to know whether the college principals and other stake holders were taken into confidence in academic matters like curriculum design etc. Principals gave contradictory response thereby adding to the confusion of the team.
Furnish Info Sought or Face Cut in Aid, UGC Warns Universities
COIMBATORE: Universities could lose up to 25 per cent of their annual grant-in-aid if they failed to provide the required information to the University Grants Commission (UGC), according to the new regulation ‘UGC Furnishing of Information by Universities - 2015’.
Every university has to furnish returns and information annually on or before the University Grants Commission-specified deadline. The required information includes updated copies of acts, statutes and ordinances, rules for grant-in-aid to affiliated colleges, rules and reports of inspection of colleges, rules of recognition or affiliation of colleges, and total number of colleges recognized or affiliated to the university.
In addition, the universities have to submit the minimum working days, the number of days of actual teaching, for admission tests a note on the minimum criteria along with admission policy, statistics of students admitted below minimum qualification, and residential facilities for students and staff.
The universities also have to submit annual accounts, total staff strength in different categories, courses offered at different levels, student strength at various levels, teacher-student ratio, results of examinations, and status of accreditation.
The annual information report should include the status of compliance with UGC regulations, status of off-campus centres, self-financing courses offered, teaching-non-teaching staff ratio, position of vacancies and innovation in academics, research and management.
Universities are also asked to submit report on adherence to norms and requirements or regulations of various professional councils, grants received from UGC or Central agencies, certificate on grants remaining to be used and programmes offered in collaboration with foreign universities.
Every university has to furnish returns and information annually on or before the University Grants Commission-specified deadline. The required information includes updated copies of acts, statutes and ordinances, rules for grant-in-aid to affiliated colleges, rules and reports of inspection of colleges, rules of recognition or affiliation of colleges, and total number of colleges recognized or affiliated to the university.
In addition, the universities have to submit the minimum working days, the number of days of actual teaching, for admission tests a note on the minimum criteria along with admission policy, statistics of students admitted below minimum qualification, and residential facilities for students and staff.
The universities also have to submit annual accounts, total staff strength in different categories, courses offered at different levels, student strength at various levels, teacher-student ratio, results of examinations, and status of accreditation.
The annual information report should include the status of compliance with UGC regulations, status of off-campus centres, self-financing courses offered, teaching-non-teaching staff ratio, position of vacancies and innovation in academics, research and management.
Universities are also asked to submit report on adherence to norms and requirements or regulations of various professional councils, grants received from UGC or Central agencies, certificate on grants remaining to be used and programmes offered in collaboration with foreign universities.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Decks clear for DAVV V-C as next NAAC director
NAAC is an autonomous body established by UGC to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the country.
When contacted Prof Singh to get his comment, vice-chancellor said he got news through media sources only and can't comment without getting notification.
Earlier, UGC conducted interview meeting with the short listed candidates for one-on-one talk at Delhi for the selection on Friday after many professors, vice-chancellors and academicians from across the country had applied for the post.
Prof Singh who assumed as DAVV vice-chancellor on June 28, 2012 had earlier served as vice chancellor of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), one of the prestigious university in the country after after completing his tenure as vice-chancellor of Dr Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar, the oldest university of Madhya Pradesh.
During his three-year tenure as vice-chancellor of DAVV, university has been accredited with "A" Grade by NAAC on February 21, 2014.
Prof Singh also served in PSS Central Institute of Vocational Education, an apex institution of MHRD at Bhopal, as Professor in Environmental Science and Head of HSE Division.
Prof Singh won the prestigious environmentalist of the decade award on the occasion of World Environment Day, earlier for his outstanding contributions in field of environmental front in short span of two years as BHU vice-chancellor.
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