Karnataka High Court summons Principal Secretary on school safety guidelines
Bengaluru: The high court on Tuesday directed the Principal Secretary to primary and secondary education department and the nodal education officer of BBMP to be present before the court on Wednesday. The court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by Karnataka Private School Joint Action Committee, Karnataka State Private School Management Federation and several educational institutions questioning the security guidelines framed for schools in Bengaluru for the safety of children.
In an interim report filed by additional advocate general, it stated that out of 589 government schools, four have implemented the guidelines in full and 279 have implemented it partially. “The report makes it clear that in 298 government schools have not implemented the circular.” The court further highlighted that as per the report there was no implementation of the guidelines by the BBMP in its schools.
“The government should be a model for others to follow. Without the government implementing the guidelines, it cannot expect the private schools to implement the same,” court observed, while further directing the petitioners to state the effective steps taken in the matter of implementation of the guidelines, more particularly with regard to the gate control and installation of CCTVs on the school premises.
No bail to Anand Singh: The high court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of BJP MLA and former Minister Anand Singh, accused in illegal mining case. The MLA, currently in custody had approached the high court after a CBI court rejected his bail plea. The court had rejected the bail plea stating that the accused was prima facie involved in the case and releasing him on bail would hamper investigation. He was accused of supplying 1.45 lakh tonnes of illegally mined iron ore to two trading companies. Earlier Singh had evaded arrest and was nabbed by the CBI.
KPSC scam: The high court on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction for poor response to it earlier order over issue of notices either through newspaper publications or through departments concerned to candidates with regard to the selections of the posts of Gazetted Probationers made in 1998, 1999 and 2004 by KPSC. The court expressed concern after only 120 candidates, out of 736, acted upon the notices by approaching the court. Expressing displeasure the court observed whether the candidates were living abroad. Meanwhile, the court has suggested setting up a website to provide easy access for such candidates making them aware of the case.
