Hyderabad: Justice J. Sreenivas Rao of the Telangana High Court refused ex parte anticipatory bail to Emmadi Somaiah and two other paddy traders from Suryapet. The petitioners complained that they apprehended arrest in connection with the non-supply of custom milling rice (CMR) valued around Rs 77 crore that was meant for supply under the public distribution system (PDS). The petitioners, partners at Raghuram Industries, Pragathinagar in Suryapet district, running a parboiled rice mill, contended that the civil supplies corporation allotted paddy during Rabi 2022-23 and Kharif 2023-24 beyond the capacity of the rice mill. The paddy contained moisture more than the permissible limits, despite objections raised by the petitioners. The paddy that was in excess of the milling capacity was stored under a tarpaulin outside the mill premises. It got damaged due to the vagaries of nature. The petitioners contended that they had undertaken to deliver CMR as per the terms and conditions of the agreement despite the damage caused to paddy, but the district manager, TSCSC, Suryapet, refused to extend the delivery time. The petitioners alleged that the inspection conducted by the respondents was improper and the conclusion that there was a shortage of paddy was incorrect. The judge refused to grant an ex parte anticipatory bail and posted the matter after summer vacation.
Norms same for grant of recognition and renewals of schools: HC
Justice S. Nanda of the Telangana High Court declared that officials of the education department must follow the same principles while renewing recognition that were in vogue for grant of original recognition, which included evidence of ownership or lease of land and building. The judge was dealing with two writ petitions dealing with certain land at HMT colony, Venture-III, belonging to HMT Employees Cooperative House Building Society, Hyderabad. Satavahana Public School was set up to provide better education to children from the downtrodden section. The parties, namely HMT Society and the Satavahana Education Society, had a lease agreement for 30 years ending in 2019. The society refused renewal and required the education society to vacate the premises. It was also the case of the society that as quality education was not being provided, children were leaving the school and going to other educational institutions. Justice Nanda took cognisance of the fact that Satavahana School had filed an affidavit before the court that it shall suspend admissions after the completion of two academic years from 2022. Having made such an undertaking, Justice Nanda said, the education society cannot approbate and reprobate. She accordingly dismissed the petition filed by Satavahana education society and allowed the writ petition filed by HMT Society.
