Hyderabad: A panel of two judges of the Telangana High Court, consisting of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Judge B Vijaysen Reddy, rejected a letter from the government appointing retired judges as members of an appeals board for the Telangana Pollution Board. the compensation awarded for it was insufficient. “A retired judge of a high court may not work for an honorarium of five thousand rupees a month, and the submission of such a request to the court for approval is derogatory to the stature of the court,” the chief justice said. said as he spoke to her. dissatisfaction with the letter sent to the register of the court. Judge Reddy, while expressing similar views, suggested the Advocate General apply the agreement to pay the salary awarded to the judge’s post before their retirement. The case was posted on April 27 with the instruction to review the salary scale for the said posts.
Remuneration for NSG Commando
The panel expressed its displeasure over the delay in compensating an NSG commando who was crippled during the terrorist attack on Pathankot Air Force Base in Punjab on January 2, 2016. The court, which was covered by the media reports on the pathetic condition of Kanagala Sriramulu reportedly, it was considered a matter of public interest and the center and the state acted quickly. It stated that the mere provision of land was insufficient as the submitter was unable to raise the financial means to build a house on it. It further noted that in 2018, the Advocate General stated that steps are being taken to provide financial assistance to the commando. It ordered the general secretary, the department of state finances, to be present if financial assistance had not been paid out before the next hearing of the case. The case was filed on June 3.
Reports against members of Tablighi
The panel rejected a petition on social media messages against members attending the Tablighi Jamat meeting in Nizamuddin, Delhi. The petitioner, Khaja Aijazuddin, a lawyer, also approached the Supreme Court with a similar prayer. The panel noted that the petitioner’s prayer could not be heard before the Supreme Court of a state and that it had to serve before the Supreme Court. It rejects the petitioner’s request to file criminal charges against individuals who allegedly posted Islamic posts, and orders the petitioner to approach authorities with criminal charges.
Quotas in local polls
The panel in a series of petitions dealing with the action of the state government to reduce the discussion rates for OBCs in local elections from 34% to 22%, requested the state to submit an additional affidavit to set a timeline gives for conducting a survey by the Telangana Backward. Class Commission. The Supreme Court on March 4 in the Vikas Kishanrao Gawali case ruled that each state must follow the 50% ceiling bar for SCs / STs and OBCs in local body elections. Telangana Backward Classes Cooperative Finance Corporation Limited, Hyderabad, conducted a socio-economic survey on which the state should determine the booking percentage in local elections. The panel noted that such a survey had to be done by a designated Backward Class Commission with empirical data. The data was for the purpose of the voter base for the next local body election. The case was filed on June 25.
Source: Telangana Today