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HIGH
COURT Chandigarh, April 4 A Division Bench, comprising Mr Justice G.S.Singhvi and Mr Justice Nirmal Singh, observed that the Haryana Government would be free to give the posting orders to the petitioners who were selected for appointment. The order was passed on a writ petition filed by Mr R.S. Doon, a H.C.S. officer, and nine other officers, who were earlier selected by the UPSC. They challenged the tribunal’s order dated January 1, 2001, granting ex parte stay of their appointment which, according to them, was conveyed to the government on January 5, 2001. It was contended by the petitioner that the central government had issued the notification appointing them to the IAS on January 4, and as a result they joined the IAS the next day before the stay order was served on them. It was further submitted that the tribunal was extending the stay without hearing the petitioners. This violated Section 24 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985, which required that an ex parte stay order cannot be extended without hearing the opposite party beyond 15 days. In spite of the application filed by the petitioner for hearing them, the application was not heard and the stay was extended in violation of Section 214, they alleged. The UPSC had earlier selected Mr P.S. Doon, Mr O.P. Indora, Mr O.P. Langwan, Mr Chander Parkash, Mr Suprabha Dahia, Mr C.R. Rana, Ms Sehrawat, Mr Subhash Goyal and Mr Rajbir Singh to the IAS. The appointment was, however challenged by a HCS member, Ms Neelam P. Kasni. Sand extraction
case hearing
On a petition alleging illegal extraction of sand by Punjab’s Minister of Defence Services Welfare and certain other authorities, the High Court today fixed April 20 as the next date of hearing for enabling counsel for the state of Punjab to file an affidavit by the minister on whether it was right for him to send slips for supply of sand and seek obligation from a contractor and if the same amounted to violation of oath. In his petition before Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice N.K. Sud, the petitioner, Mr Amarjit Singh, had earlier stated that he was receiving written directions against charging fee from certain persons. Two slips were also enclosed by him along with the petition in an attempt to substantiate the allegations. Denying the allegations, the minister, Mr Ajit Singh Kuhar, on the other hand, had stated in an affidavit that he was not obstructing the work being carried out by the petitioner. LAO told to pay
Rs 10,000 as costs
TNS adds: Allowing a writ petition challenging the acquisition of land, Mr. Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr. Justice N.K. Sud of the Punjab and Haryana High Court have directed that Rs 10,000 should be paid as costs by Faridabad’s Land Acquisition Officer Joginder Singh Lathar. Challenging the orders, the petitioner had earlier submitted that respondents had released the land belonging to several persons while his land had not been released even though he had a house and a poultry farm there. Counsel had added that there were sheds for 1000 birds on the farm. Appearing before the court, Haryana’s Advocate General had stated that the petitioner’s land was lying vacant following which counsel for the petitioner had asked for the appointment of a local commissioner. He had suggested that the costs should be borne by the respondents or the petitioner, whoever was wrong. During the proceedings, the Advocate-General was, however, informed by the department officials that the house and the poultry still existed and had been constructed before the filing of the writ petition. After hearing arguments, the Judges observed: “It is clear that the averments made in the reply to the writ petition are not accurate.... The petitioner shall be entitled to his costs, which are fixed at Rs 10,000, to be paid by Mr Lathar, who had filed the written statement on November 16, 2000”. The Judges further observed: “The petitioner’s claim for exemption of his land from acquisition was not considered in accordance with the law. Persons who were similarly situated were treated differently. The action was, thus, violative of Article 14 of the Constitution.... The action of the respondents in not releasing the petitioner’s land, while that of others was released, was based on wholly wrong assumptions of facts”. No evidence of
Bhadana’s hand: SP
In a reply submitted before the High Court, Gurgaon’s Superintendent of Police (Vigilance) Parshant Kumar Aggarwal today stated that there was no concrete evidence to establish that mining operations were carried out in Ankhir and Anangpur areas of Faridabad district with the connivance of a Haryana minister, Mr Kartar Singh Bhadana. He, however, added that a “deeper probe into the bank account and details of the telephone could throw valuable light on this aspect”. A close relative of the minister, Mr Ram Kishan, had accepted that he had conducted mining operations but had claimed that Bhadana had nothing to do with the same, the SP added. Taking up the reply, Mr Justice Jawahar Lal Gupta and Mr Justice N.K. Sud fixed April 20 as the next date of hearing. The petitioner, journalist Subhash Sharma, had earlier sought directions to the authorities to stop illegal extraction of minerals by the respondents and also to take action against them. |
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Commission dismisses PUDA
plea Chandigarh, April 4 The forum held that since the money was retained by PUDA, the complainant stood deprived of Rs 4,000. The forum had directed PUDA to refund amount Rs 4000 at the rate of 12 per cent from January 1, 1984, till realisation to the complainant. Further the cost of litigation qualified at Rs 1100 were also awarded to the complainant. The complainant, Mr Prem Lal, a resident of Sector 29, had filed a complaint in the forum. It was stated in the complaint that he had applied in 1983 for an eight-marla residential plot in Sector 32-A, Samrala Road, Ludhiana, and deposited Rs 1700 by a draft. Further the complainant had deposited Rs 2300 towards enhancement amount of the plot, which was sent by the complainant on November 9, 1983. The complainant had alleged that till date neither his earnest money amounting Rs 4000 had been refunded nor had any plot allotted. The complainant had further alleged that he had suffered from tension due to above and had prayed for the compensation for Rs 10,000. The PUDA had filed an appeal in the commission through its Estate Officer Ludhiana, and Chief Administrator, Chandigarh, against the order of the forum. The PUDA contended that compensation could be granted only in the event of proven deficiency. Since the appellants had not been held deficient by the district forum, the grant of compensation by it could not be justified in law. The PUDA had further contended that since the plots were given on concessional rates, the complainant would try his luck by depositing a token amount, but with a hope of getting a plot at a rate much lower than the market rate. The Bench, comprising members K.K Srivastava, P.K Vasudeva and Devinderjit Dhatt, observed that there had been undue and inordinate delay on the part of PUDA and they had rightly been held deficient in services by the district forum. Consequently they were ordered to refund the amount with interest and cost of litigation. The commission found no infirmity with the order of the district forum on the basis of record and evidence. Consequently to the ground mentioned above, the order of the district forum was upheld and appeal was dismissed with no order as to costs. |
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COURT Chandigarh, April 4 It was alleged that the police had seized 252 bottles of liquor from the accused for which he had no permit. The accused was acquitted for lack of evidence. 6 month RI: It was alleged that the accused had taken a loan of Rs 5 lakh from a finance company. Later he issued a cheque of the said amount to the finance company which bounced in the bank. Bail granted: |
K.L. Saigal’s songs for
soul Chandigarh, April 4 Today the singer turns 97 in memory, and even though he is no more in flesh and blood, the purity of his songs comforts the mind. On this occasion, which is celebrated with reverence by many music lovers, The Tribune traces the life of the legend...and lists the significant happenings which lifted K.L. Saigal from the status of a railway timekeeper and placed him on an altar — where he remained the undisputed king of Indian music scene as long as life remained loyal to him. Few years before Kundan Lal Saigal died, he had been invited by a private Marwari industrialist to give a private recital at his bungalow in Powai. The industrialist was ready to offer him Rs 25,000 for the concert. Saigal agreed to sing for the private gathering. Around that very time, a studio worker of Saigal, called Ganpat Rao, handed Saigal the invitation card of his daughter’s wedding. The gesture was made out of sheer respect and Ganpat was not even remotely expecting the star singer to turn up for the humble wedding of his daughter. The wedding was scheduled on the same day as the concert in Powai was. On the evening of the concert, Saigal got into the car, but instead of heading for Powai, he directed the driver to take him to the chawl in Byculla. Saigal got out of the car and pulled out his harmonium along with. After several Patiala pegs that day, Saigal sang all night. The Ganpat Rao incident reflects everything that the great singer stood for. The man from Jullundur (now Jalandhar) was known for his generosity and large heartedness. He doled out his art unconditionally and sang irrespective of what was being paid to him or who his audience was. Though his music was magical, he was never formally trained in the same. Born in 1924, Saigal struggled much in his initial days and took up many odd jobs. He worked as a Remington typist, a serviceman and also a railway timekeeper. Saigal only sang as a hobby, managing small concerts here and there. Fortune came hidden in the offer made to Saigal by Hindustan Recording, a Calcutta company, which paid him Rs 25 for a recording. Where the company was expecting meagre sales, Kundan’s record sold five lakh copies within days. Soon Radio Ceylon, the most popular radio station during those days, was playing a Saigal song every morning. With many mellifluous songs like — Babul mora naihar chhuto jaye, Aye quaite-be-taqdeer mujhe itna bata de, Jab dil hi toot gaya, Soja raajkumari soja, gham diye mustekil, Nis din barsat nain hamare and Balam aaye baso more man mein — and many more, Saigal became a household name. This singer, however, did not know he would die as young as 42. Listings on Saigal’s life tell us that when he was about to die, he requested his near ones to play the song Jab dil hi toot gaya to jikar kya karenge for him. Saigal’s last recording was for the film Shah Jahan, which had music by Naushad sahib. It would be timely to mention Naushad sahib’s remarks about the singer who used to drink heavily). “Drinking enhanced his singing prowess. During the recordings I convinced him for one take while he was drunk. He agreed on the condition that I would not use the song for the film. Saigal then ordered his driver to get the Kaali panch, which is how he endearingly called whisky. The drunken session lasted from 6 pm to 6 am.” Saigal’s 97th birth anniversary was celebrated at Punjab Kala Bhavan, Sector 16, today by the Environment Society of India. Dr Jitender Khanna, head, Music Department, Government College for Girls, Sector 11, presented the first song in raag Bhairavi, the favourite raag of Saigal. Then there were renderings by Mr Kanwaljit Singh, Mr Bhupinder Singh, Mr and Mrs R.K. Chopra, Gurcharan Singh and J.S. Grewal. Many students from Panjab University and Government Girls College, Sector 11, also participated in the function. |
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