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Bari’s selection as Registrar challenged
Chandigarh, September 1 Dr Sodhi Ram is one of the contenders for the post of Registrar. The legal notice, sent through advocate Deepak Sibal, says that Dr Bari’s name had not only been cleared by the Screening Committee but has also been recommended by the Selection Committee as also the Syndicate. Pointing out that one of the required qualifications for selection as Registrar is a minimum of 15 years’ administrative experience, the notice says that no administrative work pertaining to an educational institution has ever been performed by Dr Bari. Referring to the bio-data submitted by Dr Bari while applying for the post, the notice says that nowhere has he specified the period he actually worked and discharged administrative functions. “From the advertisement, it is clear that the post of Registrar requires a person with administrative acumen. To appoint a person as Registrar who has no administrative experience would not only be against the advertisement but also would be against public interest,” the notice reads. Mr Sibal has asked the VC to bring the facts to the notice of the members of the Senate in the meeting scheduled to be held to grant approval to Dr Bari’s appointment as Registrar. The meeting is being held on September 4.
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It’s movie time, teachers!
Chandigarh, September 1 The contest, starting from September 2, offers exclusive morning shows of movies ‘Mangal Pandey’ and ‘Iqbal’ for schools. To top it, teachers accompanying students would have free entry to the movie along with a combo-package. On the concluding day of the contest, a lucky draw would be held and the winning school would be showered with exciting gifts, said Chamandeep Bedi, team coordinator-administration of the cinema. Above all, the movie tickets carry a nominal price of Rs 75 with free breakfast, he added.
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High court Our High Court Correspondent
Chandigarh, September 1 During hearing of petitions filed by Mr M.P. Sharma, Junior Engineer, HUDA, Mr Randhir Singh Saroha, Personal Assistant, Haryana Civil Secretariat, and others, challenging the legality of the impugned selections made in 2004, the Division Bench of Mr Justice H.S. Bedi and Mr Justice Viney Mittal ordered a CBI inquiry into the selections and directed the CBI to submit its report within six months. Among those inducted into the HCS were Mr Navin Ahuja, a close relative of the then Transport Minister, Mr Ashok Arora. The petitioners had sought quashing of the selections on the grounds that the eligibility criterion was changed to favour the selected officials without amending the rules. Counsel for the petitioners also alleged that the respondents resorted to pick-and-choose policy while recommending names for induction into the HCS. The minimum length of government service required for induction into the HCS was changed from five years to three years without any Cabinet approval. The seniority of the petitioners was also completely ignored while making the selections. Thus, the petitioners, who have over 15 years of service, were not selected while some favourites who had less than five years of service made it to the list. The petitioners also alleged that not only were the selections made on a Sunday, even the appointment letters were issued the same day so as not to give any chance to left-out candidates to air their grievances. Today, Haryana Advocate-General H.S. Hooda, who was present in the court during hearing, informed the Bench that the present government did not have any objection if the inquiry in the matter was handed over to an independent agency. Pak prisoners
A PIL has been filed in the High Court, seeking directions to the Union Government and the Punjab Government to release 50-odd Pakistani prisoners languishing in Central Jail, Amritsar. The petition has been filed by Panchkula-based Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) through its president, Mr Ujjal Singh Sahni. Taking up the petition, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Mr Justice D.K. Jain and Mr Justice Hemant Gupta issued notice of motion for September 22. The petitioner has also sought directions to the Punjab Government to submit a status report about the prisoners’ detention in prison. This includes the date on which these persons were taken into custody, the offences they were charged with and the sentence imposed upon them. Saying that even foreigners are entitled to life and liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has also
submitted media reports in support of his contentions. Most of these prisoners, he has pointed out, were not involved in any serious offences but had only strayed into the Indian territory. Also, they had already served their sentence period. He has stated that in view of the improved relations between India and Pakistan, it was expected that some steps would also be initiated to release these prisoners.
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Defence witness deposes in Tehelka case
Chandigarh, September 1 During cross-examination by the prosecution counsel, Mr Arvind Moudgil, he said he had no control over interactions between the accused and prosecution witness before he used to begin recording the summary of evidence. He added that he did not report the interactions to his superior officers, as he had not considered it necessary to do so. Earlier, the witness complained to the court over the conduct of the prosecutor and alleged that the prosecutor, Lieut-Col Sanjay Sitanshu, had threatened him that he would be grilled for several days. He claimed that the prosecutor had asked him in front of the accused’s defending officer and another officer to go back. Initially, the court was unwilling to take the witness’s charges on record, but conceded after the defence counsel, Maj R.S. Randhawa (retd), insisted upon it. The court’s presiding officer, Major-Gen Pradeep Khanna advised the witness to take up the matter with the court’s convening authority, to which the witness stated that he had already sent a written complaint to the convening authority.
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Ajit Karam Singh school wins painting trophy Ajit Karam Singh International Public School, Chandigarh won the running trophy in the Ninth Annual On The Spot Painting Competition, organised by Hotel Pallavi, today. As many as 327 students from various schools of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali participated in the competition and displayed their artistic potential by making sketches of an umbrella seller. The students wre divided into three groups and three students from each group were chosen for the prizes. In Group A, Kirti Aggarwal (Dikshant International) , Anukriti Ahlawat ( Tender Heart, Chandigrah) and Sarabjeet Singh ( MRA Public School) were the prize winners. Anurag Ray ( Gyandeep School, Panchkula), Shashi (New India School, Panchkula), and Apoorva Ohri (Hansraj Public School, Panchkula) and the prizes in the Group B. Shifa Mahajan (AKSIP, Chandigarh), Nitin ( GMS School, Chandigarh) and Poonam Yadav (New India School, Panchkula) won the prizes in the Group C. Prof Inderjeet Gupta and Prof. Jagdish Ahuja, both from Government College of Arts, Chandigarh, and Mr Sandeep Joshi from The Tribune were the judges. The Deputy Commissioner, Mr Brijendra Singh, was the chief guest. He distributed prizes to the winners. Mr Vinay Kumar, Managing Director of the hotel said the painting competition is organised each year to bring out the talent in school children. He said the best works are used in the printing of their greeting cards. TNS
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‘Ramji Londonwale’ promises fun
Another Emraan Hashmi release that the viewers are looking forward to is Shagun Films Creation and Shiv Films Production “Aashiq Banaya Aapne. This is Emraan Hashmi’s fourth film which has a tagline ‘Love takes over...’. The promos of the romantically garnished love story has generated a lot of interest among the viewers. Aaditya Datt, the grandson of late lyricist Anand Bakshi, makes his debut as a director in this film. After assisting Mahesh Bhatt, Vikram Bhatt and Tanuja Chandra, Aaditya at the age of 21 promises different with this debut film. The film will be released today at Piccadilly Chandigarh, Fun Republic Manimajra. This one is a campus romance produced by Balabhai. Asif Shaikh is co-producer of the film that also stars Sonu Sood. Former Miss India Tanushree Dutta makes her silver screen debut as solo heroine in it. Sameer has penned some fine Urdu poetry that has loads of obsession and compassion of love-struck lovers. Himesh Reshamiya has come up with melodious score by modulating and then plagiarizing late ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s singing style and music. Indian Idol Abhijeet Sawant makes his debut in Bollywood with ‘Mar Jaawan Mit Jaawan.... song. The film is expected to be well received by the young generation. * * * South Superstar R. Madhvan is back this time in Hindi movie ‘Ramji Londonwale’. Produced by Mars Entertainment Group, this one is a remake of a hit South Indian film ‘Naradamyanti’. The buzz is that it is a sweet romantic comedy directed by Sanjay Dayma, one of the screenplay writers of ‘Lagaan’. So Dayna has turned to direction with ‘Ramji Londonwale’, the viewers can expect an entertaining fare from him. The good looking model turned actress Samita Bangargi (Clinic All Clear fame) gets a big break after doing ‘Yeh Kya Ho Rahaa Hai and Shaadi Ka Laddoo’. The film has story by Kamal Hasan, music by Vishal Bhardwaj, cinematography by Ravi Varman and editing by Sanjay Sankla. Akhiendra Misra, Raj Zutshi, Daya Shankar Pandey and Aditya Lakia are also in the cast. The movie opens today at Nirman, Chandigarh and at Fun Republic, Manimajra. * * * Director Hriday Shetty’s offbeat light-hearted love story “Pyar Mein Twist” will be released today at Fun Republic, Manimajra. It is a story of a middle aged man and woman who fall in love. “Plan” fame director Hriday Shetty has changed his track from action thriller to love story in this film. Samir Dattani and Soha ali Khan are in important roles. Going by the response, the promos of ‘Pyar Mein Twist’ are generating, the movie might be appreciated by the audience. — DP
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