The High Court on Tuesday upheld the rules of Medical Council of India on not allowing visually challenged, hearing impaired and those with upper locomotor diseases for medical courses.
Justice Ashok B Hinchigeri passed the order on a petition filed by Mohammad Hafeez challenging the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences action in not giving him seat under the quota for physically challenged. The judge, however, said candidates with 50 percent locomotor problems can be allowed to take up the course.
Hafeez, an MBBS graduate who has a locomotor problem, applied post-graduation course and his application was rejected, which he challenged before the court.
Notice To Govt
The High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the State government on an appeal challenging the single judge bench order on directing the government to reserve the post of Mayor or Deputy Mayor post for Scheduled Tribes (STs).
Hearing a petition filed by BBMP corporator Katte Satyanarayana, a division Bench of Chief Justice D H Waghela and Justice B V Nagarathna ordered notice and referred the case to
the previous bench which had given the interim order in the case and directed the government to file objections.
The case was adjourned to June 4 for further hearing.
Directive to Petitioner
The High Court on Tuesday directed the petitioner to make a representation to the the Kukke Subramanya Swamy Temple administration to allow people from other communities, except Brahmins, to have mass feeding (annadanam) near the sanctum sanctorum.
A division Bench of Chief Justice D H Waghela and Justice B V Nagarathna passed the order on petition filed by Jaikumar Hiremutt seeking to allow all communities to have mass feeding near the sanctum sanctorum during temple festival. The petitioner stated that during the festival and fairs, only Brahmins are allowed to have food near the sanctum sanctorum and that all should be treated as equal.
