Pradeep Shetty re-elected president of Kanndada Sangha
Bahrain: Pradeep Shetty has been re-elected as the president of state award winning ‘Kannada Sangha’ of Bahrain. He was re-elected in the recently held 40th annual general body meeting.
Pradeep Shetty has successfully completed his first tenure as the president in the year 207-18. Following which, he has again been elected as the president for the year 2018-19.
Shetty, who has been living in gulf countries for three decades, has served as director of the department of Information and Technology in the Gulf University. Pradeep Shetty, who has been actively involved in social activities in the gulf country, has earlier served as the president of ‘Bants Bahrain’ for two terms.
In photo: Sitting (from left): Chandrahas Ill (internal auditor), Praveen Shetty Kinnigoli (treasurer), Kiran Upadayay (general secretary), Pradeep Shetty (president), D Ramesh (vice president), Varun Hegde (entertainment secretary).
Standing (from left): Ayyappa Edaneer (committee member), Mahesh Kumar K (sports secretary), Arun Irodi (assistant secretary), Prakash Anchan (committee member), Jagadish Jeppu (assistant entertainment secretary), Santosh Acharya (committee member), Ashok Kateel (vice treasurer).
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Allahabad HC orders probe into 'reinstatement' of teacher in UP's Barabanki
Lucknow (PTI): The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered a probe by the special task force (STF) into alleged irregularities in the rejoining of a teacher at City Intermediate College in Barabanki, observing that the reinstatement appeared to be prima facie illegal.
The court also directed the recovery of the salary paid to the teacher during the disputed period.
A bench of Justice Rajeev Singh passed the order on a petition filed by the college management committee. The court expressed doubts over the roles of the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Barabanki, the college principal and the teacher concerned and hence, directed a detailed inquiry into the matter.
Taking note of alleged manipulation of records and misleading submissions, the court ordered the immediate transfer of the Barabanki DIOS to ensure a fair probe. It also directed the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against the then joint director of education of the Ayodhya division.
In its order, the court found that the teacher, Abhay Kumar, was initially appointed as an assistant teacher in 2018 but joined an Eklavya Model Residential School in Chhattisgarh as a lecturer in June 2024 without obtaining permission from the management. His subsequent request to retain the lien was rejected.
Despite this, he was allowed to rejoin the Barabanki College in September 2025 on the directions of the joint director of education and the DIOS, and was even paid the salary for October 2025. The court termed the rejoining "wholly illegal" and lacking any legal basis.
The bench also expressed concern over lapses in communication within the education department and directed the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary to ensure that official orders are communicated through email and WhatsApp as well, to prevent disputes.
The matter is next listed for hearing on May 28 when a compliance report is sought.
