CJI orders dismissal of two SC officials for tempering with order in Anil Ambani’s case
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, on Wednesday evening, issued a order to dismiss two of the Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court, for ‘deliberately’ tempering with the court order.
The two assistant registrars Manav Sharma and Tapan Kumar Chakraborty, allegedly tempered with the court order in case of RCOM Chief Anil Ambani and Ericson, in a contempt case.
The duo had tempered the order of Justice F Nariman, before uploading it on the apex court’s website, exempting the personal appearance of Anil Ambani in the hearing of contempt case, while the rule clearly states that the person against whom a contempt notice is issued shall show up before the court once and then can seek exception from personal appearance for future dates.
Ambani was issued contempt notice in January for failing to clear outstanding dues to Ericsson India, despite categorical undertakings to the SC.
The order that was uploaded on the Supreme Court website on January 7 said the “personal appearance of the alleged contemnor(s) is dispensed with”.
The order propitious to Ambani was uploaded on the website even though Justice Nariman had hours before made it clear that Ambani's personal appearance was not dispensed with.
Justice Nariman, after expressing shock over the development as it was brought to his notice by Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, had complained the same to CJIs notice and had preferred an inquiry.
CJIs scrutiny suggested that it was a ‘deliberate tempering’.
Justice Nariman, had then corrected the order on the website on January 10, to “Personal appearance of the alleged contemnor(s) is not dispensed with,” from what earlier appeared as “personal appearance of the alleged contemnor(s) is dispensed with”.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
