HC directs JNU to admit disabled students into M.Phil, Ph.D
New Delhi, July 27 : The Delhi High Court on Friday directed Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to admit disabled students, who have cleared the entrance examinations, into the M.Phil and Ph.D courses.
The order by a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar came while hearing a petition filed by the National Federation of the Blind against JNU's admission policy 2018-19, alleging that it has failed to grant any relaxation to disabled persons in the entrance examination despite statutory prescription.
The federation's counsel, senior advocate S.K. Rungta told the bench that the university has not uploaded result of the successful students under the Persons With Disability (PWD) category on its website.
Expressing its disappointment, the bench said that it is upset to hear that the university has failed to discharge its duties and said why it is waiting for court's order for uploading the result in the website. The court also pointed out that various litigants related to JNU are pending before the courts as the university has no business to do in the courtrooms.
The bench directed the university to display the entire result on the website and grant admission to successful candidates.
The court, however, clarified that its earlier order, which had barred the JNU from allowing admission to the five per cent unfilled seats for disabled students for M.Phil and Ph.D courses, shall not intervene in the way of JNU in granting admission to the successful disabled students.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
