Sri Ram, Sreedevi Schools want Mid-day meals: Education Department approves
Bantwal: The Kalladka school’s midday meal issue has now taken a new turn. The Sri Ram School of Kalladka and Punacha’s Shreedevi School have requested the government to provide the midday meal scheme for the present academic year, and the Department of Education has approved it.
Until the last academic year, the Kollur temple funded midday meals to Kalladka and Punacha schools.
However, a letter was written to Siddaramaiah government objecting how the temple, which comes under Muzrai Department, can provide financial assistance for midday meal to only two schools. Following which, the funds given for midday meal by the Kollur temple to both the schools were stopped.
Cancellation of school adoption by the Kollur Temple had led to several protests, with the BJP and Congress locking horns over the issue. While students had held protests in Bantwal, BJP leader and MP Shobha Karandlaje had launched a ‘mane mane bhikshatane’ protest against the government. Shobha had requested women to donate a handful of rice so that children studying in the two schools can have their midday meal. Consequently, the ZP officer had instructed the institution to submit a request to provide midday meal under Akshara Dasoha scheme as Shreeram Vidyakendra is eligible to get it.
However, the management had said that they do not need any aid from the government. “we will provide the midday meal with the help of parents, guardians, and many education lovers,” they had said. But now, the management of schools in Kalladka and Punacha had submitted a request letter seeking inclusion of their schools under the Akshara Dasoha scheme. The request has been approved.
Akshara Dasoha in-charge for Bantwal, Rajalakshmi, said the schools in Kalladka and Punacha had submitted requests to be included in the scheme. “We have started supplying rice to the schools, and other items will also be supplied soon,” she added.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
