Karnataka High Court takes Suo Motu cognizance of staff shortage in SC/ST students' hostels
Bengaluru :The Karnataka High Court has initiated a voluntary Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in response to media reports highlighting staff shortages in hostels catering to SC/ST students under the purview of the Social Welfare Department.
The High Court has issued a notice to the Department in this regard.
The Division Bench of the High Court heard the PIL filed by the Registrar General of the High Court, prompted by an article published on December 7 in 'Taruna Bharat,' a Marathi daily from Belagavi.
Former Additional Advocate General Nitin Ramesh has been appointed as the amicus curiae to provide assistance to the court in the case.
The court has directed the registrar to furnish a copy of the PIL and other necessary documents related to the case.
The PIL, rooted in the media report, highlights the shortage of staff in hostels catering to pre-matriculation and post-matriculation SC/ST students.
Karnataka has 1,297 hostels for pre-matriculation students and 1,165 hostels for post-matriculation students operated by the Social Welfare Department.
However, the shortage of 1,200 wardens and superintendents has arisen due to irregular staff recruitment processes.
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TN Assembly elections: Eight-month pregnant homemaker wins Thiru Vi Ka Nagar seat for TVK
Chennai (PTI): Before giving birth, she had already delivered a mandate—a symbol of hope for Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
Echoing Delhi’s 2013 “common citizen” political churn associated with the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), an eight-month-pregnant homemaker, M R Pallavi, has been elected as an MLA from Chennai’s Thiru Vi Ka Nagar constituency, emerging as one of the notable first-time faces of the Vijay-led TVK in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
In the narrow lanes of Thiru Vi Ka Nagar, a steady stream of media personnel has been making their way to Pallavi’s residence—a scene reminiscent of the result day in Delhi when journalists thronged the modest home of Rakhi Birla, who had won from Mangolpuri on an AAP ticket.
Pallavi, 36, a homemaker educated up to class XII, defeated the DMK candidate K S Ravichandran by a margin of 22,333 votes in the reserved Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Assembly constituency.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats, while DMK and AIADMK got 59 and 47, respectively.
Pallavi’s victory has drawn attention due to her personal circumstances. She campaigned extensively while eight months pregnant, going door-to-door to reach voters.
According to local accounts, she even fainted once during the campaign but continued her outreach.
She has not spoken to the media following her victory, as doctors have advised her to rest. Her husband, Rajesh, briefly recounted her campaign efforts.
A self-professed admirer of actor-turned-politician Vijay, Pallavi joined TVK soon after its formation and is now among its first-time legislators.
Doctors have advised her to be hospitalised around May 20, as she is expecting her second child. Ahead of that, voters in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar have entrusted her with representing them in the state Assembly.
Political observers say the rise of candidates like Pallavi signals a possible shift in Tamil Nadu’s political landscape, with voters backing a new party and candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.
