THE HINDU| 02-04-2011| MADURAI EDITION - PAGE 5
The Madras High Court Bench here on Friday expressed its displeasure over the failure of a three member high-level committee, constituted by the State Government under the chairmanship of its Chief Secretary to take concrete steps to find an amicable solution to the row over administering the American College here.
Hearing a writ petition filed by a student of the college, Justice K. Venkataraman told the Additional Advocate General that the committee, formed on February 18 with the Home Secretar and Higher Education Secretary as its members, ought to have conducted conciliatory talks by inviting two warring groups in the menegement.
The Judge adjourned the hearing of the case to Tuesday [April 5, 2011] in order to facilitate the committee to take some concrete steps in the metter. He also warned that he would be constrained to summon the members of the committee if it failed to act decisively.
Earlier, the AAG said that the committee could not concentrate much on the issue owing to the ensuing Assembly elections.
E. Princy Sandralo, a third year B.Sc. (Physics) student of the college, had filed the writ petition last week seeking a direction to the State Government to take appropriate steps for peaceful functioning of the American College here through the intervention of the High Level Committee.
* Items in the square brackets are added by the blogger.
The Madras High Court Bench here on Friday expressed its displeasure over the failure of a three member high-level committee, constituted by the State Government under the chairmanship of its Chief Secretary to take concrete steps to find an amicable solution to the row over administering the American College here.
Hearing a writ petition filed by a student of the college, Justice K. Venkataraman told the Additional Advocate General that the committee, formed on February 18 with the Home Secretar and Higher Education Secretary as its members, ought to have conducted conciliatory talks by inviting two warring groups in the menegement.
The Judge adjourned the hearing of the case to Tuesday [April 5, 2011] in order to facilitate the committee to take some concrete steps in the metter. He also warned that he would be constrained to summon the members of the committee if it failed to act decisively.
Earlier, the AAG said that the committee could not concentrate much on the issue owing to the ensuing Assembly elections.
[The announcement for the setting up of the High Level Committee by TN Chief Minister came on the first week of January 2011. A formal Government Order (G.O) on this was mooted, morethan a month after the announcement, on 18th February 2011. The election commission announced the election dates on 19-03-2011. What was the committee doing between 18th Feb and 19th March 2011? and then thereafter? Why it should wait till the inervention of the court? If the government officials are not respecting the GO, then who else will do? Is the government machinery functioning? all these matters were in the discussions of the court]
E. Princy Sandralo, a third year B.Sc. (Physics) student of the college, had filed the writ petition last week seeking a direction to the State Government to take appropriate steps for peaceful functioning of the American College here through the intervention of the High Level Committee.
* Items in the square brackets are added by the blogger.
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