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Telangana Governor clears 3 out of 10 pending Bills

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Hyderabad: With the Telangana government approaching the Supreme Court seeking direction to Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan to take a decision on the Bills pending with her, she has passed three legislations but sent back two others to the state government.
The Governor has also forwarded two Bills to the President for her assent and kept three others with her.
There was no clarity about the Bills which the Governor cleared, those which she sent back to the government and the ones she forwarded to Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The government is understood to have passed Telangana Forest University Bill, Jayashankar Agriculture University Amendment Bill and Telangana Women’s University Bill
She is reported to have sent to the President Azamabad Industrial Area Amendment Bill and Telangana Motor Vehicle Tax Amendment Bill.
Her decision came on a day when the Supreme Court was set to resume hearing on the state government’s petition.
In a writ petition, the state government has brought to the notice of the Supreme Court that 10 Bills are pending with Raj Bhavan.
While seven Bills were pending since September 2022, three were sent to the Governor in February for her approval.

The petition pleaded the Supreme Court to declare as illegal, irregular and unconstitutional the delay by the governor.
“As per the mandate of the Constitution, the Governor has to necessarily clear the bills and any inaction to accord assent would lead to lawlessness,” the state government said in the Special Leave Petition (SLP).
The state argued that if the governor has any doubts on the bills, she can seek clarifications but she cannot sit on them.
“If she raises any issues, we will clarify them. She cannot sit on them and the mandate of the Constitution in this regard is clearly in favour of the state,” the government contended.
This is the second time that the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has knocked the apex court’s door against the Governor.
In February, the government moved Telangana High Court seeking direction to the Governor to give her approval to the state Budget for 2023-24. The court, however, had suggested both sides sort out the issue amicably.
Counsels of both the state government and Raj Bhavan had agreed to a compromise formula. While the government agreed to begin the Budget session of the Legislature with the Governor’s speech and the latter came forward to approve the Budget.
In November 2022, the Governor had dismissed the allegations by BRS that her office was sitting on some Bills forward by the state government for her assent. She stated that she is taking time for assessing and analyzing the Bills before giving her consent.
Education Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy had subsequently met the Governor to clarify her doubts on the Common Recruitment Board Bill.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 10, 2023
Jaipur serial blasts: Four men acquitted by HC yet to be set free as another case pending

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Jaipur: The four men who were acquitted by the Rajasthan High Court earlier this week in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts case are yet to be set free as a related case is pending against them in a trial court, officials said.
The pending case pertains to the recovery of an unexploded bomb after the serial blasts in Jaipur which had claimed 71 lives and left 185 injured.
Their lawyer S S Ali said a bail application of the four will be moved in the trial court on Monday.
On Wednesday, the Rajasthan High Court acquitted Mohammad Saif, Mohammad Salman, Saifur and Mohammad Sarvar Azmi, who were given the death sentence by a lower court in December 2019 for the serial blasts, and slammed the investigating agencies for their “shoddy investigation”.
It also affirmed the acquittal of a fifth accused, Shahbaz Hussain, by the trial court.
While Shahbaz Hussain is currently on bail, the four are lodged in a jail in Jaipur.
According to lawyer Ali, a charge sheet in the bomb recovery case was filed against the five men.
They have been charged under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 124-A (sedition) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Explosives Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

In the serial blasts case, the trial court had awarded capital punishment to the four and acquitted Shahbaz Hussain in December 2019. The state government had filed an appeal against his acquittal. At the same time, the four challenged the verdict in the high court.
Jaipur was rocked by a series of blasts on May 13, 2008 when bombs went off one after another at Manak Chawk Khanda, Chandpole Gate, Badi Chaupad, Chhoti Chaupad, Tripolia Gate, Johri Bazar and Sanganeri Gate.
The explosions in the evening left 71 people dead and 185 injured.
One live bomb was recovered near Ramchandra Temple which was defused by a bomb disposal squad. The case which is currently going on is related to this.
Meanwhile, the state government will challenge the high court verdict in the Supreme court, a government counsel has said.
BJP national general secretary and state in-charge Arun Singh targeted the Congress government over the acquittal of the four, saying that it happened due to weak prosecution.
“Seventy-one people lost their lives and hundreds of people were injured. Many affected families are still struggling but the Rajasthan government could not field big lawyers in the court and could not follow the whole matter properly,” he told reporters in the party office here.
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March 31, 2023
Over 120 pleas against Waqf Act pending before HCs: Centre to Delhi HC

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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was informed by the Centre on Wednesday that there are at least 120 petitions challenging the Waqf Act, 1995’s provisions pending in various high courts across the country.
Central Government Standing Counsel (CGSC) Kirtiman Singh moved an application seeking more time to file a response to the petitions against the Waqf Act.
The government counsel was asked by a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sachin Datta to initiate action and seek instructions for the consolidation and transfer of all cases to the Supreme Court.
One of the petitions is by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay.
The government claimed in its application that it must adopt a careful and uniform stance because there are numerous cases pending nationwide that challenge one or more Waqf Act provisions.
“Keeping in view the multiple petitions challenging various sections of the Waqf Act, 1995, it is essential for the Respondents/Applicants (Central government) to ensure that a clear and consistent view is taken. This involves thorough examination of petitions, consultation/vetting by the government counsels and discussions with other stakeholders, such as state governments,” the government submitted.
The court listed the case for the next hearing on July 26.
In his plea, Upadhyay contended that while the Waqf Act was created for the management of waqf properties, there are no comparable rules for followers of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism and Bahaism.

Hence, it is “against the secularism, unity and integrity of the nation,” the plea contended.
It stated that the Waqf Board has Muslim MLA, MP, IAS Officer, town planner, advocate and scholars, as its members who are paid from the public exchequer despite the fact the Centre doesn’t collect any money from mosques or dargahs.
“On the other hand, states collect around Rs one lakh crore from four lakh temples but there are no similar provisions for Hindus. Thus, the Act offends Article 27,” Upadhyay contended.
The plea further claimed that the Waqf properties were given priority over other charitable religious organisations and that the Waqf Act had granted the Waqf boards unbridled power.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 22, 2023
200 out of 1164 human rights cases in J&K pending with NHRC: MHA

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Srinagar, Mar 14 (GNS): The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, on Tuesday said 1164 human rights cases pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir have been registered with the National Human Rights Commission from 1st October 2019 to December last year and 200 cases are pending.
Divulging the information in a written question by National Conference Parliamentarian from Anantnag, Hasnain Masoodi, Minister of State for MHA Nityanand Rai said that by virtue of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Human Rights Act, 1997 has been repealed, and the application of corresponding Central Act i.e. The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 has come into force.
Accordingly, he said, the erstwhile State Human Rights Commission in Jammu and Kashmir was wound up on 23 October 2019.
As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Order, 2020, notified on 18 March 2020, the functions relating to human rights in Jammu and Kashmir shall be dealt with by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
“By virtue of the notification, the jurisdiction regarding Human Rights cases of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir vests in the NHRC,” he said as per the reply, a copy of which lies with GNS.
The total complaints that were pending before the Commission at the time of its winding up were 765, he said.
“National Human Rights Commission is a Statutory Body and Commission has autonomy in its functioning,” he said in reply to question whether any step is being taken by the Government to ensure early disposal of cases transferred from J&K Human Rights Commission to National Human Rights Commission after the bifurcation of the erstwhile State into Union Territory.
“Total 1164 cases pertaining to the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been registered with the NHRC from 1st October, 2019 to December, 2022, as per the information provided by NHRC,” he said, adding, “Out of those, 111 have been considered and closed by the Commission, 368 have been disposed of with direction, 484 have been dismissed in limini, compensation has been recommended in one case and 200 cases are pending for consideration of the Commission.” (GNS)

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March 14, 2023
Power connection of Ravinder Raina, Azad snapped over pending bills

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Jammu, Mar, 12: The Jammu and Kashmir administration disconnected electricity connections of many people in Jammu, including former CM and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad, BJP State president Ravinder Raina and former BJP MLA Neelam Langeh, for non-payment of arrears, reported Daily Excelsior.
Azad has not paid the bill of four lakh rupees. Similarly, Langeh has not paid the bill of Rs 1 lakh. Taking action on this, the Electricity Corporation has disconnected the connections.
At present, Ravinder Raina is living in Gandhi Nagar 14A, Neelam Langeh in Gandhi Nagar, while Azad is living in Bungalow No.1 Gandhi Nagar. According to the Electricity Corporation, action has been taken on the instructions of higher officials. Earlier, notices were issued to all these leaders and three days’ time was given to clear dues but nothing happened during this period.
Taking action on Saturday, the team disconnected the connections. Issuing the order, the Corporation said, now action will be taken against other influential people as well. In the past too, many times the Electricity Corporation has been giving opportunities to the people to pay the bills. Initiatives have also been taken to pay the bills in easy installments under the Amnesty scheme.
The officials of the Electricity Corporation have disconnected more than 400 connections in Valmiki Colony. Along with this, power has also been cut from two transformers of 400 KV. Apart from this, the connection of Estate Department and Floriculture Department has also been disconnected.
BJP State President Ravinder Raina said that he is on a tour of Rajouri-Poonch and came to know that the electricity in the security guard room has been cut off.
DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad’s PA Dil Nawaz said that the Electricity Corporation had mistakenly cut off the electricity at Azad’s official residence, which was later restored. The electricity bill is being paid by the Estate Department.

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March 12, 2023
With Bills pending with guv piling up, Telangana knocks on SC’s doors

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Hyderabad: With Assembly elections in Telangana scheduled later this year and the delay on the part of Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan in clearing some Bills passed by the state legislature likely to create hurdles for governance, the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is looking to the Supreme Court to come to its rescue.
The BRS leaders are targeting the Governor for what they call running a parallel system, undermining the people’s elected government.
The stalemate over the pending Bills and the petition filed by the BRS government last month in the Supreme Court has given an unprecedented turn to the rift between the government and the Governor.
The BRS had apparently hoped that with the truce reached last month during the budget session of the state legislature, Soundararajan will reciprocate by approving the Bills, some of which have been pending since September last year.
But with no positive response from the Raj Bhavan, the BRS decided to take the matter to the Supreme Court by filing a special leave petition (SLP).
The government pleaded with the apex court to direct the Governor to fulfil her constitutional obligation by giving assent to the 10 pending Bills.
The SLP mentions that seven of these Bills have been pending with the Raj Bhavan since September last year while the other three were sent to the Governor on February 13 after the budget session of the Assembly ended.
The petition pleaded the Supreme Court to declare the delay by the Governor as ‘illegal’, ‘irregular’ and ‘unconstitutional’.

The SLP said: “The state of Telangana is constrained to move before this court under its extraordinary jurisdiction as conferred under Article 32 of the Constitution of India in view of a very frequent constitutional impasse created on account of the refusal of the Governor of the State of Telangana to act on several Bills passed by the state legislature. These Bills are pending since September 14, 2022, till date for the assent of the Governor.”
The petition went on the say: “It is respectfully submitted that the Constitution cannot be kept static in the matter of legislative actions of the State and by reason of the Bills kept pending, without any legitimate reasons, results in chaotic situations, nothing short of creating lawlessness and in all sobriety, the Hon’ble Governor should have acted in discharge of the constitutional mandate of assenting to the Bills contemplated under the constitutional scheme.
“There is no justifiable reason to resort to any other step other than assenting to the Bills as all the Bills conform to the constitutional mandate as to the legislative competence or otherwise.”
The state government mentioned the Samsher Singh Vs State of Punjab case where the top court had said that the Constitution did not envisage the provision of “a parallel administration by allowing the Governor to go against the advice of the Council of Ministers”.
It also said that Article 200 does not confer any independent discretion on the Governor as is clear from the discussion of the Constituent Assembly.
The state government further argued that the matter assumes unprecedented significance and any further delay may lead to very unpleasant situations, ultimately affecting the governance and heavily inconveniencing the general public as a result.
The state Assembly had passed seven Bills during the session held on September 12 and 13. The Governor passed only the GST (Amendment) Bill.
The bills pending with the Raj Bhavan are — Azamabad Industrial Area (Termination and Regulation of Leases) (Amendment) Bill, 2022; Telangana Municipal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022; Telangana Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) (Amendment) Bill, 2022; University of Forestry Telangana Bill, 2022; Telangana Universities Common Recruitment Board Bill, 2022; Telangana Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2022; Telangana State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2022; Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (Amendment) Bill, 2023; Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2023; and Telangana Municipalities (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
With the municipal laws Bill pending, the government is worried over party leaders moving a no-confidence motion against the chairpersons of the civic bodies.
Legal experts said the state government can’t do anything unless the Governor returns the Bills to it. If the Bills are returned, the state government has powers to send them again for approval which cannot be denied by the Governor.
As the SLP in the Supreme Court is filed in the name of Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, the Governor trained guns on her.
Soundararajan, who kicked up rows by participating in debates in television channels to target the BRS government, took to Twitter to hit out at the Chief Secretary.
“Dear Telangana CS Raj Bhavan is nearer than Delhi. Assuming office as CS you didn’t find time to visit Raj Bhavan officially. No protocol! No courtesy even for courtesy call. Friendly official visits and interactions would have been more helpful which you Don’t even intend,” Soundararajan tweeted.
Santhi Kumari had assumed office as Chief Secretary on January 11 and the Governor pulled her up for not finding time to visit the Raj Bhavan officially.
However, the BRS leaders launched a counter attack and reminded the Governor that the Chief Secretary had visited the Raj Bhavan twice after assuming office.
The state government also countered the Governor’s argument that it did not clarify her doubts on Bills. It informed the Supreme Court that Education Minister P. Sabitha Indra Reddy had met the Governor on November 10, 2022, and the Governor was apprised of the necessity of introducing the Bills and the urgency was explained.
On January 30, Legislative Affairs Minister S. Prashanth Reddy had met the Governor and fervently requested to consider granting assent to the Bills as the delays in the matter of assent seriously hurts the very objective of the pending Bills.
In November last year, the Governor had dismissed the allegations levelled by BRS that her office was sitting on some Bills forwarded by the state government for her assent. She had stated that she is taking time for assessing and analysing the Bills before giving her consent.
BRS is now hoping for a relief from the Supreme Court. Political observers say the ruling party may also look to draw political mileage from the delay in clearing the pending bills.
The ruling party leaders are targeting the Governor for ‘acting like a BJP leader’. BRS sees the Governor’s actions as part of the attempts by the BJP government at the Centre to create hurdles in the path of development of Telangana.
Irrespective of the Supreme Court’s judgement, the BRS is likely to politically cash in on the situation by taking the issue to the public ahead of the polls scheduled towards the end of this year.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 12, 2023
Lokesh promises completion of all pending projects in Rayalaseema

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Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Nara Lokesh on Thursday promised that if the party returns to power in Andhra Pradesh, all pending irrigation projects in Rayalaseema will be completed.
Interacting with people during ongoing padyatra Yuva Galam in Madanapalle, he alleged that Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is more interested in looting the state than development, particularly the Rayalaseema region.
The farmers from Chinna Tippasamudram and Kothavaripalli met Lokesh at the Pulavandlapalli campsite and told him that they are facing several problems due to non-availability of water for irrigation. If the Chinna Tippasamudram pond is linked with Handri Neeva project, they will get sufficient water for irrigation which will solve all their problems.
The pond is spread over 500 acres which can supply irrigation water for over 1,000 acres, they said. If the pond is linked to Handri Neeva, they can cultivate two crops in a year and this will solve all their issues, the farmers told Lokesh and made an appeal to him to take up the works once the TDP is into power again.
Responding to the farmers, Lokesh said that Jagan Mohan Reddy is interested only in minting money by looting the state. Observing that 80 per cent of the works of Handri Neeva were completed during Chandrababu Naidu regime, he said Jagan Mohan Reddy did not bother to complete the remaining 20 per cent work.
“This clearly indicates that he is not interested in the farmers welfare. I am assuring you that when we are back into government, which is not far, all the pending projects will be completed, including the Handri Neeva project. Also, the pond of Chinna Tippasamudram too will be linked with the Handri Neeva,” Lokesh told the farmers.
Earlier, representatives of the Chittoor district Brahmin Seva Samakhya met Lokesh and told him that this government has scrapped all the welfare schemes for Brahmins. They appealed to Lokesh to revive all the schemes when the TDP government is formed again.
At Poolavandlapalli, local Valmiki Boya community leaders had a meeting with Lokesh. They appealed to Lokesh to see to it that Valmiki Boya community is included in the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Maintaining that it is the TDP that encouraged the Valmiki community politically and provided several positions both in the party and in the government as well, Lokesh said that justice will be done to them when the TDP forms the government again.
At Yenumuvaripalli of Madanapalle Assembly segment, handloom workers met Lokesh and wanted identity cards be issued to them which this government stopped.
Lokesh promised to revive the issuance of the identity cards to all the handloom weavers and also will lift GST on handloom products.
Later, minorities representatives met the TDP General Secretary and complained to him that interest-free loans are not being extended to them. He promised to revive the scheme besides setting up an Islamic bank. Industrial clusters will be established in all the Assembly segments in the State to provide employment to the minorities youth, Lokesh added.
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March 9, 2023
Women’s Day: Commuters wear black ribbons at Dombivli railway station highlighting pending demands

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Thane: Several women at Dombivli railway station on Mumbai suburban railway network wore black ribbons on Wednesday in protest against the alleged “apathy” of railway officials towards their commuting woes and other issues.
They claimed their long-pending demands including better facilities for women commuting between Karjat and Kasara and CSMT in south Mumbai are being neglected by authorities despite the submission of several reminders and holding of meetings.
Lata Argade, president of Upanagariy Railway Pravasi Mahasangh, told reporters at Dombivli railway station in Thane district that their demands include shuttle services between Thane and other far away stations like Karjat and Kasara.
She said the number of coaches reserved for women on suburban rakes remained the same as it used to be 20 years ago even though the number of commuters has gone up manifold.
Among other issues raised by Mahasangh are the nuisance caused by beggars, drug addicts, and anti-social elements, and the overall safety of women on local trains, the lifeline of Mumbai.
Nearly 40 lakh commuters travel daily in the local trains operated by the Central Railway in Mumbai suburban network, excluding the services operated by the Western Railway.
The CR operates suburban services on its various routes, including the Main Line (CSMT to Kasara/Khopoli), Harbour Line (CSMT to Goregoan/Panvel), Trans-Harbour Line (Vashi-Thane/Panvel) and Bamandongri-Belapur/Seawoods line.

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March 8, 2023
Telangana govt moves SC against Guv’s delay in approving pending bills

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Hyderabad: A writ petition was filed by the Telangana government officials seeking directions to the state’s Governor for approval of ten pending key bills.
Chief secretary A Santhi Kumari moved the Supreme Court on the state government’s behalf naming Tamilisai Soundararajan in the place of the respondent in her petition.
Telangana Govt versus Governor goes to Supreme Court
Govt filed a petition against Governor in SC for not giving her assent to 10 Bills
7 bills pending from 13Sept
3bills from budget session pic.twitter.com/dbtV6hHtuh
— Naveena Ghanate (@TheNaveena) March 2, 2023
The petitioner claimed that bills pertaining to the state government were kept pending for more than six months in the Raj Bhavan and were not being cleared by the Governor, who reportedly refused to clarify the inordinate delay.
The Governor’s act of delaying bill approvals that were important for the functioning of state matters was criticised by ministers of the state.
The petition is likely to be heard on March 3.
The rift between the Telangana Governor and the KCR-led government has deepened over the last two years.
The BRS leaders recently anticipated a crisis as seven Bills passed by the Assembly and Council have been languishing at the Raj Bhavan since September 2022.
The state government even knocked on the door of the Telangana High Court in January seeking a direction from the governor to approve the state budget for 2023-24.

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March 2, 2023
Pending cases in courts near 5-crore mark

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New Delhi: Pending cases across various courts in the country are moving towards the five crore-mark with an over 4.32 crore backlog in subordinate courts, according to data shared by the government in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
In separate written replies, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said as on December 31, 2022, the total pending cases in district and subordinate courts was pegged at over 4.32 crore.
He also said over 69,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court, while there is a backlog of more than 59 lakh cases in the country’s 25 high courts.
Citing details available on the Supreme Court website, Rijiju said 69,511 cases were pending in the top court as on February 1.
“There are 59,87,477 cases pending in high courts across the country, as per the
information available on National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) on February 1, 2023,” he said.
Out of these, 10.30 lakh cases were pending in the Allahabad High Court — the biggest high court of the country. The Sikkim High Court has the least number of 171 cases.
The total pending cases comes to 4,92,67,373 or over 4.92 crore.
The government, Rijiju said, has taken several initiatives to provide “suitable environment” for expeditious disposal of cases by the judiciary.

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February 9, 2023