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HC notice to CBI over bail plea by Janardhana Reddy

The CBI had registered cases against two mining firms, including AMC, following raids at Bellary, Bangalore and Davanagere.

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The high court on Monday issued a notice to the CBI concerning a bail petition filed by former Karnataka Tourism minister G Janardhana Reddy, an accused in the illegal mining case. It may be recalled that CBI court had rejected his bail petition on September 25. Reddy, the owner of Associated Mining Company (AMC), is the key accused in the illegal mining case.

The CBI had registered cases against two mining firms, including AMC, following raids at Bellary, Bangalore and Davanagere.
The raids were carried out after the Supreme Court had issued orders directing the CBI to investigate illegal mining in the state, on the basis of a Central Empowered Committee report.

Student’s death: HC rules out plea for CBI probe
The High Court on Monday dismissed the plea of Shambunath Prasad seeking a CBI investigation into the death of his son Aditya Prasad, an engineering student.

The 22-year-old student of RV Engineering College and a hosteler was on August 14, 2010, found dead at a house in BEML layout, Rajarajeshwarinagagar, belonging to one Padmashri. The police had initially registered a case under section 302 of IPC, but later submitted a B report before the lower court, stating that Aditya had committed suicide.

As a protest memo, Shambunath had contended that the deceased was murdered by Padmashri and had sought a CBI investigation. His counsel had argued that the statement of the neighbours, college students and teaching staff were not recorded and there were serious lapses in the investigation.
The high court observed that a combined reading of the medical report and the statement recorded by the investigating officer established the fact that deceased had committed suicide. There was no other material on record to draw a different conclusion, it added.

HC relief to BU students

The high court on Monday directed Bangalore University’s Directorate of Correspondence Courses to recognise the admission of students who have forwarded their applications online or through study centres for the admissions made for 2011-2012. The students should be made to pay fees within a short period, if not already paid, it added.

The study centres across the state were permitted to provide admissions to undergraduate courses only for second and third year and for post graduate courses only for final year. This was challenged by the study centres.

The high court observed that these writ petitions were disposed off and directed the university to communicate the recognition of admissions and also issue admission tickets through study centres or online to the students within a day or two, so as to enable them to appear for exams at the Bangalore centre.

The court, however, said that in future the university should take steps to conduct examinations at the nearby district headquarters, based on the strength of the students. They should also fix CCTV cameras to curb malpractice at such study centres, it added.

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