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  • Kerala HC grants breather to younger legislation graduates from paying excessive enrolment charges

    Kochi, Feb 16: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday granted interim reduction to 10 legislation graduates who moved the Court difficult the enrolment charges of Rs 15,900 mounted by the Bar Council of Kerala (BCK).

    Justice Shaji P. Chaly directed the Bar Council to simply accept the purposes from the petitioners topic to cost of a charge of Rs 750 prescribed underneath legislation, and to not gather something greater than that in the interim.

    “I think it is only appropriate that the Bar Council is directed to receive applications for enrolment without insisting for any additional fee other than Rs 750 prescribed under law..There will be a direction to the respondent Bar Council to receive applications from the petitioners with a fee of Rs 750, which will be subject to the result of this writ petition,” the order learn.

    The petitioners, ten legislation graduates of the 2019-22 batch of the Government Law College in Ernakulam, approached the Court stating that the enrolment charges set by the BCK is a giant monetary hurdle for them and lots of others.

    The plea alleged that the BCK was performing past the scope of its rule-making energy by framing guidelines to levy an quantity greater than Rs 750 prescribed by the Advocates Act.

    “Despite the law clearly stipulating the amount of enrolment fee that can be charged, the first respondent (Bar Council of Kerala) is presently levying an amount of Rs 15,900 (or Rs 15,400 in the case of SC/ST applicants) from law graduates who seek to enter the noble profession of law,” the plea mentioned.

    The petitioners additionally delivered to the eye that the High Court had in a 2017 held that the State Bar Council can’t repair enrolment charges in extra of ARs 750 as per the Advocates Act and the apex courtroom had dismissed the enchantment filed towards the judgment.

    Kerala HC grants breather to younger legislation graduates from paying ‘excessive’ enrolment charges IANS 16 February 2023 Post Your Comments

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  • Army inks pacts with 11 banks to offer banking services to Agniveers

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has stated it has signed agreements with 11 banks to offer banking services to Agniveers after their enrolment, the defence ministry stated on Saturday.

    In June, the federal government introduced the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for the three companies to recruit youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years and 21 for less than 4 years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 extra years.

    For 2022, the higher age restrict has been prolonged to 23 years. The three companies are at present endeavor the recruitment course of below the brand new scheme. The first batch of Agniveers can be becoming a member of Army coaching Centres by January subsequent yr.

    “The Indian Army has signed historic MoU with 11 Banks viz State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank and Bandhan Bank for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrollment,” the defence ministry stated.

    The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed on Friday.

    “The features and benefits offered under Agniveer salary package are similar to the defence salary package,” it stated in a press release.

    NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has stated it has signed agreements with 11 banks to offer banking services to Agniveers after their enrolment, the defence ministry stated on Saturday.

    In June, the federal government introduced the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for the three companies to recruit youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years and 21 for less than 4 years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 extra years.

    For 2022, the higher age restrict has been prolonged to 23 years. The three companies are at present endeavor the recruitment course of below the brand new scheme. The first batch of Agniveers can be becoming a member of Army coaching Centres by January subsequent yr.

    “The Indian Army has signed historic MoU with 11 Banks viz State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda, IDBI Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Yes Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank and Bandhan Bank for providing banking facilities to Agniveers on enrollment,” the defence ministry stated.

    The Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) have been signed on Friday.

    “The features and benefits offered under Agniveer salary package are similar to the defence salary package,” it stated in a press release.

  • Odisha Schools ‘fudging’ enrolment to outlive!  

    Express News Service
    JAGATSINGHPUR: Shyamarani (title withheld) is a Class VII pupil of Gopal Vidyapitha High School, in Jagatsinghpur block. She apparently additionally research at Kutamchandi Upper Primary School in the identical block. The admission has been finished below similar Aadhaar Card however her distinctive pupil ID and Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) numbers are totally different within the two faculties.

    Similar is the case of Animika (not actual title) who has been enrolled in Class II of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir in addition to Class III in Rayankpatana Primary college. Sridevi (not actual title) has double admissions in Class VI in Haramani Devi Public School and Narendra Nath Nodal Bidyapitha in Erasama block whereas one other pupil is concurrently enrolled in Class III in Nuapari Project Primary School and Saraswati Sishu Mandir in Kortal below Nuagaon block. 

    These aren’t any random instances of enrolment, nor are these situations of scholars with similar names. There are over 6,000 such college students who’re enrolled in a couple of college on the similar time. With the Odisha authorities merging and shutting down faculties with low pupil consumption, sources in Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan (SSA), Jagatsinghpur mentioned, fearing closure, many colleges allegedly have resorted to rigging enrollment numbers with double or triple admissions of scholars.

    In the present tutorial session, round 6,062 out of 1.61 lakh college students enrolled below the scheme within the district have been discovered to be doubly enrolled in government-run major faculties, excessive faculties and in addition non-public faculties. There are 272 excessive faculties and 1148 major faculties within the district.

    Sources mentioned many government-run major faculties other than non-public faculties have been discovered to have enrolled the identical college students to extend consumption to acquire No Objection Certificate (NOC) and recognition from the federal government. The irregularities have been detected when college students with the identical Aadhaar card quantity have been discovered with totally different UDISE codes. Sources mentioned many colleges had not even deleted title of scholars from the admission register after situation of switch certificates. 

    The a number of enrolments additionally provides to hypothesis on misuse of funds below schemes like mid-day meals, books, cycles, research supplies, sneakers, costume supplies and different advantages that college students are entitled to. Some lecturers allege that the manipulation have been glossed over by School and Mass Education Department officers within the district.

    Contacted, district mission coordinator, SSA, Sapan Kumar Jena admitted that just about 6,062 college students have been discovered to have been doubly enrolled in numerous faculties right here. “The department has directed all block education officers (BEO) for verification. Verification is still underway and will take another two to three weeks to complete. After finalisation of verification, stern action will be taken against the errant employees for manipulation in enrollment,” Jena added.

    The School and Mass Education division not too long ago revised the merger plan and clarified that elementary and secondary faculties having enrolment lower than or equal to fifteen in Scheduled and KBK areas and people having lower than 20 college students in different areas will likely be merged with faculties close by, regardless of distance. It had initiated the method for closure of round 7,700 elementary and secondary faculties within the first section of which round, 900 have already been shut.