Bailable arrest warrant against Calicut University Registrar

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday issued bailable arrest warrant
against the Calicut University Registrar in a contempt of court case.

Justice K.K. Dinesan issued the warrant on a petition seeking to
initiate contempt of court case against the registrar for not
implementing a High Court directive. The court had directed that the
answer papers of the test conducted for the post of Assistant Grade II
be got revaluated and rank list be published before January 5.

The court also ordered that if the university could not implement the
order, the registrar should appear in person and explain the reasons.

When the petition came up, the university had filed an affidavit and
the registrar did not appear. The court therefore issued the arrest
warrant to produce him before the court on January 31. If the
registrar was arrested, he could be released on bail on his personal
bond.

Varsity Act challenged

Justice K.M. Joseph has admitted a writ petition challenging Section
59(1) of the Mahatma Gandhi University Act that required the aided
college management to obtain permission of the State Government before
appointing teachers.

The petition was filed by the manager of the Deva Matha College,
Kuravilangad. According to the petitioner, the section that was
inserted in 2005 violated minority institution's right to administer
its institution under Article 30 of the Constitution. The petition
sought to declare the section unconstitutional.

Doctors' strike

A Bench comprising Chief Justice V.K. Bali and Justice M. Ramachandran
adjourned the hearing on a writ petition filed by P.D. Joseph of
Thrissur to declare illegal the strike called by government doctors.
When the petition came up, the court enquired whether the Essential
Service Maintenance Act could be applied to the doctors' strike on
Friday.

CD case

A Bench on Monday reserved its judgment on a writ petition filed by
Anitha Thachankery, wife of IG Tomin Thachankery and owner of a CD
manufacturing unit in Kochi, challenging the police raid on her unit
and seeking a direction to stop "harassing" her.

In a reply affidavit, she said that the CDs seized from her studio
contained the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
(IFPI) marks. In fact, the IFPI marking had not been made mandatory in
the country, as the Optical Disc Law was not enforced in the country,
she said.

Recruitment

Justice K.K. Dinesan admitted a writ petition challenging the
notifications for the recruitment of management trainees and
recruitment of graduate engineer trainees/ fire engineer/ security
officer in the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

The petition was filed by the Federation of Central Government SC/ST
Employees (Kerala) BPCL unit and others.

The company was going ahead with the recruitment without notifying the
reserved posts for each type of posts, they alleged.