Kerala HC dismisses ex-minister KT Jaleel s plea against Lokayukta report ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 17:54 IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 20 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by former Kerala Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare KT Jaleel, challenging a report of the state Lokayukta which had found him guilty of nepotism and favouritism.
A division bench comprising Justices PB Suresh Kumar and K Babu affirmed the Lokayukta report. The Lokayukta had declared that Jaleel was unfit to continue as a Minister, for violation of his oath of office.
Kerala Higher Education Minister KT Jaleel had resigned from his position on April 13 after the Kerala High Court refused to stay the Lokayukta finding him guilty of allegations of abuse of power, favouritism, nepotism and violation of Oath of Office and has ordered that he should not continue to hold the post held by him as a Member of the Council o
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The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed the writ petition filed by former Minister for Higher Education and Minority Welfare KT Jaleel, challenging a report of the Kerala Lok Ayukta which had found him guilty of nepotism and favouritism.
A division bench comprising Justices PB Suresh Kumar and K Babu affirmed the Lok Ayukta report, stating that J
aleel had not made out any ground for interference in the final opinion formulated by the Lok Ayukta in this proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution.
Finding that the Lok Ayukta had acted within the scope of its powers when it arrived at its conclusion, the Court emphasized that only errors of fact which had a direct nexus with the decision-making process could be interfered with, rather than an error that affected the merit.
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BENGALURU: The Karnataka government on Tuesday issued guidelines for devotees during the month-long Ramzan fasting from Wednesday amid the second wave of the Covid pandemic. The steep increase in the number of positive cases daily across the state calls for strict compliance of Covid appropriate behaviour during Ramzan and the concerned rituals for which people congregate in mosques in large numbers, state Minority Welfare, Wakf and Haj secretary P Mannivanan said.
As per the guidelines, mosques in containment zones will remain closed even for offering prayers, until the zone is de-notified.
Wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, washing hands, thermal screening and providing sanitisers have been made mandatory in all mosques and Eidgah maidans where namaz is held.
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Ramzan fasting begins in Karnataka amid Covid surge
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Bengaluru, April 15 : The month-long Ramazan fasting began across Karnataka on a solemn note in compliance with the Covid norms amid the second wave of the pandemic, an official said on Wednesday. The first day of Ramzan fasting began in the wee hours (04:55am) of the day with Sehri namaz and concluded with Iftar prayers in the evening (6:37 pm), Markazi Ruyath-e-Hilal convenor Mohammad Sageer Ahmed Rashadi told IANS here.
Though mosques in containment zones remained shut as per the guidelines, hundreds of the devout were allowed to offer prayers (namaz) in other mosques in a limited number to maintain social distancing and avoid crowding the place of worship.