Vijayawada: In a land-related case, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has served notices to the state government and the Visakhapatnam collector, municipal commissioner and Gitam University and directed them to file counter affidavits.
A two-judge bench headed by chief justice Lisa Gill and justice N. Jayasurya held a hearing here on Wednesday on a PIL.
The PIL challenged the “efforts of the state government to regularise 54.79 acres of land worth several thousands of crores” in Visakhapatnam.
The court directed the registry to attach the petition with the single judge to the PIL for taking up a hearing.
Guntur-based Society for Protection of Constitutional Rights president and advocate G. Srinivas Rao filed the PIL in the court. He alleged that the state government was trying to regularise the 54.79 acres of land encroached by the management of the Gitam educational institutions.
Petitioner’s counsel Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy and advocate M Balakrishna however argued that when the government land was encroached by some powerful persons, the government was trying to regularise it.
Advocate general Dammalapati Srinivas presented his arguments in the case.
After hearing both the parties, the court adjourned the matter for next hearing to June.
HC observes English in schools helps students face future better
Andhra Pradesh High Court has made key observations on the medium of instruction being English in government schools of the state.
A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Lisa Gill and comprising Justice N. Jayasurya held a hearing on Wednesday on a PIL challenging the amended proceedings of the School Education department on medium of instruction being English in all the government schools of the state.
The judges observed that if the students lacked proper English language skills, it would trim their chances of faring well in other sectors. They underlined that if the students are provided the opportunity to learn in Telugu along with English as the medium of instruction, it would improve their chances in faring better in other sectors.
The High Court appreciated the efforts of the state government to provide English as a medium of instruction in the government schools to help students fare better in the mainstream society.
Justices Lisa Gill and Jayasurya noted that in the present-day world, lack of skills in English language would dim the students’ chances in employment and other sectors.
The court declared the PIL as lacking in merit and closed the matter.
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