<p>The High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed by T S Subramanya, Deputy Director, Mysore Palace Board seeking directions to quash proceedings against him. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The chairman of the board and Mysuru Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, who is also the executive officer of the Mysore Palace Board, had issued an order initiating an enquiry against Subramanya. They had also recommended sending him back to his parent department. Subramanya has been accused of permitting a photo shoot of a couple inside the Mysuru palace.<br /><br />In his petition, Subramanya had stated that the chairman and the DC had initiated proceedings against him without convening a meeting of all Board members. This is a violation of the provisions of the Mysore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer), Act, 1996.<br /><br />The petitioner has said that Shikha herself is involved in the photo shoot scam and to save her skin, she is making him a scapegoat by initiating proceedings against him. <br /><br />Justice B S Patil disposed of the petition after the government counsel submitted that the proceedings are still in a premature stage. The bench granted liberty to the petitioner to approach the court after the final outcome of the proceedings.<br /><br />BU syndicate nominations<br />The High Court has disposed of a PIL challenging the nomination of six persons as syndicate members of the Bangalore University contending their nomination violates provisions of the Karnataka State University Act, 2000.<br /><br />The petitioner, K N Ramesh had said that N Vijaya Kumara Simha, Jayanna, S J Daniel Fernandes, Nafis Fathima, B G Ravikumar and K R Manjunath, who are apponited as syndicate members are “not eminent educationists.’’ <br /><br /> He has stated that they are not eligible to be nominated as syndicate members as their nomination was done through a recommendation of MLC H M Revanna. A division bench comprising Chief Justice S K Mukherjee and Justice Ravi Malimath disposed of the PIL directing the petitioner to give a representation to Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department.</p>
<p>The High Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed by T S Subramanya, Deputy Director, Mysore Palace Board seeking directions to quash proceedings against him. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The chairman of the board and Mysuru Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, who is also the executive officer of the Mysore Palace Board, had issued an order initiating an enquiry against Subramanya. They had also recommended sending him back to his parent department. Subramanya has been accused of permitting a photo shoot of a couple inside the Mysuru palace.<br /><br />In his petition, Subramanya had stated that the chairman and the DC had initiated proceedings against him without convening a meeting of all Board members. This is a violation of the provisions of the Mysore Palace (Acquisition and Transfer), Act, 1996.<br /><br />The petitioner has said that Shikha herself is involved in the photo shoot scam and to save her skin, she is making him a scapegoat by initiating proceedings against him. <br /><br />Justice B S Patil disposed of the petition after the government counsel submitted that the proceedings are still in a premature stage. The bench granted liberty to the petitioner to approach the court after the final outcome of the proceedings.<br /><br />BU syndicate nominations<br />The High Court has disposed of a PIL challenging the nomination of six persons as syndicate members of the Bangalore University contending their nomination violates provisions of the Karnataka State University Act, 2000.<br /><br />The petitioner, K N Ramesh had said that N Vijaya Kumara Simha, Jayanna, S J Daniel Fernandes, Nafis Fathima, B G Ravikumar and K R Manjunath, who are apponited as syndicate members are “not eminent educationists.’’ <br /><br /> He has stated that they are not eligible to be nominated as syndicate members as their nomination was done through a recommendation of MLC H M Revanna. A division bench comprising Chief Justice S K Mukherjee and Justice Ravi Malimath disposed of the PIL directing the petitioner to give a representation to Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department.</p>
