VTU VC under Probe – First Class or Second Class?
Son: The Karnataka Governor has appointed a retired judge to probe the allegation against the Vice Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) that he made false claims about his academic credentials to get the post, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: The allegation was that the VC, H Maheshappa, had made a false claim that he had secured first class in BE, while he had actually secured a second class, dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: The judge appears to have a tough job on hand, dad. He has to first decide whether the VC had secured first class or second class, dad!
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: Maheshappa has 25 marks-cards for the ten semesters he studied in the Mysore University, dad! He had failed in seven semesters out of ten and had ultimately managed to get through the BE degree, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It appears that the selection committee had given weightage to the perseverance and the number of attempts made by Maheshappa, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It found him perfectly fit to be the VC of the prestigious university in the name of the legendary Sir MV, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Lawyers and the Law!
Son: The Bangalore police have reportedly filed criminal cases against those lawyers who created massive traffic jam in the city on 18 January 2012, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Senior lawyers say that only a section of young advocates took to streets on that day as they were new to the profession and were misguided, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The say that the young men could not differentiate between practicing law and taking the law into their own hands, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
At Last a Case on Hand!
Son: The young lawyers are said to unperturbed by the criminal cases filed against them by the police, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: They say actually they had no cases on hand and it was one of the reasons for their participation in the massive demonstration, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: They say they will argue their cases personally, dad! They wish to follow the example of Raja, the tainted ex-minister of communications, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: They are happy to have at least one case on their hand for practice, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Rahul Dravid now a different Wall!
Son: There was a time when the senior cricketer Rahul Dravid was referred to as Wall by the cricket lovers, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Rahul was adept in defending his wicket and was a virtual Wall as far as the opposing team was concerned, dad!
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Rahul’s wall of defense has totally collapsed now as has been proved in the recent test series in Australia, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Rahul has now turned out to be the Wall of a different kind because of his stubborn decision to not to retire from test cricket, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Rahul has become a Wall for the youngsters like Rohit Sharma, who turned out to be just a traveler during the test series, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
BCCI puts the Cart before the Horse!
Son: The Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) had terminated its broadcasting contract with Nimbus Communications Ltd on account of default in payment by the channel, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: BCCI had also invoked the bank guarantees for Rs 1,600 crore issued by three PSU banks on behalf of Nimbus, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But the three banks – Union Bank of India, Indian Bank and Punjab National Bank – have simply refused to make the payment, dad!
Father: How come? What then is the utility of such bank guarantees? Go on, son.
Son: The banks have found an excuse under a clause in the agreement entered into by the BCCI with Nimbus, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The clause states that the guarantee will be valid till the contract is terminated by BCCI, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The banks say that BCCI had already terminated the contract with Nimbus prior to invoking the guarantee, dad. They say that no claim is admissible under an (validity) expired guarantee, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: BCCI could have avoided this situation by invoking the guarantees first, dad. It could have terminated the contract after the receipt of payment from the banks, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
4th February 2012
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