Puttingal tragedy: govt. proposes special court
The Hindu
Request still pending with court, High Court told
The State government has informed the High Court that its request for constituting a special court to try the case relating to Puttingal fireworks accident in Kollam is still pending before the court.
In a report filed before the court, the government said it had proposed to constitute a special court considering the gravity of the case and had given a representation to the High Court in this regard. In fact, the Kollam Corporation had agreed to provide the accommodation for the special court in the Corporation’s commercial complex at Chinnakada in Kollam.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.