Man moves high court for damage to crops by tigers

NAGPUR: The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has issued notice to the Maharashtra government over a petition claiming that tigers damaged 8,000 banana trees in Wardha.
A division bench comprising justices Dilip Sinha and Ashok Bhangale also issued notices to additional principal secretary (forests) and finance secretary, principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), chief conservator of forests (regional), Nagpur, and deputy conservator of forests in Wardha.The respondents were asked to furnish their replies within four weeks.
According to petitioner Baburao Aglawe (65), a resident of Kinhala village of Seloo in Wardha district, four tigers had caused damaged to his banana crop spread over five acres land during the period between April and May last year. He applied for getting compensation to the tune of Rs 3.84 lakh along with 18% interest.
However finance department rejected his claims stating that they have no such policy. The senior citizen contended that when he could get compensation when the tiger killed his cow, why was the same policy not applicable for his crops.
HC stays BJP worker's suspension as teacher
The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has issued notices to the deputy director of education in Nagpur, Ideal Education Society, and Nutan Adarsh Junior College in Umred on a plea petition filed by a teacher.
Petitioner Shrikant Pande was allegedly suspended by the Nutan Adarsh Junior College management on the ground of his association with BJP as president of the local unit. Being on a prominent post, he was responsible for distribution of party tickets to candidates for municipal ward elections in Umred. He claimed that as he rejected nomination of candidates proposed by the husband of college chairman, he was suspended on November 21 this year.
The petitioner pointed out that his association with BJP neither attracts disqualification nor violates any rules. Anand Parchure appeared for the petitioner while Subhash Jichkar pleaded for the state.
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