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HYDERABAD, Oct 10: Black day was observed in the colleges of Sindh on Wednesday on the call of central action committee of Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association (SPLA) for the acceptance of its demands, claimed a press release of the association issued here.
The SPLA has been protesting against what it termed the obduracy shown by the Sindh government to its demands.
The demands pertain to the denationalization, increase in the allowances and salaries of the professors, issuance of notification about the already accepted demands and putting end to the move-over cases.
The SPLA claimed classes were boycotted, the professors wore black arm-bands and black flags were hoisted on the educational institutions while protest meetings were also held.
The association demanded of the government to rescind its decision regarding denationalisation of government colleges and schools, announce 100 per cent increase in the salaries and 60 per cent in the medical allowance. It also called for 40 per cent conveyance allowance and house rent.
The association said the self-financing scheme should also be brought to an end and before initiating computer literacy programme the colleges should be equipped with required facilities.
It also demanded the removal of Sindh minister and secretary of education.
Next meeting of the action committee would be held on Friday.
COURT: A division bench of Sindh High Court Hyderabad circuit on a constitutional petition of 28 Sindh Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) workers directed Additional AG Sindh police Masood A Noorani here on Wednesday to make a categorical statement regarding payment of the sale of the corporation’s quarters.
The AAG sought three weeks to file comments in the matter and the court fixed October 30 as next date of hearing.
Jhamatmal Jethanand represented the SRTC workers in the court.
The SRTC workers had filed the petition seeking permanent injunctions against the government and the SRTC and requesting the court to declare the petitioners were entitled to and respondents were liable to pay the amount and mark-up.
The petitioners had said the respondents were liable to either pay the amount and mark up or confer the proprietary rights of the residential quarters of the SRTC colony on them.
Earlier the bench consisting of Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Zia Perwez had issued notices in the previous hearing but the comments were not filed by the respondents.
