Milagres college controversy: High Court shows no sympathy for students

November 26, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Showing no sympathy to the 17 students of Mangaluru-based Milagres College, who were denied end-semester examination hall tickets on account of attendance shortage, the Karnataka High Court has dismissed their writ petitions.

The high court clearly said that it cannot direct the college or the university to permit the petitioners who do not have the required minimum attendance to take exams by condoning the shortage of attendance.

The college had not issued hall tickets to 22 students due to shortage of attendance and 17 of them had filed a writ petition in the high court seeking directions to the college principal for issue of hall tickets. The students were studying BCom/BBM/BBA.

The students had claimed that they have paid the requisite fee and completed their 1st to 4th semesters in the college. The petitioners had contended that they were bright and intelligent students hailing from poor families and had attended all the classes.

However, when their parents came to college for collecting hall tickets on October 24, 2016, the principal refused to issue hall tickets on the ground that they were short of attendance. The students had specifically contended that the college had not informed them about shortage of attendance at regular intervals.

Countering the contentions of the petitioners, the advocate for the college produced documents before the court to establish that the students and their parents had been informed about the shortage of attendance.

It was pointed out that the names of students who were short of attendance were displayed at the college notice board every month. The advocate also produced the letters/memos sent to the parents informing them about the shortage of attendance of their children.

The students also alleged that even though 90 students were facing attendance shortage and their names were displayed at the notice board, the college exhibited communal bias and denied hall tickets only 22 students among whom 21 are Muslims.

The college claimed that it conducted special classes to enable students make up for attendance shortage. As a result, 68 students could cross the mandatory 75 % attendance while 22 students reportedly did not take the issue very seriously.

Elizabeth Neeliyara, the advocate and legal advisor to Milagres College, said that court order should be a warning to students who do not care to follow the college rules.

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QR-code tips power Mangaluru's major drug bust: 25 arrested in 2 weeks

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December 16,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 16: The Mangaluru City police have significantly escalated their campaign against drug trafficking, arresting 25 individuals and booking 12 cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act between November 30 and December 13. The crackdown resulted in the seizure of a substantial quantity of illicit substances, including 685.6 grams of MDMA and 1.5 kg of ganja.

The success of this recent drive has been significantly boosted by the city’s innovative, QR code-based anonymous reporting system.

"The anonymous reporting system has received an encouraging response. Several recent arrests were made based on inputs received through this system, helping police tighten the noose around drug peddlers," said the City Police Commissioner.

The latest arrests contribute to a robust year-to-date record, underscoring the police's relentless commitment to combating the drug menace.

Up to December 14 this year, the police have registered a total of 107 cases of drug peddling, leading to the arrest of 219 peddlers. Furthermore, they have booked 562 cases of drug consumption, resulting in the arrest of 671 individuals.

The scale of the seizure for the year reflects the magnitude of the problem being tackled: police have seized 320.6 kg of ganja worth ₹88.7 lakh and 1.4 kg of MDMA valued at ₹1.2 crore. Other significant seizures include hydro-weed ganja worth ₹94.7 lakh and cocaine worth ₹1.9 lakh, among others.

The Commissioner emphasized a policy of rigorous enforcement: "We ensure that peddlers are caught red-handed so that they cannot later dispute the case or claim innocence."

To counter the rising trend of substance abuse among youth, the Mangaluru City police have rolled out uniform guidelines for random drug testing across educational institutions.

As part of the drive, tests were conducted in approximately 100 institutions, screening an estimated 5,500 to 6,000 students in the first phase. 20 students tested positive for drug consumption during the initial screening.

Students who tested positive have been provided counselling and are scheduled for re-testing in the second quarter. The testing will also be expanded to students not covered in the first phase. In a move to ensure strict implementation, police personnel were deployed in mufti in some institutions. Reiterating a zero-tolerance stance, the Commissioner confirmed that random testing will continue, and colleges have also been instructed to conduct drug tests at the time of admission to deter substance abuse from an early stage.

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