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Time of India
23-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Akshaya services: HC directs govt to consider demand for hike in fees
Kochi: HC has directed the state govt to consider the representation submitted by Akshaya entrepreneurs, which outlines their concerns, including a request for an increase in the rates charged for their services. Justice N Nagaresh was hearing a petition by All Kerala Akshaya Entrepreneurs Confederation, challenging the unilateral terms and conditions introduced in the amended agreement proposed by the state. The petitioners contended that all govt-to-citizen services are to be routed exclusively through Akshaya Centres and alleged that they were compelled by the authorities to execute the allegedly unilateral agreement without any prior consultation or discussion. Although the petitioners had submitted a representation to the IT department secretary, no further action has been taken. In response, the state opposed the petition, asserting that the petitioners cannot dictate terms to the govt, which would make decisions in the larger public interest. After reviewing the matter, the Court directed the Secretary of the IT Department to consider the representation and take an appropriate decision before finalising the revised agreement.
The Hindu
22-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Kerala HC asks State government to take a decision on pleas of Akshaya entrepreneurs
The Kerala High Court has directed the State government to consider and take an appropriate decision expeditiously on a representation given by the All Kerala Akshaya Entrepreneurs Confederation seeking to enhance charges for various online services provided by Akshaya centres, before finalising a revised agreement with the Akshaya entrepreneurs. The directive was passed by Justice N. Nagaresh recently while disposing of a writ petition filed by the federation. The court made it clear that the members of the petitioner shall execute the current agreement and this judgment will not be an excuse for not executing the current agreement. According to the petitioner, the State government has reiterated time and again that all government-to-citizen services shall only be routed through Akshaya Centres. The petitioner also pointed out that every Akshaya entrepreneur has to execute an agreement with the government. It was in 2013 that an agreement was executed with the entrepreneurs for the first time. They were compelled by the authorities to execute unilateral agreements, the petitioner alleged. In fact, various service fees have not been revised since 2018 and a majority of them find the going tough in the face of increased cost of operations. No discussion had been held with the Akshaya entrepreneurs at any point of time despite a detailed representation on this and various other issues faced by the entrepreneurs was submitted to the government.
