[ad_1] Police personnel committing serious offences, infringing the fundamental rights of citizens, would attract dismissal from service too, the Madras High Court has said. In a recent ruling on a writ petition, filed by the wife of a Special police sub-inspector (SSI) who was dismissed from service for misbehaviour, Justice...
HC to Pondi govt, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] The Madras High Court has directed the Puducherry administration to scrupulously adhere to rules and regulations while making appointments in government and public sector undertakings (PSUs). The court was disposing of a writ petition from R Iyyasamy, an unemployed youth, who had alleged that illegal appointments were made through...
Madras HC flays nepotism in Puducherry; says fill govt jobs through tests or exchanges, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Decrying nepotism and backdoor appointments to government jobs in Puducherry, the Madras high court has directed the administration to fill regular vacancies by tests or through employment exchanges, but only after giving it wide publicity.Justice S M Subramaniam, noting that it is the worst form of unconstitutionality for the...
HC imposes Rs 35,000 cost on petitioners for making false allegations against police personnel, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chennai, The Madras High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 35,000 on two writ petitioners for making false allegations against police personnel. Justice S M Subramaniam, who imposed the cost last week on M Kala and A Muthukumar, who were running an orphanage here, directed the Greater Chennai...
Madras HC slams CRPF over ‘orderly’ system, says punish seniors, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] CHENNAI: Censuring the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for practicing the colonial orderly system, which was claimed to have been abolished in 2008, the Madras high court has directed the central government to ensure that the practice is discontinued immediately."The salary payable to the government employee, who was made...
HC initiates contempt proceedings against TN DGP, others, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chennai, The Madras High Court has initiated on its own contempt proceedings against Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) and his nine subordinates after finding they had failed to adhere to principles laid down by the Supreme Court while effecting an arrest.Justice S M Subramaniam, who initiated the...
Police excesses a threat to democracy, says HC, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] CHENNAI: Excesses by men in uniform is a grave threat to democracy, the Madras high court has said, initiating a suo motu contempt proceedings against at least 11 police personnel, including the director-general of police."Any growing trend of indiscipline in the uniformed services, at no circumstances be tolerated by...
HC orders Pondy PWD Secy to appear in court tomorrow, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms
[ad_1] Chennai, The Madras High Court has directed the Secretary of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Puducherry to appear in person on Thursday and explain the number of illegal and irregular appointments made in his department so far and furnish the details thereof. Justice S M Subramaniam gave the...
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[ad_1] Chennai, The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to issue a circular to all the competent authorities to exercise their powers in accordance with the Act and the Rules in force. In the event of excess exercise of powers, such authorities must be made liable for...
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[ad_1] CHENNAI: Expensive medicines procured for government hospitals in the state do not reach the poor patients, the Madras High Court lamented on Thursday.Justice S M Subramaniam made the observation while hearing a plea of Coimbatore government hospital's former in-charge, seeking release of retirement benefits due to him. The judge...