Justice GR Swaminathan yesterday ordered Tamil Nadu’s Chief Secretary and its Extra Director Normal of Police of Legislation and Order, Chennai, to look earlier than the Court docket by means of video convention on December 17.
Notably, the decide has additionally commented that there seems to be a sample relating to orders on such points being defied by native authorities.
Within the current case, Justice Swaminathan identified that his December 3 order allowing Hindu devotees to gentle the lamp on the deepathon was repeatedly breached, even after a Division Bench confirmed the directive on December 4.
He added that such defiance of court docket orders would quantity to contempt of court docket provided that it have been wilful disobedience. Because of this, he mentioned the officers involved must clarify why they behaved as they did.
Nonetheless, he additionally discovered that comparable court docket orders have been flouted in different districts as nicely.
“I discover a particular sample. I’m sure that officers on the District Degree wouldn’t dare to so overtly defy the orders of this Court docket. Let me remind the officers involved that their responsibility is to implement the legislation and never go by dictates which might be usually issued orally,” the Court docket’s order mentioned.
The Court docket, due to this fact, mentioned that it wants solutions from the best officers within the State on whether or not it could think about issuing directions to information district authorities on such points.
“However since such conduct isn’t confined to at least one District, I’ve to essentially name upon the best officers of the State to make clear the place. I’d wish to know from them in the event that they suggest to challenge any round or directions for the steerage of the District stage officers. I’m not right here to throw up my fingers and helplessly cry ‘O Father, Forgive Them, for they have no idea what they’re doing.’ I direct the Chief Secretary, Authorities of Tamil Nadu and the Extra Director Normal of Police, Legislation and Order, Chennai to look earlier than this Court docket by means of VC on 17.12.2025 at 03.00 P.M.,” Justice Swaminathan ordered.
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