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#MadrasHighCourt again suggests that State should have mechanisms to monitor media reports so reported offences can be acted against without waiting for a complaint.

Says print media, visual media reports should be checked.

"Each and everything, let us not wait for a PIL."

It is seen there is no mechanism to take note of acts of negligence, damage to public property, civic duties which may be reported in the media, Court notes.

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Court says there should be a special committee of officials from all government departments which could go into media and social media reports and act to address any reported problems then and there.

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Secretaries of the municipal and local administration department, the PWD, the Highways Department, Education Department, TANGEDCO, Revenue Departments impleaded as parties to the matter.

Court seeks response on the proposal by Friday.

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Court orally observes #GoondasAct should be amended for use against water polluters, those indulging in corruption or "polluters of society."

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"Amend the law so they will be afraid of it. They are taking 1 crore and kilos of gold - who’s money? Corruption has gone to such a level, these are the surgeries we have to conduct, no other go."

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