Tamil Nadu Animal Husbandry department tells Madras High Court that 57 stray dogs inside IIT-Madras campus had died in last 13 months and that a NGO, engaged by the institute, had failed in taking good care of the dogs. Files an inspection report. @THChennai
Animal Welfare Board of India takes a contradictory stand. Says IIT-M is taking very good care of the dogs and that the institute had taken it up as a social cause.
Case adjourned to December 9
Judges say a committee comprising advocates can be constituted to monitor the welfare of the dogs inside the campus.
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Many encroachments on water bodies have not been evicted in TN. We are not going to pardon the officials. What for are they paid? For sitting in their rooms? Enough is enough. Officers must face the consequences: Acting CJ Munishwar Nath Bhandari of Madras HC @THChennai
Even ordinary citizens have a fundamental duty to protect the environment. It will be more so in the case of government officials. It is the obligation of the State also. We had already warned that all officials concerned will be summoned: ACJ
Encroachments crop once again after eviction either because of failure of officials to prevent or because of collusion: ACJ
Madras HC orders that further functioning of four educational institutions set up by HR&CE dept using temple funds will be subject to result of a PIL filed by @trramesh against use of temple funds for such purpose without the proposal emanating from the trustees. @THChennai
Orders that more colleges should not be started without the express leave of the court.
Judges say the Govt had bulldozed through the proposal to start four colleges. Says it will be a condition precedent for the colleges to impart a stream of instruction in Hindu religion, if it had not been done so already.
Tamil is not just an ancient language of the world but also a language of Gods. It is believed that Tamil language is born out of pellet drum which fell from Lord Shiva while he was dancing. Another School of thought is that Lord Muruga created Tamil: Madras HC @THChennai
As per mythology, Lord Shiva presided over the first academy (First Tamil Sangam). It is believed that Lord Shiva played Thiruvilayadal to test the knowledge of Tamil poets. The above would
only mean that Tamil language is connected with Gods: Justices N Kirubakaran (since retd)
When it is connected with Gods, it is a Godly language. Such a Godly language has to be used while performing Kudamuzhuku of temples: Court
Till 1962, TN had 41 MPs but it was reduced to 39 because of successful population control measures. In other words, the State was punished for good work. TN is entitled to notional compensation of Rs.5,600 crore for loss of two MPs: Justice N Kirubakaran of Madras HC @THChennai
Makes the observations while rejecting a plea to dereserve Tenkasi parliamentary constituency.
Directs Centre to answer why Article 81 of the Constitution should not be amended to maintain same number of parliamentary constituencies irrespective of change in population of respective States.
Justice N. Kirubakaran of Madras High Court, in his reply to farewell address, says it is an injustice to the people of the country to have only one Bench of Supreme Court in New Delhi. Says regional benches must be established across the nation @THChennai
Laments that he, in his 12 years of service as a judge of the High Court, had failed to implement total prohibition in the State. Urges State Govt to close down TASMAC shops at least partially and then bring in total prohibition to realise the dream of Mahatma Gandhi.
Justice Kirubakaran says people have accused him of being a publicity monger and someone who always exceeds his limits in his judgements. Concedes that he did conduct "judicial kattapanchayats" in the interest of litigant public. Says he applied law to the facts & not vice versa.
Former Advocate General Vijay Narayan is appearing for @actorvijay before the Madras High Court to argue appeal in Rolls-Royce Ghost car case @THChennai
He says Mr. Vijay is ready to pay the tax. He only wants expunging of "unjust" remarks made by single judge and to set aside costs of Rs.1 lakh
Mr. Narayan refers to "simple and plain" dismissal orders passed in similar cases filed by others challenging entry tax. Says single judge has made "uncharitable" remarks against actors community at large in the case filed by Vijay alone.