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Cops directed to provide cover to IIT students
The IIT-Madras beef altercation issue in which a student was grievously injured has got the Madras High Court to direct the police to ensure that the students are provided adequate protection.
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Justice R Mahadevan, while adjourning the case to Monday, also directed the additional public prosecutor Emilias to get instructions on the plea, which had sought to appoint an investigating officer not below the rank of a DCP, other than DCP of Mylapore Range, to probe the complaint pertaining to the attack on the students.
The plea moved by two students Arjun Jayakumar and K Swaminathan contended that the injury suffered by R Sooraj, a PhD scholar, on his eye leading to a medical expense of Rs 2.53 lakh was not owing to a scuffle between two students as it has been made out to be.
Claiming that it was a clear case of pre-meditated attack by Manish Kumar Singh, the students submitted that the attack was a bid to take revenge on the programme held on the IIT campus to condemn the Central government’s notification banning the sale of cattle for slaughter in the guise of regulating the animal market by distributing beef.
Opposing this, Manish Kumar Singh threatened to kill and hang them in public, the petitioners said and narrated various incidents in which the said Manish Kumar Singh was involved and had become a perennial threat to IIT-M students.
Noting that not a single student has raised his or her voice in Manish’s support, the petitioners alleged that the police had failed to even conduct a proper enquiry into the complaint given by the victims. Instead, they are trying to project the victims as accused, which is disheartening, illegal and against the principles of natural justice, the petitioners said.
Stay on naming of Kamarajar Port chairman
The selection for the post of chairman and managing director, Kamarajar Port in Ennore, suffered a jolt with the Madras High Court restraining the Secretary, Union Ministry of Shipping and Department of Personnel and Training, from publishing the results of the interview, which is underway.
Justice T Raja, before whom the petition filed by Cyril C George, who is presently working as Deputy Chairman, Chennai Port Trust, came up for hearing, in his order, said, “Since many candidates have already assembled at Delhi to take part in the interview and senior counsel G Rajagopalan, additional solicitor general of India, requested the court to allow them to continue the interview process. Giving such permission, the above authorities are directed not to publish the results till further orders.”
Senior Counsel P Wilson appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that on seeing the vacancy circular dated March 16, 2017, issued by the Ministry of Shipping seeking the chairmen of all major ports to forward the names of eligible and willing officers for the post of chairman and managing director, Kamarajar Port Trust, the petitioner had also applied for the said post. But, on receipt of the application from the petitioner, the authorities failed to pass any order either rejecting his application or sending him a call letter for an interview.
Based on this, Wilson sought to forbear the authorities from in any way conducting the interview. Additional solicitor general G Rajagopalan appearing on behalf of the Centre submitted that the petitioner has not satisfied any of the conditions mentioned in the impugned circular dated February 28, 2017 and sought to dismiss the petition.
Custody of 5 kids restored to Assisi Illam
Coming to the rescue of five orphaned children, the Madras High Court has directed the Chairman, Child Welfare Committee, Chengalpattu, to hand over the children in their possession to Assisi Illam in Saint Thomas Mount.
Justice M Duraiswamy, before whom the custody rights of the five children came up, said, “When the children in the age group between 9 and 12 years were brought up by the Assisi Illam right from their childhood, it would not be proper on the part of the Chairman, Child Welfare Committee, Chengalpattu, to take custody of the children all of a sudden.”
Also, recording the aspect that the children are studying in one of the best schools in the locality, the judge said, “When the children are with Assisi Illam for nearly 12 years, this court has to see the welfare of the children while deciding the issue with regard to their custody.”
Franciscan Sisters of St Joseph in Thomas Mount had contended that five children were in the the home at St Thomas Mount, Chennai, called Assisi Illam. However, officials directed it to be closed on lack of infrastructure. But regarding the custody of five children, it was requested to permit their transfer to another Assisi Illam. Instead, the Chairman, Child Welfare Committee, on filing a police complaint said that the children were being held in illegal custody, resulting in the present plea.
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