The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on an urgent basis seeking action against Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S Ramadoss and his son and former union minister Anbumani Ramadoss.
PMK protest for exclusive Vanniyar quota on Tuesday had gone violent in many places.
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a Public Interest
Litigation (PIL) on an urgent basis seeking action against Pattali
Makkal Katchi (PMK) founder S Ramadoss and his son and former union
minister Anbumani Ramadoss for inciting cadres into violence and
damaging public property on December 1 during a stir seeking 20 per cent
reservation in government jobs and higher education for Vanniyars.
As soon as the division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice R Hemalatha commenced their hearing on Wednesday, advocate Janakiraman, appearing for petitioner Varakki, a journalist, made a mention seeking to take up the plea on an urgent basis based on the destruction caused to public property.
However, the bench led by Justice Sathyanarayanan pointed out that at present three benches were handling the PIL portfolio and hence they cannot take up such hearings on their own. Once the registry numbers the petition, it would be posted before the appropriate bench and taken up for hearing in due course, the bench said.
The plea, on citing the rampant violence and damage to the public property also sought a ban on Vanniyar Sangam and the PMK.
The protests on Tuesday saw PMK cadres pelting stones at trains and damaging public property.
As soon as the division bench comprising Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice R Hemalatha commenced their hearing on Wednesday, advocate Janakiraman, appearing for petitioner Varakki, a journalist, made a mention seeking to take up the plea on an urgent basis based on the destruction caused to public property.
However, the bench led by Justice Sathyanarayanan pointed out that at present three benches were handling the PIL portfolio and hence they cannot take up such hearings on their own. Once the registry numbers the petition, it would be posted before the appropriate bench and taken up for hearing in due course, the bench said.
The plea, on citing the rampant violence and damage to the public property also sought a ban on Vanniyar Sangam and the PMK.
The protests on Tuesday saw PMK cadres pelting stones at trains and damaging public property.
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