Chennai: Tamil Nadu govt informed Madras high court that a standard operating procedure (SOP) is being developed for the timely implementation of court orders. State public prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah made the submission before Justice A D Jagadish Chandira in a contempt of court case against the police officials of Koyambedu for failing to act upon the court's orders.
Recording the submission, the court directed the public prosecutor to submit the draft of the SOP to the court. The plea was filed by J Manohar Dass to punish the police officers concerned for wilful disobedience of the court's order made in 2022 regarding the holding of an investigation and filing of a charge sheet within two months.
He lodged a complaint at the Koyambedu police station in 2020, seeking action against a travel agent, Jayasingh Vasanth Ranjith, for returning 13.66 lakh paid for arranging a holy tour abroad. Due to visa issues, the tour was abandoned, but the police did not take action except for registering an FIR.
When the plea came up for hearing, the prosecution submitted that they arrested the accused person, and the final report was filed. The court observed that action was taken only after the court took up the contempt petition and noted that several affected persons have to approach the court for action on their complaints.
During the course of the hearing, the court issued summons to 13 police officers, including Deputy Commissioners R Shiva Prasad, P Kumar, G Umayal, and G Subbulakshmi.