CHENNAI: Indicting the Tamil Nadu government for its cavalier attitude in obeying judicial rulings, the Madras high court on Thursday said the state government was making a mockery of court orders.
The first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M M Sundresh, referring to the multi-member committee formed by the court to look into complaints of illegal banners and digital hoardings in the state, said the panel headed by an ex-judge of the court was without any infrastructure.
The committee, which was expected to keep the report ready by now, was yet to commence its proceedings, the livid bench said, adding: “We are still looking into the aspects of tables and chairs to be provided by the government.”
Warning of action if necessary infrastructure is not provided to the three-member committee headed by retired judge S Rajeswaran within two weeks, the bench said the officers and heads of departments concerned should be personally present in court on March 30 and give explanation for their failure.
“It is most unfortunate, to say the least, as it negates the very objective of setting up of the committee,” they observed.
The matter relates to a PIL as well as contempt of court proceedings initiated by social activist Traffic Ramasamy, who said illegal banners are erected by ruling partymen and various organizations with no resistance whatsoever from officials mandated to regulate and ban the menace.
On its part, the high court asked the state government to form a three-member committee, and named Justice S Rajeswaran as head of the panel.
On Thursday, the government informed the court about the formation of the committee, but sought four weeks to provide it necessary infrastructure.
TOI | Feb 26, 2015
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