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Legal services authority to the rescue of pregnant womanJustice Kothari received a frantic call from the family of a pregnant woman seeking assistance to reach their native place in Kerala. Steps were taken to get a travel pass to the family which managed to reach the border but got stranded there because of the blockade by Kerala police. “Immediately, Justice Kothari spoke to a Kerala High Court judge who in turn alerted the Chief Minister as well as Chief Secretary of Kerala. After intervention from the highest level, the family was allowed to enter Kerala and reach Palakkad on condition that all the members of the family must remain in home quarantine for 14 days. This also led to Kerala government issue fresh guidelines on permitting pregnant women enter the State despite lockdown.congrats sir
by Sekar Reporter · Published April 20, 2020
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Judiciary not Jesus to carry the cross for authorities’ sins: HC Taking a serious view of the delay, Justice N Seshasayee observed that only because of such unjustifiable delays caused by authorities, courts are burdened with lakhs of litigations. Published: 13th January 2021 05:51 AM | Last Updated: 13th January 2021 05:51 AM | A+A A- Madras High Court Madras High Court (File photo | EPS) By Express News Service CHENNAI: Censuring the Dharmapuri and Perambalur district administration for a 20-year delay in providing land records awaiting mutation, the Madras High Court observed that the judiciary is not Jesus Christ to carry the cross for the sins committed by the authorities. The court also ordered Rs 1 lakh and Rs 50,000 as compensation for the two petitioners, respectively, who were made to run from pillar to post for the past 20 years. Taking a serious view of the delay, Justice N Seshasayee observed that only because of such unjustifiable delays caused by authorities, courts are burdened with lakhs of litigations. The issue pertains to the petitions moved by Rathinam and Jayalakshmi seeking direction to the district administration to re-mutate records of the land owned by them. According to Rathinam, she owned about four acres of land at Virappanayakkampatti, Harur village, Dharmapuri. The land was notified for acquisition under the Land Acquisition Act, 1984, by the Tamil Nadu government in 1987. In 1988, a GO was issued for acquisition of the land. The same was challenged by the petitioner in the high court. Advertisement The judge, recording the submissions made by the counsel for the petitioners, ordered SP Karthikaa, Dharmapuri collector and P Sri Venkada Priya, Perambalur collector, who were summoned during the hearing, to come up with a viable solution for such issues which are rampant across the State. It was also noted that no appeal was made by the State against the HC order, or fresh acquisition notification was issued. Justice N Seshasayee observed .
by Sekar Reporter · Published January 13, 2021
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