Justice G Ilangovan passed the order while disposing of a petition filed by a Scheduled Caste man of Vengaivayal

Justice G Ilangovan passed the order while disposing of a petition filed by a Scheduled Caste man of Vengaivayal seeking to quash a court order directing him to undergo test. The case pertains to human excreta found last December in an overhead tank that supplies water to SCs of the village. The special court had told petitioner K Muthu Krishnan and others to undergo test at Pudukkottai government hospital.

But Krishnan said he is being harassed by officials in the guise of inquiry as he was one of the first to spot excreta in the tank. He called himself a victim of the case and he alleged that instead of finding the real accused, authorities are trying to implicate SC members in the case. He also raised doubts about authorities’ claim on DNA samples being collected from the excreta, saying it is scientifically impossible.