Justice Sunder Mohan quashed the final report filed by the Kilpauk police after holding that none of the charges pressed against the 38 petitioners were tenable. He pointed out that the First Information Report (FIR) against them had been registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by the interim administrator

Madras HC quashes charge sheet filed against 38 teaching and non teaching staff of Pachaiyappa’s College
Justice Sunder Mohan says the charge of unlawful assembly cannot be pressed against those who had staged a protest and that the college staff cannot be accused of criminal trespass
May 17, 2023 10:24 pm | Updated 10:24 pm IST – CHENNAI

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A view of Pachaiyappa’s College in Chennai.
A view of Pachaiyappa’s College in Chennai.

The Madras High Court has quashed a charge sheet filed by the Greater Chennai Police against 38 teaching and non teaching staff of Pachaiyappa’s College for having staged a protest when the college committee meeting was to be held on the campus under the chairmanship of a court appointed interim administrator in April 2019.

Justice Sunder Mohan quashed the final report filed by the Kilpauk police after holding that none of the charges pressed against the 38 petitioners were tenable. He pointed out that the First Information Report (FIR) against them had been registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by the interim administrator who feared disturbance to the