Madras Hc Orders Notice To Policemen In Puducherry Violent Incident

Madras HC orders notice to policemen in Puducherry violent incident 1/5/2009 Madras High Court ordered issuance of notice to 64 policemen, including some Home Guards, allegedly involved in the violent incident on the Puducherry Court premises on December 19 last year. While ordering notice, the Division Bench comprising Ms Justice Praba Sridevan and Mr Justice K Chandru directed the authorities to explain as to why contempt notice should not be issesd against them. The bench also said the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Puduchery, should issue notice to all the 64 persons, mainly policemen. When the matter came up for hearing, the Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) for Puduchery Government T Murugesan submitted that as ordered by the High Court earlier, the Chief Secretary, Collector, IGP and the Two Senior Superintendent of Police have submitted their reports to the court. He also said that 64 police personnel were involved in the violent incident on that day. The Chief Judge of the Puduchery had also submitted his report, following the court order. The bench said in addition to the 64 personnel, the IGP should issue notice to 13 persons, whose names were mentioned in the report of the Chief Judge. The Chief Secretary of the Puduchery Government Ms Naini Jayaseelan in her affidavit submitted stated that on the day of the incident she rushed to the spot and directed the IGP and Senior SPP’s to deal with the agitating police personnel and others firmly and ensured that the crowd was dispersed from the court complex immediately. She also submitted that she had instructed the Collector, Ragesh Chandra to coordinate with the police and bring the situation to normalcy at the earliest. She further said that it appeared to her that the situation might escalate further and might need further force of policemen from the neighbouring state. "Attempts were also made to obtain extra force from Tamil Nadu, But unfortunately the Home Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Government could not be contacted," Ms Naini added. Following the request of the Puduchery Government, the Union Government dispatched extra companies of para military forces and the situation was brought under control, she contended. UNI

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