A-G withdraws predecessor’s orders declining consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Gurumurthy
The Hindu
Concurs with petitioner that the dismissal order was passed by mistake on March 31
Advocate General (A-G) R. Shunmugasundaram has recalled an order passed by his predecessor Vijay Narayan on March 31 this year refusing to give consent for initiating criminal contempt of court proceedings against Tamil magazine Thuglak’s Editor S. Gurumurthy for his comments about the judiciary during the magazine’s annual meet with its readers on January 14.
The A-G agreed with Thanthai Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (TPDK) leader S. Doraisamy’s counsel V. Elangovan that his plea for consent was dismissed by mistake and hence the order must be withdrawn. He withdrew the previous order and decided to reconsider the plea for grant of consent, along with another similar plea made by advocate S. Kumaradevan, on November 12.