High Court orders statutory notice in contempt petition
The Hindu
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday ordered statutory notice to Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO) authorities in a contempt petition that said wrong state
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday ordered statutory notice to Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO) authorities in a contempt petition that said wrong statements had been filed before the court. Justice G. R. Swaminathan ordered notice in the contempt petition filed by S. Bhagyalakshmi of Madurai. She had earlier filed a writ petition before the court seeking a direction to restrain the State from allotting industrial and commercial plots in the SIDCO Industrial Estate in Kappalur. She had complained that there was political interference in the allotment process and it was not transparent. She sought a direction to declare the action of TANSIDCO in allotting plots to applications on outright sale basis dehors the procedure of plot allotment, as illegal.The fear of being caught for traffic rule violation has indeed compelled many two-wheeler riders to wear helmets. But one cursory look at riders at any traffic junction in Bengaluru shows that more than half the riders have on their heads non-standard helmets, designed solely to evade the eye of law, with little concern for the safety of their own heads.
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