
Madras High Court reserves orders on plea by ex-Minister C. Ve. Shanmugam to continue his security cover
The Hindu
The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a writ petition filed by former Law Minister C. Ve. Shanmugam of the AIADMK, seeking a direction to the State government to continue his police protection on the grounds that there was a serious threat to his life
The Madras High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a writ petition filed by former Law Minister C. Ve. Shanmugam of the AIADMK, seeking a direction to the State government to continue his police protection on the grounds that there was a serious threat to his life ever since 2006, when he was attacked by an armed gang.
Justice G. Chandrasekharan deferred his judgement after hearing the petitioner’s counsel who contended that the former Minister was continuing to receive life threats from anonymous persons over the phone. The prosecution contended that a security review committee had found that the police cover need not be extended any further due to the absence of threats.

Although students from Tamil Nadu remain the leading recipients of educational loans across India, there has been a significant decline in the number of active loans they hold. The number of active education loan accounts decreased from 27.4 lakh accounts to about 20.1 lakh in the period. The fall can be mostly attributed to the fall in Tamil Nadu’s numbers.












