Plea to implement Supreme Court guidelines on court security
Madurai: An advocate has filed a
public interest litigation
before the
Madras high court
on Thursday seeking a direction to the state to implement guidelines issued by the Supreme Court on
court security
. In his plea, the advocate cited a recent incident where two people convicted for possession of ganja threatened a judge on the
Madurai district court
campus.
A division bench of justice P Velmurugan and justice K K Ramakrishnan sought a response from the state and adjourned the case by a month.
The petitioner stated that the I additional district court for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases in Madurai convicted and sentenced two brothers, A Pandiarajan, 23, and Prasanth, 22, for possession of 25kg of ganja on April 24. The duo broke the glass windows with their hands in the court hall and created a ruckus.
After the police personnel caught hold of them and took them out of the court hall, they allegedly verbally abused and threatened to murder the judge who convicted them.
He stated that In 2023, the Supreme Court issued detailed guidelines, which included preparing a comprehensive security plan and installing CCTV cameras. The incident reported on the Madurai district court campus reveals that the guidelines were not properly implemented.
He stated that he submitted a representation seeking immediate steps to ensure the full and effective implementation of the Supreme Court's guidelines on court security. Since the same was not considered, the petitioner moved court.
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