Parallel govt being run by IAS officers in state? No, says AAG
Such decisions are taken by IAS officers who do not understand the value of such a scheme, Justice N Anand Venkatesh said, adding that the late chief minister M Karunanidhi would not have allowed such action. The court made the observations while hearing a plea moved by lyricist R Vairamuthu challenging the allotment of a house under the scheme.
However, at 2.15pm, when the court resumed its proceedings after lunch, additional advocate-general J Ravindran recorded his strong exception to court's observations.
He asserted that the govt is run by chief minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin and not by any bureaucrat.
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Earlier in the day, when the plea came up for hearing, senior advocate Xavier Arulraj informed the court that in an earlier case moved by former IPS officer, Thilagavathy, the advocate-general assured the court that the restriction introduced in the scheme would be given effect prospectively and this time houses would be allotted to all 10 beneficiaries selected under the scheme.
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However, instead of complying with the assurance given to the court, the govt filed an appeal and a division bench stayed the interim order passed by this court, he added.
To this, the judge said such acts are done by IAS offices and they are running a parallel govt. "Allotting houses to writers is an emotional and sensitive matter. IAS officers do not understand this — they only operate in the tone of authority. If IAS and IPS officers are allowed to run a parallel govt, it will lead to serious problems," he warned and adjourned the hearing.
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