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Time of India
6 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Illegal sand mining in Perur taluk: Coimbatore district collector issues show-cause notices to 40 revenue officials
Coimbatore: Coimbatore district collector Pavankumar G Giriyappanavar has issued show-cause notices to 40 former and present revenue department officials for their alleged failure to prevent illegal sand mining in Perur taluk from 2019 to 2025. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The district collector told TOI that the officials were asked to provide their written replies. Further action would be taken after receiving their replies, he said. Sources indicated that the show-cause notices were issued against four tahsildars, 22 village administrative officers (VAOs) and some deputy tahsildars and revenue inspectors. The show-cause notices were issued under Section 17(a) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, which pertains to grave irregularities, misconduct, negligence and other offences. 'Illegal sand mining has been happening in Perur taluk jurisdiction for more than a decade. But the district collector issued charges against 40 revenue department officials -- who were either earlier working or presently working in Perur taluk -- by citing that they failed to prevent illegal sand mining in the taluk from 2019 to 2025. Many straightforward revenue department officials also received show-cause notices under 17(a) from the district collector. It would affect their careers,' said an official from the revenue department. Revenue department officials accused senior officials of directing them not to take action against people engaged in illegal sand mining in Perur taluk. The officials demanded that action be taken against the senior officials. They criticised the district administration for charging the field officials. In January, the directed the police to form a special investigation team (SIT) to probe illegal sand mining in Thadagam Valley and Perur taluk. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In September 2024, a panel constituted by the high court inspected the Perur and Thondamuthur blocks within Perur taluk to examine illegal excavation of red earth and gravel. G Narayanan, chairman of the Permanent Lok Adalat, and K Ramesh, sub-judge of the District Legal Service Authority, led the panel along with former Coimbatore district collector Kranthi Kumar Pati, district superintendent of police K Karthikeyan, district forest officer N Jayaraj and officials from the geology and mining departments. The panel submitted its report to the high court, confirming that illegal excavation of red earth occurred in the district. Following the report, the present district collector issued show-cause notices to the 40 officials. A CB-CID (SIT) team is investigating illegal red earth and sand mining in the district.
The Hindu
01-08-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
726 cases disposed of by PLA; month long campaign to be held
In order to sensitise the public on the merits of Permanent Lok Adalat (PLA) courts which facilitated speedy disposal of cases, a month long awareness campaign has been launched, during which programmes will be held at five places in each taluk of the district. Addressing presspersons in Dharwad on Friday, Chairman of PLA, Dharwad, judge Nagarajappa Kuradakar said that the 30-day campaign would be organised jointly by the judiciary and the District Legal Services Authority. Judge Kuradakar said that earlier, sitting sessions judges were given additional responsibility of handling the cases and disposing them of. As the judges sat in the court only once in a week to hear the cases and they continued to pile up, a permanent judge was appointed to these courts, he said. The Dharwad PLA has its jurisdiction over seven districts namely Ballari, Koppal, Davangere, Dharwad, Gadag, Uttara Kananda, and Haveri and cases related to pulbic utility services could be filed in the court afresh. The judge said that in the last one year, the court had disposed of 726 cases and 479 cases were pending and the verdict delivered in the PLA through conciliation could not be challenged in any other civil court. 'Another advantage of PLA is that no court fee is charged on the petitioner and the cases are solved amicably. The PLA courts are also not bound by CPC (Civil Proceedure Code) and Evidence Act. Cases with discrepancies in public utility services up to ₹ 1 crore compensation can be filed in this court,' he said. National Lok Adalat DLSA Member-Secretary and senior civil judge P.F. Doddamani said that National Lok Adalat would be held in Dharwad district on September 13. Different litigations including the civil cases, criminal cases, Motor Vehicle accidents, family disputes, labour compensation and others which could be resolved through mediation would be heard during the Lok Adalat, he said.
Time of India
04-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
2L compensation for woman who delivered baby after sterilization op
Prayagraj: Taking serious note of failed sterilisation that led to childbirth, permanent Lok Adalat, Prayagraj on Wednesday directed state government to provide compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the applicant Anita Devi to help her maintain the unwanted child. The court also directed the state to provide Rs 5,000 per month to meet the girl child's expenses on school fee, food and upbringing till she completes her graduation or attains age of 18 years, whichever earlier. The permanent Lok Adalat chairman Viqar Ahmed Ansari, members Richa Pathak and Satyendra Mishra also directed to pay compensation of Rs 20,000 for failure of sterilisation and for mental and physical agony, which the applicant had to undergo all these years. The application was filed by Anita Devi complaining against chief medical officer Allahabad for medical negligence in sterilization operation. The complainant, a poor woman, who already had several children, opted for sterilisation and her operation was conducted by doctor Neelima on Oct 25, 2013. The doctor had assured her she would not beget any child in future. On developing some complications she got an ultrasound done on Jan 31, 2014 and in the report, it came to light that she was 16 weeks pregnant and she later delivered a baby girl. As such, she filed the present claim petition against the CMO, Allahabad claiming Rs 5 lakh for bringing up the child, Rs 25,000 per month till the birth of the child as well as Rs 20,000 for suffering mental and physical agony. The Permanent Lok Adalat observed, "We are of the view that in a country where population is increasing every second, govt had taken up family planning as an important programme and implemented various devices including sterilization operation. The doctor as also the state must be held responsible in damages of the sterilisation operation."
The Hindu
14-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Permanent Lok Adalat has no power to review its order, says Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court has held that the Permanent Lok Adalat has no power to review its own orders or reassess evidence as the Legal Services Authorities Act does not confer such powers on it. The court made the observation recently while dismissing a petition by a BSNL customer against the refusal of the Ernakulam Permanent Lok Adalat to review its order regarding overcharge of calls. The petitioner sought to review the adalat's earlier order on the ground that the BSNL, being the sole custodian of billing and data usage records, had failed to produce those documents and explain the bill generation process. Clear distinction The court observed that clear distinction existed between rectification and review, with review needing statutory authorisation. The adalat's power of recall did not equate to rehearing for errors in judgment or re-litigation of merits, but allowed for correction of procedural errors such as failure to serve necessary notice on parties and so on.
