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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
HC notice to govt on PIL against tender for stray birth control plan
Chennai: Madras high court has directed the central and state animal welfare boards to respond to a public interest writ petition filed by an animal welfare activist seeking a stay on the tender issued for implementing animal birth control (ABC) for stray dogs. The issue pertains to an instruction issued by the Tamil Nadu govt directing the authorities to take swift action to implement measures for controlling the stray dog population. Following the instruction, a tender worth 5.2 crore was floated in Chennai for implanting microchips in stray and pet dogs to help identify them. According to the petitioner, S Muralidharan, a petition challenging the ABC regulations is already pending in court. Therefore, the govt's move to issue a tender while that case is still pending is against the law. "The ABC Rules, 2023, are already prima facie shown to be ultra vires to the parent Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and contrary to binding judgments, including the constitutional bench judgment of the Supreme Court," he said. He further alleged that the rule mandating the return of the dogs, particularly aggressive dogs, to the same public space would violate the rights of the citizens provided under Article 21 of the Constitution. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo "It would be a financial drain on the exchequer with a failed model that has not yielded results over the past 24 years," he added. Admitting the plea, a vacation bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy and Justice T V Tamilselvi directed the central and state animal welfare boards, as well as the state animal husbandry department, to submit their responses by June 20.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
TMC (M) moves Madras High Court to condone delay in filing monetary contribution reports before Election Commission
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) has moved Madras High Court seeking a direction to Election Commission of India (ECI) to condone the delay on the part of the party in filing reports regarding monetary contributions received by it during the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20. A summer vacation Bench of Justices Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy and Justice T.V. Thamilselvi on Wednesday permitted ECI standing counsel Niranjan Rajagopalan to take notice on behalf of the commission and obtain necessary instructions by June 18, 2025. Making his preliminary submissions on Wednesday, the counsel said there was no provision in the Representation of the People Act of 1951 empowering the ECI to condone the delay in filing the contribution report and hence the commission had on May 13, 2025 rejected the petitioner's plea. He also said the failure to submit the contribution reports on time does not entail consequences such as the party not being able to contest elections. The only consequence of such failure was that the contribution would become taxable and the party would have pay tax with penalty, he added. Filing an affidavit on behalf of TMC(M), its president G.K. Vasan said the party was unable to file the contribution report for the financial year 2018-19 on time due to confusion in the place where it had to be filed and the 2019-20 report could not be filed on time because of COVID-19. The belated filing of the reports and ECI's refusal to condone the delay in filing the reports had led to the Income Tax department denying tax exemption for the contributions and consequently raising a demand for ₹66.76 lakh for 2018-19 and ₹1.07 crore for 2019-20, the petitioner said. Claiming that the delay in filing the contribution reports was neither intentional nor deliberate, the petitioner sought a direction to the ECI to condone the delay in filing the contribution reports as mandated under Section 29C(3) of the Representation of the Poeple Act of 1951.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
PIL opposes Friday prayers on public road outside mosque in Coimbatore
The Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered notice, returnable by June 11, to the Hidayathul Muslimin Sunnath Jamath at Thudiyalur in Coimbatore district on a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed against the conduct of Friday prayers on a public road in front of the mosque. A summer vacation Bench of Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy and Justice T.V. Thamilselvi also recorded the submission of Additional Advocate General M.S. Suresh Kumar, representing Coimbatore Collector, that no obstruction was being caused on the road since April 18, 2025. The AAG told the court that revenue officials had conducted peace committee meetings and the situation was being monitored. Special Government Pleader (Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department) N.R.R. Arun Natarajan said, no disturbance was caused to nearby temples because of the mosque. The PIL petition had been filed by S. Vijesh, an employee of Lakshmi Mills Works at Nilambur. His counsel C.K. Chandrasekhar claimed that the residents of Thudiyalur locality were subjected to inconvenience due to the Friday congregation, at the mosque, performing prayers right on the public road. He said, a huge number of Muslims congregate for the afternoon prayers between 12 noon and 1 p.m. every Friday and since all of them could not be accommodated inside the mosque, they end up performing the prayers on the road itself thereby blocking public access to two temples nearby. The petitioner also complained of the motor vehicles of the congregants being parked on the road haphazardly thereby causing great inconvenience to the local residents. He said, blocking access to a public road causes threat to public safety by preventing access to vehicles in cases of emergency. During the course of hearing, Justice Ramamoorthy said: 'Ultimately, we are a multi-religious country. So, reasonable accommodation must be extended by people of every faith.' Nevertheless, since the Jamath had to be heard in the matter, he ordered notice to it returnable in two weeks.
