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Time of India
13-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Plea to ensure basic facilities in govt hospitals, PHCs across state
Madurai: Madras high court on Friday directed the state to file a status report on a plea seeking a directive to the authorities to ensure basic facilities at all the govt hospitals and primary health centres (PHCs) across the state. A division bench of justice S M Subramaniam and justice G Arul Murugan directed the state to file a status report while hearing a public interest litigation filed by K K Ramesh. The petitioner stated that the state govt needs to allocate more funds to develop health infrastructure in the govt hospitals to ensure quality medical and health care services. He stated that there is no point in investing more in opening new govt medical colleges without improving existing govt hospitals. Public are facing difficulties as there are no proper facilities such as hygienic drinking water and toilets at many govt hospitals. There are similar issues in PHCs too. He stated that he submitted a representation in this regard. However, the same is yet to be considered. Hence, the petitioner moved court. The petitioner also sought a directive to the state to allocate funds to the govt hospitals and PHCs. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
New Indian Express
09-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Madras High Court allows PMK rally with strict conditions to prevent law and order issues
CHENNAI: Amid apprehensions expressed over the likelihood of unseemly events during the PMK's ambitious 'Chithirai Muzhu Nilavu' rally and conference scheduled to be held on May 11, the Madras High Court on Thursday ordered the party to furnish an undertaking to the police for strict adherence to the pre-conditions to ensure no law and order problems are created. A division bench of justices N Mala and G Arul Murugan issued the orders while disposing of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking to deny permission to the PMK's conference to be held at Thiruvidanthai, near Tiruporur. 'The respondent (PMK) shall furnish an undertaking to the North Zone Police IG to the effect that the conditions imposed by the police will scrupulously be adhered to,' the bench said in the order. It also instructed the organisers of the conference to ensure none of the participants carry any arms or ammunitions while attending the event. The bench directed the North Zone IG to strictly monitor the conduct of the conference and deploy additional contingents of the personnel to ensure no law and issues are created during the programme. Further, it granted liberty to government authorities to impose any such conditions that are deemed necessary to regulate participants, apart from the 42 conditions already imposed. The PIL, filed by J Muthukumar of Madambakkam, recalled the widespread violence and large scale damaging of public property during a similar PMK rally in 2013, and sought the court to restrain the officials concerned from granting permission to the rally and conference which coincides with the Chithirai Pournami festival.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Madras HC imposes costs of Rs 50 lakh on TN govt for concealing records on appointment of staff to aided college
CHENNAI: Upset over the deliberate action of the higher education department to 'burke the truth' from the court by concealing records in connection with the granting of approval to the appointment of non-teaching staff at an aided college, the Madras High Court has imposed costs of Rs 50 lakh on the state government. A division bench of justices R Subramanian and G Arul Murugan passed the orders recently while dismissing an appeal filed by the state government against a single judge's order for granting approval for appointments on 12 posts which included sweeper, scavenger and gardener at GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalpet in Tiruppur district. 'We dismiss the appeal with cost of Rs 50 lakh to be paid by the government,' the bench said in the order, adding this cost is imposed only because of the non-cooperative and adamant attitude exhibited by the officials of the department of collegiate education. It directed the government to pay Rs 1.50 lakh each to the 12 employees who were not paid the salary; of the remaining amount, Rs 16 lakh shall be paid to the Cancare Foundation, Gandhi Nagar in Chennai, and another Rs 16 lakh to the Nethrodaya within eight weeks. The bench ordered the government to recover Rs 25 lakh of the costs from C Poorna Chandran, the then director of the collegiate education, and the remaining amount from all the staff members of the directorate of collegiate education responsible for 'screening away' the records from the court 'with a sole object of burking truth' from the court. Further, it ordered the secretary of higher education department to immediately initiate departmental action against them. GVG Visalakshi college was sanctioned with 35 non-teaching posts. It had appointed 12 non-teaching staff members. The director of collegiate education Poorna Chandran approved the posts in 2022 but the salary was not paid. The college filed a writ petition which was heard by a single judge who ordered grant of approval, on April 2, 2024 to give approval for the appointment. However, the government filed the appeal. It said only 11 posts were sanctioned and the remaining were ordered to be outsourced as per two G.O.s issued in 2019. However, the division bench pointed out that the high court had already ruled that the two G.O.s issued in 2019 shall not be applicable to private aided colleges and directed the government to grant approval within eight weeks.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
TN government fined Rs 50L for hiding hiring of non-teaching staff in aided college
CHENNAI: Upset over the deliberate action of the higher education department to 'burke the truth' from the court by concealing records in connection with the granting of approval to the appointment of non-teaching staff at an aided college, the Madras High Court has imposed costs of Rs 50 lakh on the state government. A division bench of justices R Subramanian and G Arul Murugan passed the orders recently while dismissing an appeal filed by the state government against a single judge's order for granting approval for appointments on 12 posts which included sweeper, scavenger and gardener at GVG Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalpet in Tiruppur district. 'We dismiss the appeal with cost of Rs 50 lakh to be paid by the government,' the bench said in the order, adding this cost is imposed only because of the non-cooperative and adamant attitude exhibited by the officials of the department of collegiate education. It directed the government to pay Rs 1.50 lakh each to the 12 employees who were not paid the salary; of the remaining amount, Rs 16 lakh shall be paid to the Cancare Foundation, Gandhi Nagar in Chennai, and another Rs 16 lakh to the Nethrodaya within eight weeks. The bench ordered the government to recover Rs 25 lakh of the costs from C Poorna Chandran, the then director of the collegiate education, and the remaining amount from all the staff members of the directorate of collegiate education responsible for 'screening away' the records from the court 'with a sole object of burking truth' from the court. Further, it ordered the secretary of higher education department to immediately initiate departmental action against them. GVG Visalakshi college was sanctioned with 35 non-teaching posts. It had appointed 12 non-teaching staff members. The director of collegiate education Poorna Chandran approved the posts in 2022 but the salary was not paid. The college filed a writ petition which was heard by a single judge who ordered grant of approval, on April 2, 2024 to give approval for the appointment. However, the government filed the appeal. It said only 11 posts were sanctioned and the remaining were ordered to be outsourced as per two G.O.s issued in 2019. However, the division bench pointed out that the high court had already ruled that the two G.O.s issued in 2019 shall not be applicable to private aided colleges and directed the government to grant approval within eight weeks.
