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New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
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Medical certificate enough for disabled to get family pension: Madurai bench of Madras HC
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has observed that pensioners' children, who suffer intellectual disability, should be given family pension on submission of medical certificate evidencing his or her incapacity to earn livelihood on their own, without insisting on certificate denoting income from all sources. A bench of justices GR Swaminathan and K Rajasekar made the observation recently while hearing an appeal filed by the principal accountant general of Tamil Nadu against an order passed by the court directing payment of family pension to the intellectually challenged son of a forester. While hearing the appeal, the judges said though the order had been complied with in this case, the daughter of a late judge with similar difficulties was not lucky and expressed anguish over the delay. The judges recalled that the widow of former acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court TS Arunachalam received pension since 2020. After her death in June 2024, their younger daughter filed an application seeking family pension for her sister, who has physical and intellectual disability. After submission of all documents, the accountant general's (AG's) office forwarded it to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice to obtain sanction from the President of India. Later, the AG's office forwarded a letter from the Government of India seeking the very same set of documents and the matter is pending at this stage, the judges noted. Expressing anguish over her struggle in getting pension, the judges called upon the Registrar General of Madras High Court to liaison with the authorities concerned and ensure that she gets family pension at the earliest. They pointed out that both the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules and the Tamil Nadu Pension Rules make it clear that the son or daughter suffering from disorder or disability of mind, which prevents him or her from earning livelihood, will be entitled to family pension for life after the demise of the parents, upon production of a medical certificate proving the disability. When the statutory rule doesn't mention requirement of any other document, the authority cannot ask for anything more, the judges added. This issue was settled by the Supreme Court three decades ago and the said decision has been consistently followed.
New Indian Express
09-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Don't permit statues in public places: Madras HC
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has advised the state government not to grant permission to install statues in public places, as it violates Supreme Court's order. A bench of justices SM Subramaniam and AD Maria Clete made the observations recently on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed by R Palsamy, a Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) functionary, seeking a direction to the government to stop the installation of bronze statue and name board of late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi near the entrance of Valliyur daily vegetable market in Vadakku Valliyur selection grade town panchayat in Radhapuram taluk of Tirunelveli district. The judges recalled an order passed by the Principal Seat at Madras in 2021, wherein the state government had been directed to establish special parks called 'Leaders' Parks', so that statues erected in public places could be relocated there.
New Indian Express
05-06-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
TN government opening hospitals, liquor shops simultaneously is ironic: Madras HC
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has observed that a welfare government should strive to enforce prohibition rather than establishing more Tasmac shops. 'When right to health is a fundamental right, the state must ensure that prohibition is slowly implemented in a phased manner to reduce harm to public health,' a bench comprising justices SM Subramaniam and AD Maria Clete observed while allowing a petition by K Kannan, seeking closure of a Tasmac shop located on Tiruchy Road in Dindigul district. Kannan said two schools are located within 50 metres from the Tasmac shop. A church and a government hospital are also situated nearby, he added. Counsel for Tasmac said the distance restriction of 50 metres under the Tamil Nadu Liquor Retail Vending (in Shops and Bars) Rules, 2003, would not apply to the shop, as it is situated in a commercial area.
New Indian Express
06-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Madras HC stays proceedings on closure report filed by CBI in idol theft case
MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has stayed further proceedings on the closure report filed by the CBI in an idol theft case, following a petition filed by former Idol Wing IGP Pon Manickavel that it was not filed before the competent court. A case was registered against former DSP Kader Batcha and two police personnel for stealing idols and selling them to a dealer named Deenadayalan for Rs 15 lakh. The case was re-registered and probed by the CBI based on an order passed by the high court in 2022. On June 10, 2024, the agency filed a closure report before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madurai. Manickavel, who is also being investigated by the CBI in a separate case based on the HC's direction, submitted that the state government passed a notification on May 22, 2024, designating the Additional CJM Court, Madurai as the Special Court for trial of idol theft cases. Since the case against Batcha pertains to Virudhunagar, the closure report ought to have been filed before the Additional CJM, Madurai, Manickavel said. He requested the high court to direct the CJM, Madurai to return the closure report and direct CBI to file the same before the Additional CJM Court. Observing that the petitioner has made out a prima facie case, the judge ordered an interim stay.
