LAW FOR ALL

Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai incident - criminal cases registered against both groups - complaint to SHRC - as SHRC refused to entertain - NHRC registered the case - as such police harassing the petitioners and hoisted false cases against their organisation as they refused to withdraw their complaint before NHRC- Writ of mandamus - Apex court held that This writ petition is disposed of directing the VIIth Metropolitan Magistrate Court, George Town, Chennai to immediately take the cases on file relating to the Law College incident and expedite the trial and dispose of the cases expeditiously in accordance with law within a period of one year. The VIIth Metropolitan Magistrate shall file report regarding the progress of the cases to the High Court once in two months and we request the High Court to monitor the progress of the cases. In view of our discussion in para (21), the State of Tamilnadu would do well if it takes appropriate steps to fill up the vacancy of the Chairperson, SHRC, Tamilnadu expeditiously.= WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 400 OF 2010 K. SARAVANAN KARUPPASAMY & ANR. .Petitioners Versus STATE OF TAMILNADU & ORS. ..Respondents = 2014 - Sept. Month - http://judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41917