It is a well known fact
that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha has acquired international
notoriety as ‘the Queen of Adjournments’ (Vaaidaa Raani) by seeking
hundreds of adjournments in the trials of criminal cases against her
only to protract the case and to be repeatedly pulled up by the courts.
Just like the proverb ‘As is the king, so are the people’, the regime led by her in Tamil Nadu is proving ‘As is the Chief Minister, so is the regime led by her’!
Additional Solicitor General P. Wilson pointed out to the Madras High Court Bench headed by the Chief Justice that TN government has so far sought adjournment of hearing 35 times in the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated expressway case for purposefully delaying the case, on which the Chief Justice said he did not want to hear the case and transferred the case to another Bench consisting of Justices Paul Vasanthkumar and Devadoss. When the case came up for hearing before this Bench on Jan 31, Advocate General of the TN government asked for some more time to file the affidavit which the ASG opposed. Thereafter, the Justices have observed that the court could not permit seeking adjournments continuously, it was learnt that the government counsel had given a letter to the Chief Justice for the fifth division bench to hear the case and asked how the government could ask a particular bench to hear the case which was wrong.
When the case again came for hearing before the bench on Feb 5, the judges have asked the government counsel, “Should not a bridge be constructed via Cooum river? Was not Pamban bridge constructed across the sea? There is nothing wrong in constructing a bridge across Cooum”. The hearing continues.
Citing the High Court proceedings, DMK President Kalaignar on Feb 6 said let us wait and see when the stay given by the ADMK regime due to political animosity to this project started during DMK rule to reduce traffic congestion in the city and to upgrade basic infrastructural facilities and also to improve the effective functioning of the Chennai port.
Just like the proverb ‘As is the king, so are the people’, the regime led by her in Tamil Nadu is proving ‘As is the Chief Minister, so is the regime led by her’!
Additional Solicitor General P. Wilson pointed out to the Madras High Court Bench headed by the Chief Justice that TN government has so far sought adjournment of hearing 35 times in the Chennai Port-Maduravoyal elevated expressway case for purposefully delaying the case, on which the Chief Justice said he did not want to hear the case and transferred the case to another Bench consisting of Justices Paul Vasanthkumar and Devadoss. When the case came up for hearing before this Bench on Jan 31, Advocate General of the TN government asked for some more time to file the affidavit which the ASG opposed. Thereafter, the Justices have observed that the court could not permit seeking adjournments continuously, it was learnt that the government counsel had given a letter to the Chief Justice for the fifth division bench to hear the case and asked how the government could ask a particular bench to hear the case which was wrong.
When the case again came for hearing before the bench on Feb 5, the judges have asked the government counsel, “Should not a bridge be constructed via Cooum river? Was not Pamban bridge constructed across the sea? There is nothing wrong in constructing a bridge across Cooum”. The hearing continues.
Citing the High Court proceedings, DMK President Kalaignar on Feb 6 said let us wait and see when the stay given by the ADMK regime due to political animosity to this project started during DMK rule to reduce traffic congestion in the city and to upgrade basic infrastructural facilities and also to improve the effective functioning of the Chennai port.
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