TN govt has to take steps to end recurring clashes among student groups in Chennai: Madras HC
New Indian ExpressCHENNAI: Expressing concern over the recurring clashes among different groups of students of Chennai city colleges that led to the death of a student recently, the Madras High Court on Thursday stated that the Tamil Nadu government has to take action to end the clashes. Justice AD Jagadish Chandira made this statement while hearing the anticipatory bail plea filed by the students who were arrested in connection with the murder of a student of Presidency College. The court also directed the police to submit the details of cases registered by the local police and the Railway police in the last ten years regarding student clashes, with information on the status of such cases as to how many cases ended in conviction and compromise. When the defence council stated that the family conditions of the accused are very poor as the parents are daily wage labourers, Justice Jagadish Chandira asked whether they realised the agony of the parents of the deceased student as they had lost him forever.