Madurai Bench can also hear PIL petitions relating to pan-State matters, rules Madras High Court
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Madurai Bench can also hear PIL petitions relating to pan-State matters, rules Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court Bar Association has succeeded in restoring the right of the Bench to hear all kinds of public interest litigation petitions including those that concern issues related to the entire State, and not just the 13 districts under its territorial jurisdiction. The Division Bench led by Chief Justice Gangapurwala agreed with senior counsel M. Ajmal Khan, representing MMBA, that it would not be appropriate to say that PILs relating to pan-State matters must be heard only at the principal seat of the High Court in Chennai and not at its Madurai Bench. While disposing of a PIL petition to safeguard the interests of temples all over the State, former Chief Justice Banerjee had written: “While it is appropriate to institute PILs pertaining to the districts covered by the Madurai Bench, when pan-State matters are the subject matter of any litigation, including PILs, they should be carried to the principal seat of the court.” Finding force in the request made by MMBA to recall the observation, the Bench led by Chief Justice Gangapurwala said, the presidential notification issued in 2004 for the constitution of the Madurai Bench had not imposed any such restriction. Therefore, “to restrict the pan-State matters only at the principal seat would not be appropriate in view of the notification constituting the Bench at Madurai,” the Bench said while allowing the review petition. However, blanket order that when pan-State matters are subject matter of litigation, the same should be filed only at principal seat would not be appropriate for the functioning of the Bench at Madurai.”

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