Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear on June 21 a plea for CBI probe
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear on June 21 a plea for CBI probe

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Thursday agreed to hear on Friday a public interest litgation petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that had so far claimed over 30 lives and left many others hospitalised. Since Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan is sitting at the Madurai Bench of the High Court this week, a Division Bench of Justices D. Krishnakumar and K. Kumaresh Babu accepted a request made by advocate D. Selvam for an urgent hearing of the PIL petition to be filed by I.S. Mr. Selvam said the death toll at Karunapuram in Kallakurichi district had been increasing drastically and this was a serious issue that required an investigation by the central agency because the local police had failed to act despite complaints made for long. The petitioner insisted on a CBI probe since there was serious suspicion of the spurious liquor sale having taken place with the connivance of local politicians belonging to the ruling party and the police personnel.

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Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: SC junks Tamil Nadu's plea against CBI probe
6 days, 21 hours ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: SC junks Tamil Nadu's plea against CBI probe

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's plea challenging a Madras High Court order transferring to CBI the investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy in which 67 people died after consuming illicit liquor.A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said on Tuesday that it was not inclined to interfere with the high court order. "Having …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation
1 week ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Supreme Court junks Tamil Nadu govt's plea against CBI investigation

India TV News  

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Tamil Nadu government's petition challenging a Madras High Court order which transferred the investigation into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy to the Central Bureau of Investigation. On November 20, the Madra HC passed the order on the petitions filed by AIADMK Legal Wing Secretary and former MLA I S Inbadurai, President Advocates Forum for Social …

Supreme Court clears way for CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy
1 week ago

Supreme Court clears way for CBI probe into Kallakurichi hooch tragedy

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the decks for a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that left 68 people dead. A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan dismissed the special leave petitions filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the Madras High Court judgment ordering the CBI probe. Based on petitions filed by AIADMK …

PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence, SIT To Investigate Alleged Involvement Of UP Govt, Its Officials
3 weeks, 5 days ago

PIL In Allahabad HC Seeks CBI Probe Into Sambhal Violence, SIT To Investigate Alleged Involvement Of UP Govt, Its Officials

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation plea has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking a Special Investigation Team probe under the chairmanship of a retired HC judge into the alleged involvement of the Uttar Pradesh government, its administrative officials, including the District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, in the violence that erupted in. A Public Interest Litigation plea has been …

Madras High Court transfers Kallakurichi hooch tragedy probe to CBI
1 month ago

Madras High Court transfers Kallakurichi hooch tragedy probe to CBI

India Today  

The Madras High Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to launch a detailed inquiry into the June spurious liquor case in Kallakurichi, where 68 people died. Either there was a corrupt link between those involved in making and selling illicit liquor and the police, or the suspensions were just “knee-jerk reactions in the heat of the moment merely to …

HC orders CBI probe into Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy that killed 67
1 month ago

HC orders CBI probe into Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy that killed 67

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Wednesday ordered a central bureau of investigation probe into the June 19 hooch tragedy in Tamil Nadu that claimed 67 lives in Kallakurichi. “Needless to state, the State police shall extend their fullest cooperation to the CBI for the smooth conduct of investigation,” the court said. “That the incident occurred within a stone’s throw distance …

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy
1 month ago

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a probe into the Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy that claimed the lives of around 67 persons after consuming illicit arrack. It was contended that hooch tragedy incidents were not new to the state and that the entire system of Tamil Nadu including the police, revenue authorities, etc had …

'Government shielding DMK men by preventing CBI probe in hooch tragedy'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Government shielding DMK men by preventing CBI probe in hooch tragedy'

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The state government is preventing a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch deaths to shield the ruling party men involved in the tragedy, the counsel for a PIL petitioner told the Madras High Court on Tuesday. Appearing on behalf of A Mohandoss, one of the petitioners seeking CBI probe into the tragedy, asked why the state can’t order a …

Why SP suspended in hooch tragedy reinstated, asks Madras HC
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why SP suspended in hooch tragedy reinstated, asks Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Madras High Court on Wednesday sought a detailed report on all the cases registered by the police in connection with illicit liquor sales. While hearing a batch of public interest litigation petitions seeking a CBI probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, the first bench of Acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice PB Balajibench wanted the state government to …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Financial Relief Not 'Reward' For Victims But To Help Dependents: Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging ₹10 Lakh Compensation
4 months, 1 week ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Financial Relief Not 'Reward' For Victims But To Help Dependents: Madras HC Dismisses Plea Challenging ₹10 Lakh Compensation

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the payment of Rs 10 Lakh as ex gratia payment to the families of Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy victims. The court further held that the petition was filed without collecting much information challenging a relief package that was paid to ensure the survival of the victim's family with dignity. “This Court is …

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Death Of Former TN CM Jayalalithaa
5 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking CBI Probe Into Death Of Former TN CM Jayalalithaa

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has issued notice to the Central Government and State Government in a plea seeking a CBI inquiry into the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. The bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq issued notice to the authorities on a plea filed by Advocate Ramkumar Adithyan. In his petition, …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: How can you give a huge sum of ₹10 lakh each to 65 families, Madras High Court asks T.N.
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: How can you give a huge sum of ₹10 lakh each to 65 families, Madras High Court asks T.N.

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan on Friday, July 5, 2024 asked how the Tamil Nadu Government could give away a huge amount of ₹10 lakh each to the families of 65 persons who died in the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. Presiding over the first Division Bench along with Justice Mohammed Shaffiq, the ACJ said, the government might …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Sufficient Progress In Investigation, No Circumstance To Transfer Probe To CBI: Govt Tells Madras High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy | Sufficient Progress In Investigation, No Circumstance To Transfer Probe To CBI: Govt Tells Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Tamil Nadu Government, on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that it had acted diligently following the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The state informed the bench of Acting Chief Justice R Mahadevan and Justice Mohammed Shaffiq that the state had responded swiftly to the issue and taken every possible steps. The status report, filed by Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy not a sequel to 2023 tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy not a sequel to 2023 tragedies in Villupuram and Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 told the Madras High Court that the 2024 Kallakurichi hooch tragedy cannot be considered as a sequel to the 2023 hooch tragedies at Marakkanam in Villupuram district and at Chithamur in Chengalpattu district, since the source and quantum of methanol were different. In a status report filed before the first Division …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: CB-CID granted custody of 11 arrested in hooch tragedy, where 65 died from methanol-infused brew in Karunapuram.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: CB-CID granted custody of 11 arrested in hooch tragedy, where 65 died from methanol-infused brew in Karunapuram.

The Hindu  

The Crime Branch-CID has been granted two days custody of 11 persons, arrested in connection with the hooch tragedy in Karunapuram in Kallakurichi district. The tragedy saw the death of 65 persons, 59 men and six women, from Karunapuram and a few other areas in Kallakurichi, who had consumed methanol-infused hooch on June 18. The victims, mostly loaders and daily …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court grants time till July 3 for State to file status report on CB-CID probe
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court grants time till July 3 for State to file status report on CB-CID probe

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, granted time till July 3 for the Tamil Nadu government to file a status report on the steps taken by the police to investigate the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that has so far claimed 63 lives and left many others hospitalised. Opposing the plea for a CBI probe into the tragedy, the …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: One more PIL in Madras High Court seeks CBI/SIT probe
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: One more PIL in Madras High Court seeks CBI/SIT probe

The Hindu  

One more public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation or a Special Investigation Team into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy that has so far claimed 58 lives and left many others hospitalised. Inbadurai had filed a similar PIL petition seeking a CBI probe into the tragedy and …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP leaders meets T.N. Governor, submits representation seeking CBI probe

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu BJP State president K. Annamalai, along with senior leaders from his party, met Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi on Monday, June 24, 2024, and submitted a representation seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. The representation also sought the resignation of the State Prohibition and Excise Minister S. Muthusamy, alleging that his …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP demands CBI probe, resignation of T.N. Prohibition Minister
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: BJP demands CBI probe, resignation of T.N. Prohibition Minister

The Hindu  

Holding the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in Tamil Nadu responsible for the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, the Bharatiya Janata Party on June 22 demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into it, and the immediate resignation of the State Prohibition and Excise Minister S. Muthusamy. Terming the deaths a “man-made disaster and State- “At that time, the BJP Tamil Nadu leadership …

Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll keeps rising in Kallakurichi, 53 dead now
6 months ago

Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll keeps rising in Kallakurichi, 53 dead now

Op India  

The death toll in the Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy has risen from 50 to 53, officials said on Saturday. Kallakurichi District Collector MS Prasanth said that out of the total 193 patients, who consumed illicit liquor, 140 are currently safe. Meanwhile, in the wake of the deaths in Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, 250 litres of illicit liquor were seized and disposed …

TN hooch toll touches 54; blame-game refuses to die
6 months ago

TN hooch toll touches 54; blame-game refuses to die

New Indian Express  

KALLAKURICHI/CHENNAI: As the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy toll continues to rise with over 50 deaths reported till Friday evening, there was full-blown war of words between the AIADMK and DMK. While all AIADMK members, including Leader of Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami, were evicted from the Assembly for staging a protest, Chief Minister M K Stalin dismissed it as ‘drama’ and appealed …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy 2024: Tamil Nadu’s worst tragedy claimed lives of at least 65 persons from June 19 to July 1

The Hindu  

In one of the worst-ever hooch tragedies in Tamil Nadu, illicit arrack claimed the lives of 68 persons including women. Editorial:Killer moonshine: On the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. The arrested accused include the prime accused Chinnadurai of Sankarapuram who supplied the killer brew, bootlegger Govindaraj alias Kannukutty, his wife Vidya and brother Damodaran. The hooch …

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Death toll rises to 47; demand for CBI enquiry, ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly - 10 Key point
6 months ago

Kallakurichi Hooch Tragedy: Death toll rises to 47; demand for CBI enquiry, ruckus in Tamil Nadu Assembly - 10 Key point

Live Mint  

A political slugfest has begun in Tamil Nadu over the deaths of 47 people in in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. 5) The AIADMK members on Friday tried to raise the issue during the Question Hour in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. 7) Justice Gokuldas, who is heading the one-man commission to probe the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, visited Kallakurichi government hospital to meet …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear plea for CBI probe on June 21
6 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear plea for CBI probe on June 21

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has decided to hear on Friday, June 21, 2024, two public interest litigations seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi spurious liquor tragedy that has so far claimed over 30 lives and left many others hospitalised. Since Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan is sitting at the Madurai Bench this week, two advocates on …

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'
6 months ago

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'

New Indian Express  

Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, about 240 km from the state capital of Chennai, is enveloped in grief after the death toll in Wednesday's hooch tragedy rose to 37. Locals say Illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi. The victims had consumed illicit liquor sold in two huts and fell ill. Three people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy. …

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'
6 months ago

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'

New Indian Express  

Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, about 240 km from the state capital of Chennai, is enveloped in grief after the death toll in Wednesday's hooch tragedy rose to 37. Locals say Illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi. The victims had consumed illicit liquor sold in two huts and fell ill. Three people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy. …

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'
6 months ago

TN hooch tragedy death toll climbs to 37; 'illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi, police turned a blind eye'

New Indian Express  

Kallakurichi in Tamil Nadu, about 240 km from the state capital of Chennai, is enveloped in grief after the death toll in Wednesday's hooch tragedy rose to 37. Locals say Illicit liquor sale was rampant in Kallakurichi. The victims had consumed illicit liquor sold in two huts and fell ill. Three people have been arrested in connection with the tragedy. …

New petition in Calcutta high court seeks CBI probe into Bengal girl’s rape
1 year, 8 months ago

New petition in Calcutta high court seeks CBI probe into Bengal girl’s rape

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: A West Bengal lawyer filed a petition in the Calcutta high court on Monday for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into last week’s alleged rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in north Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district. Members of BJP SC Morcha during their protest over the death of minor girl at Kaliaganj of North Dinajpur …

PIL plea in Madras HC seeks CBI probe into former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s death
1 year, 9 months ago

PIL plea in Madras HC seeks CBI probe into former Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa’s death

The Hindu  

A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking a court monitored Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the death of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the light of the report of Justice A. Arumughaswamy Commission which probed into circumstances that led to her death. Gopaljee, publisher of two editions of a vernacular newspaper, has …

PILs Filed Before Calcutta High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into 4 Rape Cases Reported This Month In West Bengal
2 years, 8 months ago

PILs Filed Before Calcutta High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into 4 Rape Cases Reported This Month In West Bengal

Live Law  

A batch of Public Interest Litigation petitions have been filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday, seeking a CBI probe into 5 recent rape cases that are reported in various districts of West Bengal this month. Incidents of rape have been reported to have taken place at Netra and Namkhana villages in South 24 Parganas district, at Pingla in …

Hooch Tragedies In Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad High Court Seeks Reply On Plea For CBI Enquiry Against Police & Excise Department
3 years, 5 months ago

Hooch Tragedies In Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad High Court Seeks Reply On Plea For CBI Enquiry Against Police & Excise Department

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has issued notice on a petition seeking CBI/ NIA enquiry against Police and Excise department of the UP Government in wake of recent hooch tragedy in Aligarh, that allegedly claimed over 50 lives. A Division Bench of ACJ Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari has granted two weeks' time to the Standing counsel to …

Punjab hooch tragedy: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal demands CBI probe
4 years, 4 months ago

Punjab hooch tragedy: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal demands CBI probe

India Today  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the Punjab hooch tragedy which has claimed 86 lives so far. Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party is in the Opposition in the state, claimed that none of the cases pertaining to illicit liquor in the last few months have been solved by the local police. "The case should …

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