HC slams use of CM photos on school bags & stationery

‘MISUSE OF FUNDS’

HC slams use of CM photos on school bags & stationery

Sureshkumar.K@timesgroup.com

Chennai:08.09.2021

It is abhorring that school books or bags meant for children, who don’t have the right to vote, would carry photographs of public functionaries, even if the functionary is the chief minister, the Madras high court observed on Tuesday.

“Public funds cannot be misused for printing photographs for the personal interests of any politician. The state should ensure that such practice is not continued in future,” the court said. It also commended the present DMK government for its decision not to waste money on erasing pictures already printed by the previous AIADMK government.

“Thankfully, it is submitted by advocate-general that a statement has been made on the floor of the assembly recently to the effect that so as not to waste money already expended, the present dispensation will ensure that school bags, text books and stationery bearing the photographs or other signs of previous chief ministers will continue to be used till exhausted,” said the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P D Audikesavalu.

The bench made the observation on a PIL that sought a direction to the state government to continue dispensing unused stocks of textbooks, stationery and school bags that had photos of former chief ministers.

Recording the submissions of advocate-general R Shunmugasundaram, the judges said: “It is also submitted on behalf of the state that the chief minister does not desire his photographs to be published (on) such material in future.”

No further order need be made except one directing the state to take extreme care to ensure that public funds are not expended for publicity purposes of politicians, it added. “However, photographs of the chief minister may be carried, but that should be restricted to advertisements in newspapers or some hoardings and certainly not used on text books or exercise books or any educational material at all,” the bench said disposing of the plea.

Won’t suspend govt staff on last working day: CM

Won’t suspend govt staff on last working day: CM

08.09.2021

Chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday said the state government would end the practice of suspending government employees facing disciplinary action and other charges on their last working day. In a statement in the assembly, the CM announced a slew of measures, including advancing disbursement of hike in dearness allowance by three months, which will entail an additional expenditure of ₹620 crore a year, regularize the strike and suspension periods of government employees who participated in strikes in 2016, 2017 and 2019. The state will also cancel disciplinary actions initiated against teachers for such strike and in cases where promotion is affected, they will be rectified, the CM said.

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‘Write judgments with clarity on laws & facts’

‘Write judgments with clarity on laws & facts’

SC Concerned Over Some HC Judges’ Verdicts

AmitAnand.Choudhary@timesgroup.com

New Delhi:08.09.2021

The Supreme Court on Tuesday underscored the need for high court judges to be clear and precise on facts and laws while writing verdicts, saying that “it is not adequate that a decision is accurate, it must also be reasonable, logical and easily comprehensible”.

Expressing concern over some of the judgments written by HC judges, a bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah said it was very difficult to appreciate what the judge wants to convey through the judgment and the court is forced to remand the case for fresh consideration.

Observing that a verdict, delivered by Allahabad HC while granting bail to five life convicts, lacked clarity, the bench said that it is very unfortunate that the SC bench has to explain how the judgment should be written and and what should be contained in it. The SC set aside the bail orders.

“A judgment should be coherent, systematic and logically organised. It should enable the reader to trace the fact to a logical conclusion on the basis of legal principles. It is pertinent to examine the important elements in a judgment in order to fully understand the art of reading a judgment,” the bench said.

“The judgment replicates the individuality of the judge and therefore it is indispensable that it should be written with care and caution. The reasoning in the judgment should be intelligible and logical. Clarity and precision should be the goal. All conclusions should be supported by reasons duly recorded. The findings and directions should be precise and specific. Writing judgments is an art (and) involves skilful application of law and logic,” the bench said. Though the bench said that it is conscious that judges are overburdened with work, but said that quality can never be sacrificed for quantity.

“...whenever a judgment is written, it should have clarity on facts; on submissions made on behalf of the rival parties; discussion on law points and thereafter reasoning and the ultimate conclusion and findings and the operative portion of the order. There must be a clarity on the final relief granted. “ it said.

Observing that a verdict, delivered by Allahabad HC while granting bail to five life convicts, lacked clarity, the bench said that it is very unfortunate that the SC bench has to explain how the judgment should be written and and what should be contained in it

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Retd govt bank employee ties himself to tree to protest felling

Retd govt bank employee ties himself to tree to protest felling

Shivani.Azad@timesgroup.com

Dehradun:08.09.2021

Shoppers at a major market in Rishikesh were greeted with a strange sight on Tuesday morning — an elderly man tied to a tree. Hemant Gupta, a retired senior clerk at a government bank, sat quietly under a peepal tree, a yellow rope wrapped around his torso.

The 64-year-old man had sent multiple letters to authorities to protest against trees that were being felled for a national highway. When he didn’t hear back from them, he decided to take matters into his own hands. “I want to make sure they don’t fell another tree. I’m not against the development of the highway but we must find a way to preserve the trees, perhaps, transplant the younger ones elsewhere,” said Gupta.

Gupta is ready to “adopt” the trees and exhaust his savings to bear their transplantation and maintenance expenses. “I will break my fixed deposits if I have to. But our environment must be protected,” he said.

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SILENT PROTEST: Hemant Gupta under the peepal tree