CHENNAI: In a bid to stop the practice of arraying the chief secretary of the state government indiscriminately in all the cases filed against the state and its departments, the Madras high court directed the registry not to permit impleading of chief secretary unless it is warranted.
“The chief secretary is impleaded indiscriminately, even in petitions seeking grant of patta, cancellation of patta, issuance of legal heir certificate, cancellation of trade licenses, provision of electricity connections and so on and so forth,” Justice M Govindaraj said.
