The Madras High Court has conceded to have “completely failed” in its attempts to prevent illegal/unauthorised constructions put up by individuals in collusion with government officials concerned, because of the money power possessed by the violators.
A Division Bench of Justices R. Subramanian and R. Sakthivel lamented that the authorities ensured strict enforcement of the rules only against the economically weaker sections of society but turn a blind eye to blatant flouting of rules by the affluent. “This shows that only the mighty, the rich, and the powerful can survive in this State, and they will be helped by these enforcement agencies to the maximum extent possible,” the Bench said while deciding to continue the fight against such illegalities without losing hope.
“Though this court has been making repeated attempts to stop flagrant violations, with the active collusion of the officials concerned, we must acknowledge that our attempts have completely failed because of the money power that the violators possess. However, we do not propose to stop making our attempts since we have the faith and hope that we will succeed at some point of time,” the judges wrote.
