Reservation must be implemented both vertically and horizontally in the appointment of Tamil Nadu Law Officers to the principal seat and the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court and lower courts, according to Suba Veerapandian, chairman, Social Justice Monitoring Committee.
The State government constituted the committee to monitor whether the policies and rules meant to promote social justice have been fully implemented in various fields.
In a recent letter to the Secretary, Legal Affairs Department, Mr. Suba Veerapandian forwarded a representation received from S Karuppaiah, State president, All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations, on the appointment of Law Officers. The petitioner contended that there was no reservation of 19% to the SCs/STs and 30% to the women in the appointment of Law Officers.
