The Madras High Court has summoned Tamil Nadu Home Secretary P. Amudha, Director-General of Police (DGP) Shankar Jiwal and a few other police officials, on five contempt of court petitions filed against them for having failed to grant permission to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) route marches at various places across the State.
Justice G. Jayachandran ordered issuance of statutory notices, which require the presence of the officials before the court after four weeks, to all the officials who have been named in the contempt of court petitions. The orders were passed after hearing senior counsel G. Rajagopal representing the RSS office-bearers.
Mr. Rajagopal brought it to the notice of the judge that the court had passed a common order on October 16, 2023, directing the police to grant permission for the route marches in 35 places on October 22 and 29, 2023. However, in blatant disobedience of the judicial order, no such permission was granted, he complained.
