Jayalalithaa birth anniversary: Madras HC says no to banners

  • | Thursday | 14th February, 2019

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Wednesday refused to permit two AIADMK district office bearers to erect digital banners in view of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary on February 24.Refusing interim relief on miscellaneous pleas moved by N Balaganga and Arunmozhi Devan, Chennai and Cuddalore district secretaries of the AIADMK, seeking to modify the order passed by the court restraining all political parties from erecting banners on arterial roads, a division bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice M Nirmal Kumar issued notice to the authorities concerned returnable by March 15.During the hearing of the contempt plea moved by activist K R ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy seeking action against authorities for their wilful disobedience of the court order in connection with permitting digital banners, the court expressed its displeasure over the manner in which the counter affidavit was filed by the authorities.The counter affidavit comprises five pages, but no worthwhile details have been provided in it — including that of prosecution for violation of digital banners rules that have been already committed, or preventive mechanism to avoid such violation in future.On December 19, 2018, the bench had passed an interim order restraining all political parties from erecting any digital banners on arterial roads disrupting traffic and pedestrian movement.“Unless the state government and local administration authorities come out with a clear undertaking that the relevant rules governing erection of digital banners and hoardings pointed out in various orders passed by the court will be strictly adhered to and scrupulously implemented — that no such violation would take place — the recognized and registered political parties shall not erect any digital banners,” the court said.Lambasting the authorities for their apathy in implementing court orders and checking on the violation of banner rules, the court added that banners shall not be erected along the arterial roads and on any other road that will distract travellers, especially two-wheeler riders and pedestrians, until further orders.Noting that the failure on the part of the state had compelled the court to intervene, the bench said the government should submit a clear undertaking to ensure compliance of the rules and prevent such violations henceforth.

CHENNAI: The Madras high court on Wednesday refused to permit two AIADMK district office bearers to erect digital banners in view of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s birth anniversary on February 24.Refusing interim relief on miscellaneous pleas moved by N Balaganga and Arunmozhi Devan, Chennai and Cuddalore district secretaries of the AIADMK, seeking to modify the order passed by the court restraining all political parties from erecting banners on arterial roads, a division bench of Justice M Sathyanarayanan and Justice M Nirmal Kumar issued notice to the authorities concerned returnable by March 15.During the hearing of the contempt plea moved by activist K R ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy seeking action against authorities for their wilful disobedience of the court order in connection with permitting digital banners, the court expressed its displeasure over the manner in which the counter affidavit was filed by the authorities.The counter affidavit comprises five pages, but no worthwhile details have been provided in it — including that of prosecution for violation of digital banners rules that have been already committed, or preventive mechanism to avoid such violation in future.On December 19, 2018, the bench had passed an interim order restraining all political parties from erecting any digital banners on arterial roads disrupting traffic and pedestrian movement.“Unless the state government and local administration authorities come out with a clear undertaking that the relevant rules governing erection of digital banners and hoardings pointed out in various orders passed by the court will be strictly adhered to and scrupulously implemented — that no such violation would take place — the recognized and registered political parties shall not erect any digital banners,” the court said.Lambasting the authorities for their apathy in implementing court orders and checking on the violation of banner rules, the court added that banners shall not be erected along the arterial roads and on any other road that will distract travellers, especially two-wheeler riders and pedestrians, until further orders.Noting that the failure on the part of the state had compelled the court to intervene, the bench said the government should submit a clear undertaking to ensure compliance of the rules and prevent such violations henceforth.

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