{"id":53059,"date":"2018-06-07T11:32:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T06:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=53059"},"modified":"2018-06-07T11:32:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T06:02:55","slug":"madras-hc-sends-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in-tuticorin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/madras-hc-sends-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in-tuticorin","title":{"rendered":"Madras HC sends notice to deputy tahsildars over firing in Tuticorin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Madurai:<\/b>\u00a0The High Court bench here today observed that the police action during the anti-Sterlite protests could not be justified and directed that three deputy tahsildars, who had reportedly ordered the firing during the stir, be impleaded as respondents and issued notice to them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"53060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/madras-hc-sends-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in-tuticorin\/olympus-digital-camera\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;TG-2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1415471356&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-53060\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?resize=133%2C100&amp;ssl=1 133w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/201806062108035113_HC-orders-notice-to-deputy-tahsildars-over-firing-in_SECVPF.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A division bench of justices C T Selvam and Basheer Ahamed was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) petition, seeking a CBI probe into the firing and violence in Tuticorin district last month, which claimed 13 lives.<\/p>\n<p>The judges, terming the firing &#8220;unfortunate&#8221;, said the police action could not be justified and asked the deputy tahsildars to file their counter.<\/p>\n<p>During the arguments, the petitioner&#8217;s counsel sought registration of murder cases against the deputy tahsildars, saying the firing could not be justified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madurai:\u00a0The High Court bench here today observed that the police action during the anti-Sterlite protests could not be justified and directed that three deputy tahsildars, who had reportedly ordered the firing during the stir, be impleaded as respondents and issued notice to them. 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