Editor's petition adjourned to tomorrow
PTI | 11:01 PM,Jan 10,2012Chennai, Jan 10 (PTI): The Madras High Court adjourned to tomorrow a petition by Tamil bi-weekly 'Nakkheeran' Editor Gopal, seeking a direction to provide police protection to him and others in the wake of the attack on the magazine's office by AIADMK workers on January 7 over publication of a report on Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. Meanwhile, a petition filed by Gopal for anticipatory bail has has been referred to the First Bench to be clubbed with related petitions. Justice T Mathivanan posted for tomorrow a petition seeking a direction to police to register a case against Gopal for publishing the article against the Chief Minister which was allegedly objectionable, derogatory and defamatory. Earlier, when the petition for protection was taken up by the First Bench,comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice K B K Vasuki, Gopal's counsel advocate P T Perumal informed the court that water and electricity supply to the magazine's office had been cut. Disapproving of the action, the Court remarked 'you are the government and you are for all, irrespective of caste, colour and party affiliation. When a junior advocate for Metrowater sought time to get instructions, Justice Eqbal said the matter was sensitive and appeared daily in newspapers. State Advocate General A Navaneethakrishnan claimed it was disconnected as there was a specific complaint of pollution. Justice Eqbal, however, asked why the action was taken all of a sudden.
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