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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Letters-67: "Action Against Police"

1. The High Court makes no mention of the unruly behaviour some lawyers indulged in on February 19. There is no doubt that the police resorted to excessive force. But the trouble started after the advocates went on the rampage. They even set fire to a police station on the court premises. The Justice Srikrishna report has clearly dealt with the sequence of events that took place that day. Taking action against the police alone is not fair. - S.Kannan, chennai.

2. Now that action has been recommended against two police officers, what is proposed to be done with regard to the erring lawyers? Will the lawyers who attacked Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy in the court hall and those who burnt down the police station on the court premises made accountable for their acts? One hopes senior lawyers will strive for enforcing equality before law. - K.Ramasami, Coimbatore.

3. Are rotten eggs permitted inside the court? What action has been recommended against the lawyers who assaulted another lawyer in front of judges? Since police officials face suspension for taking steps to tackle a violent situation, can they be told how they are expected to act in the event of mob violence in future? What is the fate of the Srikrishna report? How can there be two different findings on the same issue? - K.Dhandapani, Coimbatore.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, March 20, 2009 ("Letters to the Editor").

Grateful thanks to M/s.S.Kannan, K.Ramasami, K.Dhandapani and The Hindu, India's National Newspaper.

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