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Madurai Bench seeks status report on dilapidated social justice hostels in TN
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed state authorities to file a status report on the condition of social justice hostels across 10 Tamil Nadu districts, after a PIL cited RTI replies showing many hostels are in dilapidated condition, some requiring demolition.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sought a status report from Tamil Nadu authorities on the condition of social justice hostels in 10 districts. The direction was issued by a bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and R. Sakthivel on Tuesday while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by K. Muruganandam, district coordinator of Neelam Panpattu Maiyam in Pudukkottai.
The petitioner said he obtained information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act about social justice hostels in Madurai, Tiruchy, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Tenkasi, Thanjavur and Pudukkottai. According to the petitioner, the RTI reply revealed that many of the hostels are in a dilapidated condition, with some requiring demolition. The reply also indicated that several hostels in Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi and Virudhunagar were in a particularly poor state.
The court has now asked the authorities to submit a status report on the hostels' condition. Further details on the timeline for the report were not specified in the available information.
- Madurai Bench of Madras High Court HC
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Tamil NaduCourts
Madurai Bench seeks status report on dilapidated social justice hostels in TN
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed state authorities to file a status report on the condition of social justice hostels across 10 Tamil Nadu districts, after a PIL cited RTI replies showing many hostels are in dilapidated condition, some requiring demolition.
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has sought a status report from Tamil Nadu authorities on the condition of social justice hostels in 10 districts. The direction was issued by a bench of Justices C.V. Karthikeyan and R. Sakthivel on Tuesday while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by K. Muruganandam, district coordinator of Neelam Panpattu Maiyam in Pudukkottai.
The petitioner said he obtained information under the Right to Information (RTI) Act about social justice hostels in Madurai, Tiruchy, Ramanathapuram, Theni, Dindigul, Virudhunagar, Sivaganga, Tenkasi, Thanjavur and Pudukkottai. According to the petitioner, the RTI reply revealed that many of the hostels are in a dilapidated condition, with some requiring demolition. The reply also indicated that several hostels in Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Tenkasi and Virudhunagar were in a particularly poor state.
The court has now asked the authorities to submit a status report on the hostels' condition. Further details on the timeline for the report were not specified in the available information.
- Madurai Bench of Madras High Court HC
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