Chennai: State BJP president K Annamalai has written to the Chief Justice of India N V Ramana, opposing the participation of State Law Minister S. Regupathy in a proposed function organised by the Madras High Court for the laying of foundation stone of the administrative block of the HC, claiming he was facing a criminal case.
According to Annamalai, the Minister, who was listed as a participant in the event, had a pending criminal case against him.
‘The Minister who is facing criminal proceedings before the SC if made to participate as well as take a seat among the CJI as well as the other Madras High Court judges would gravely cause shame and dissent among the litigants, general public as well as the legal fraternity. Such unpleasant and infelicitous events should curb at the very beginning so as to protect the repute, honour and eminence of the courts and legal system of our country,’ he said in the letter.
Annamalai recalled how the DMK had opposed the presence of the then Chief Minister of J Jayalalithaa at the function for inaugurating the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in 2004 wherein the then CJI took part.