Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of Madras Excessive Courtroom returns to MP/MLA portfolio after a break of three months
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras HC to carry the portfolio for instances in opposition to sitting, former MPs in addition to the Legislative Meeting from January 2, 2024. File picture
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Justice N. Anand Venkatesh of the Madras Excessive Courtroom could be holding the portfolio for instances in opposition to sitting in addition to former Members of the Parliament in addition to the Legislative Meeting from January 2, 2024 based on the roster ready for the primary three months within the coming 12 months.
Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala, in his capability because the grasp of the roster, had determined to offer again the MP/MLA portfolio to Justice Venkatesh after a break of three months from October 3, 2023 when the decide had been sitting within the Madurai Bench of the Excessive Courtroom.
Throughout his earlier tenure within the portfolio, Justice Venkatesh had taken suo motu revision in opposition to discharge/acquittal of Ministers Okay. Ponmudy, Okay.Okay.S.S.R. Ramachandran, I.. Periyasamy and Thangam Thennarasu in addition to former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam and former Minister B. Valarmathi from totally different instances.
The six suo motu revision petitions taken up in August this 12 months had induced fairly a jitter within the political circles. Thereafter, he needed to discontinue the listening to of these petitions as a consequence of his shift to the Madurai Bench and due to this fact, Justice G. Jayachandran was given the portfolio for 3 months starting from October 3.
Nonetheless, not one of the six suo motu revision petitions have been disposed of since then and therefore there was lot of hysteria among the many legal professionals within the Excessive Courtroom over which decide of the Excessive Courtroom would get the MP/MLA portfolio throughout the subsequent three month roster interval starting from January 2, 2024.
The anxiousness was excessive particularly as a result of Justice Venkatesh was slated to return to the principal seat of the Excessive Courtroom in Chennai after completion of his tenure within the Madurai Bench. An official sitting association listing launched on Friday confirmed that Justice Venkatesh could be holding the portfolio as soon as once more.
