Chennai, May 27 (PTI) Cautioning whistleblowers who often file PIL petitions for their own interest, a vacation bench of the Madras High Court warned recently that it would not entertain such activities of highhandedness.
When the Constitution enumerates certain duties to be followed by a citizen, any person while exercising the right correspondingly should follow the duties for exercise of such rights. No fundamental right under Part III of the Constitution is absolute and all such rights are subject to restrictions and therefore, the duties at no circumstances be neglected, the bench of Justices S M Subramaniam and J Sathya Narayana Prasad, said last week.
The bench made the observation while disposing of a PIL petition from Kandasamy praying for a direction to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department and the police to conduct an inquiry in respect of Allikuttai Radhakrishnan, whose sudden enhancement of financial and social status at the cost of public interest by using the organisation of `Thiruthondar Sabai’ as an instrument to interfere in the administration of the temples in the State, and consequently take action on the basis of the enquiry. Petitioner alleged Radhakrishnan had threatened the officials of the HR&CE and the temples in Krishnagiri and Salem district by filing petitions in the court claiming to be in public interest.
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