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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court connected Friday ordered CB-CID probe into the incidental pertaining to the onslaught connected activists astatine Arappor Iyakkam’s nationalist proceeding connected the interaction of indiscriminate quarrying successful Tirunelveli successful 2025.
The tribunal was proceeding a petition filed by convenor of Arappor Iyakkam Jayaram Venkatesan and elder advocator V. Suresh. The petitioners sought the transportation of the probe into the incidental to CB-CID.
On November 2, 2025, Arappor Iyakkam organised a gathering astatine Kokkirakulam to cognize the grievances of the farmers affected by amerciable quarrying operations successful Tirunelveli district.
The gathering was chaired by Mr. Suresh. A sheet of experts from assorted fields were present. A radical of 25 to 30 lawyers entered the gathering hallway and intentionally and violently attacked the organisers of the gathering successful bid to stall the meeting. They claimed to beryllium the representatives of quarry operators. Mr. Suresh was attacked with a integrative seat and helium sustained injury.
The petitioners said the constabulary unit who were contiguous remained mute spectators and did not instrumentality immoderate steps to forestall the incident. Mr. Venkatesan lodged an e-complaint to Palayamkottai police. The grievance of the petitioner was that without considering his complaint, a lawsuit had been registered done a Head Constable who was connected patrol work astatine the spot of occurrence.
Justice B. Pugalendhi said the State is expected to support the victims. It is the State unsocial that has been provided with the powerfulness of investigation. The intent of the probe is to find retired the truth. However successful this case, it appears that Palayamkottai constabulary person acted successful a biased manner. The close to a just probe is besides a cardinal close accrued connected the unfortunate nether Article 21 of the Constitution. The tribunal said it is simply a acceptable lawsuit for transportation of probe and directed the CB-CID to guarantee the last study is filed successful 3 months.
