Madras High Court dismisses PIL seeking details on Jaya's health

Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking it to direct the authorities to release “real facts” of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s health condition.

A bench of Chief Justice S K Kaul and Justice Mahadevan said the case filed by social activist “Traffic” Ramaswamy was to seek publicity and they dismissed it.

The petitioner, in his plea, also asked the court to direct the government to consider appointing an interim chief minister as per the law.

Amid frenzied speculation over Jayalalithaa’s health, the petition wanted to know the “real facts” of the Chief Minister’s health as the hospital bulletins were unable to offer any detail on the nature of the illness and the treatment given.

After hearing the case on Tuesday, the court directed State Additional Advocate General (AAG)  to get instructions from the authorities on the health condition of the Tamil Nadu chief minister and adjourned the case to October 6.

Publicity interest
However, the first bench Judges not only dismissed the case on Thursday but also termed the PIL as "Publicity Interest Litigation". Chief Justice Kaul and Justice Mahadevan also warned the petitioner not to use the court for political purposes. The judges also declined to hear Ramaswamy’s petition seeking appointment of an interim chief minister.
DH News Service