Madurai sources have stated that the Madurai based trade unionist R Kathiresan filed a public interest litigation seeking to quash the government order giving extension to DGP T K Rajendran and also seeking a direction to the CBI to register a case against him based on the letters sent by the chief commissioner of Income Tax (IT). The petitioner also sought the court's direction to constitute a special team to investigate the case at the earliest.
Meanwhile when the petitioner's counsel A Kannan wanted the court to quash the appointment, the bench told him that the merit selection was beyond the judicial review and institutional integrity should be maintained.
The counsel stated that if the present DGP is
allowed to discharge his duty, the public will lose their confidence. His
extension will have adverse effect on the law and order situation and on the
administration of criminal justice in the state besides will make the enquiry
pending before the DVAC meaningless.
