Justice K. Rajasekar Archives

Madras HC affirms right to family pension for mentally disabled children of Government servants, no income certificate required

“Pension has always been characterized as a matter of right and not charity or bounty. When it comes to extending the benefit for the mentally disabled, the authority must exhibit alacrity. Such an approach alone would subserve and effectuate the benevolent object with which the statutory rules have been formulated. They should be seen as one more facet of Article 21 of the Constitution.”

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Madras High Court sets aside condition requiring vehicle pass for devotees attending Lord Muruga’s religious conference

“We are a republican democracy. Just as ease of doing business is important, the ease of participation in democratic gatherings is equally vital. The authorities ought not to come in the way of the citizens exercising their democratic right.”