Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Police have submitted a report to the Madras High Court stating that strict action will be taken if any derogatory book against Justice G.R. Swaminathan is published. The matter arose when online advertisements claimed that a book insulting Justice G.R. Swaminathan, who had delivered a judgment concerning the lighting of a lamp on top of the Tiruparankundram hill, would be released at the 49th Chennai Book Fair. P. Naveenprasad of Vellore had filed a petition in the Madras High Court seeking to restrain the sale of this book. The case came up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice M.M. Srivastava and Justice G. Arul Murugan.
The police submitted a status report stating that they had conducted a thorough search at the book fair, following the court’s directions. During the search of the two stalls allotted to Keezhai Kaatru Publications, it was found that the book in question was not being sold there. The report further stated that summons were issued on January 19, and officials of the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India and the management of Keezhai Kaatru Publications were questioned. They categorically assured that no such book had been published, was in stock, or was available at their respective stalls at the book fair. The police also assured that if any book about the judge is published, stocked, or sold at any place or on any electronic device in the future, strict action would be taken according to the law. After the police report was filed, the judges adjourned the hearing of the case until February 4.
If any publication against the judge is found, action will be taken: Tamil Nadu
