Madras HC admits petition of Kanchi Mutt manager Thursday, February 3 2005 13:58 Hrs (IST) - World Time -
Chennai:
The Madras High Court today (Feb 03, 2005) admitted a petition filed by Kanchi Mutt Manager Sundaresa Iyer challenging his detention under Goondas Act.
Admitting the petition, a division bench comprising Justice M Karpagavinayagam and Justice T V Masilamani issued notice to the State Government and adjourned the case for four weeks.
On January 31, Principal Sessions Judge, Chennai, P Murugesan had dismissed applications for bail filed by him and Kathiravan, a co-accused in the Radhakrishnan assault case, on the grounds that they were not entitled to it having been booked under the Goondas Act.