CISF vigil for Madras HC extended till further orders

The Madras High Court on Monday extended the CISF protection for it till further orders and sought a comprehensive review of security arrangements at all court complexes in the city to decide whether they should also be brought under the paramilitary force's vigil.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) cover to the high court, first ordered by it in October 2015, had been extended for one year since then and is to end by October 31.

When the matter came up before first bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Vineet Kothari and Justice C Saravanan, Additional Solicitor General G Rajagopalan, appearing for the Centre, sought a direction regularising the CISF cover for the high court instead of extending it every year.

The bench in its order said: "We are of the opinion that the period of deployment of CISF deserved to be extended till further orders... Accordingly the arrangement shall continue till further orders."