Protection to judges: HC seeks TN Home Secretary's reply

The Madras High Court bench here today sought a reply from the Tamil Nadu Home Secretary regarding protection provided to the judges, who are hearing important and sensitive cases.
The court suto motu took up an incident reported a few days back when some miscreants hurled stones at the house of the Ramanathapuram district Women's Fast Track Court Judge M Prakasan and asked officials on the steps taken to provide protection for Judges hearing important cases.
A division bench, comprising Justice S Tamilselvanan and V S Ravi, also wanted to know about the action taken against those who pelted stones at the house of the Judge.

The bench asked the authorities about the steps taken to give protection to the house of the Judges hearing important cases and directed the Home Secretary and DGP and Ramanathapuram Superintendent of Police to file their reply.
The Additional Advocate General submitted the counter filed by the Ramanathapuram SP who said some small boys had thrown the stones at the house of the Judge breaking the windowpanes. "The boys actually aimed the stone at a frog which was moving on the glass. There was no motive attached to the incident".
The Family Court judge also withdrew the complaint, the AAG submitted.

The court then directed the authorities to give protection for all the judges hearing important cases and also give details of the steps taken by the government and posted the matter for further hearing to March 24.