Letter to Chief Minister’s Cell, PIL cannot be substitute for criminal complaint: Madras High Court
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The Madras High Court recently held that merely sending a letter to the Chief Minister’s Cell, and thereafter filing a public interest litigation (PIL) cannot substitute the procedure prescribed by law for pursuing a criminal complaint [Raja SM Vs State].A Division Bench of Justices CV Karthikeyan and R Sakthivel made the observation while dismissing a PIL seeking a CBI probe into the alleged disappearance of two idols from the Arulmighu Kalatheeswarar Abirami Temple, also known as the Abirami A