New Delhi, Dec 02: Asserting that issuance of notice by the POTA review committee amounted to interference with the course of justice, the Tamil Nadu government today challenged its jurisdiction for going into the detention of MDMK supremo Vaiko and Tamil daily Nakkheeran's Editor R R Gopal under the stringent anti-terrorism law. In reply to the show cause notice on the two cases, the Tamil Nadu government in its affidavit, filed before the commission, raised "preliminary objection" on its jurisdiction, contending it was not authorised by any statutory power to go into the matter when charges have been framed by the special court.
"The trial is going on after framing of the charges. It may not be appropriate for the review committee to go into the matter at this stage as the criminal court has applied its mind and then decided to frame charges and go ahead with the trial," senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan, who appeared for the Tamil Nadu government, said after filing the affidavit.
Bureau Report