There is “no dire necessity” to enact the Right to Services Act in Tamil Nadu, the State government has submitted before the Madras High Court.
In a counter affidavit filed against a PIL by Siva Elango of Satta Panchayat Iyakkam, the Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary to Government, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, said, “Considering all the efforts taken by government in recent years, there is no dire necessity to enact the legislation as stated by the petitioner.”
The enactment of Right to Service Act was a policy decision of the government and it was committed to speedy disposal and prompt delivery of services, it stated.
On the counter affidavit, the first bench said, “We can say that despite the desirability of the Act, it is the policy decision of the State government not to have it. No further direction is necessary” and eventually closed the case.
