The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Registry to post a public interest litigation petition (PIL) challenging the validity of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (Organisation, Functions, Powers and Duties) Order 2012, before the First Bench.
In the petition, filed through counsel Manikandan Vathan Chettiar, the petitioner Vijayalakshmi Shanmugam stated that the order was issued by the Union Home Secretary.
The petitioner said that no consultations were held with the stakeholders before passing the order.
“Organisation stillborn”
The proposed organisation was stillborn.
It had no cadre of its own and proposed to borrow strength from existing entities.
The haste shown in fixing the date of March 1 and notifying the same, when no cadre had been raised made the decision a highly suspicious one.
Nine Chief Ministers had raised objections to the National Counter Terrorism Centre.
“Quash the order”
The petitioner prayed the court to call for the records and quash the impugned order as ultra vires the Constitution.
A Division Bench, comprising Justices Elipe Dharma Rao and N. Kirubakaran, directed the Registry to post the matter before the First Bench.
