SC sets aside HC order against ADGP Jayaram

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court to transfer to a different bench the case involving abduction allegations against Tamil Nadu Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) HM Jayaram.

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A bench comprising Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Manmohan also set aside the June 17 order of the High Court that directed action against the senior IPS officer.

The apex court further ordered the Tamil Nadu government to transfer the investigation in the case to the Crime Branch—Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID).

"We will request the Chief Justice to assign it to some other bench. Courts are running administration now," the Bench observed while passing its directions.

The directives came in response to a petition filed by Jayaram, who approached the top court after the Madras High Court directed police action against him during a hearing on an anticipatory bail plea filed by Puratchi Bharatham Party MLA Poovai M. Jagan Moorthy.

The case pertains to the alleged abduction of a teenage boy following an inter-caste marriage opposed by the girl's family.

While hearing the matter, the High Court had ordered both the MLA and ADGP Jayaram to appear before it, noting that Moorthy was allegedly absconding.