Report Released: A Year After Thoothukudi Burned (English)

தூத்துக்குடி நீறுபூத்த ஓராண்டு (தமிழ்) 

References:

Lethargy in CBI Inquiry

• Comtempt Petition (MD) No. 1662 of 2018 in W.P.(MD) No. 13231 of 2018

Working of the Commission of Inquiry headed by Justice (Retd.) Hon’ble Tmt. Justice Aruna Jagadeesan

• G.O.Ms.No. 368, Public (Law & Order-F) 23 May 2018 No.11(2)/ PuLO/481(C) 2018
• W.P.(MD). No.13231 of 2018 – Mr.K.S.Arjunan vs Mr.Praveen Sinha on 14.08.2018 – Madras High Court
• Tamil Nadu government Press Release dated 05.07.2018
• Letter No. 94/AJJCOI/2018 dated 13. 08.2018
• Letter No. 67/AJJCOI/2018 dated 30.10.2018
• Letter No. 151/AJJCOI/2018 dated 12.11.2018
• Letter No. 57/AJJCOI/2018 dated 22.11.2018

United Nations experts respond to deadly police firing

• UN Special Rapporteurs statement
• A complaint sent to National Human Rights Commission by Human Rights Defenders' Alert India

Democratic protests in Thoothukdi after police firing and its curtailment

• Theekathir, 2.6.2018
• Dinamani, 2.6.2018
• The Hindu, 11.6.2018
• Theekathir, 11.6.2018
• Dinakaran, 16.6.2018
• Theekathir 19.6.2018
• Theekathir, 19.6.2018
• Theekathir, 26.6.2018
• The Hindu, 30..6.2018
• The Hindu, 18.7.2018
• The Hindu, 16.8.2018
• Indian Express, 29.8.2018
• Dinathanthi, 20.9.2018
• The Hindu, 4.12.2018
• The Hindu, 7.12.2018
• Indian Express, 14.12.2018
• Dinathanthi, 18.12.2018
• Deccan Chronicle 19.12.2018
• FaceBook page of Peoples Rights Protection Centre, 20.12.2018
• Vikatan, 19.12.2018
• Indian Express, 21.12.2018
• Direct testimony from People’s Watch
• Dinathanthi, 25.12.2018
• The Hindu, 31.12.2018
• Samayam, 23.01.2019
• Dinakaran, 29.1.2019
• Ananda Vikatan, 17.1.2019

Protests in the past one year in support of Sterlite Industries

1. The Hindu, 3.6.2018
2. Time of India 2.7.2018
3. The Hindu, 11.8.2018
4. Time of India, 21.8.2018
5. The Hindu, 28.8.2018
6. Dinathanthi, 4.9.2018
7. The Hindu, 18.9.2018
8. Deccan Chronicle, 3.10.2018
9. Dinamani, 25.10.2018
10. Indian Express, 5.12.2018
11. The Hindu, 18.12.2018
12. The Hindu, 19.12.2018
13. The Hindu, 19.12.2018
14. The Hindu, 20.12.2018
15. The Hindu, 8.1.2019
16. The Hindu, 24.1.2019
17. The Hindu, 26.1.2019
18. Indian Express, 12.2.2019
19. The Hindu, 3.1.2019

Activities of Sterlite after the closure of the plant as ordered by Tamil Nadu Government

1. Advertise given by Sterlite in daily newspapers
   1. Deccan Chronicle
   2. Dinakaran
   3. Dinamalar
2. Supreme Court – Civil Appeal No 2776, 2783 / 2013 dated 02.04.2013
3. Times of India, December 16, 2018
4. Times of India, October 16, 2018
5. Dinamani, August 19, 2018
6. Deccan Chronicle, January 12, 2019
7. CSR News, January 2, 2019
8. Dinakaran, May 15, 2019
9. The Hindu, Tamil July 16, 2018
10. Dinakaran September 19, 2018
11. Indian Express March 9, 2019
12. The Hindu, May 10, 2019
13. The Hindu, August 03, 2018

Reprisals on human rights defenders

1. Order dated May 05, 2019 passed by the Hon’ble Madurai Bench of Madras High in the W.P. (MD)No.11786 of 2019 between Fatimababu Vs. District Collector Thoothukudi and three ors

2. Order dated May 15, 2019 passed by the Hon’ble Madurai Bench of Madras High in the W.P. (MD)No.11900 between S.Jenarose Vs. Election Officer/District Collector and five ors.

3. Order dated May 15, 2019 passed by the Hon’ble Madurai Bench of Madras High in the W.P. (MD)No.11901 between A.Viyanarasu Vs. Election Officer/District Collector and five ors.

4. FB Post of Mr. Nityanand Jeyaraman on 4th Jan. 2019

TUTICORIN POLICE FIRINGS – 1 YEAR UPDATE ON PENDING LITIGATIONS

1. How The Finance Act 2017 Cripples National Green Tribunal(NGT)
2. Justice AK Goel appointed Chairperson of National Green Tribunal
3. Order dated August 17, 2018 passed by the Supreme Court in the Civil Appeal No. 8250 of 2018 between State of Tamilnadu and Ors. Vs. Vedanta Limited
4. Order dated August 20, 2018 passed by the NGT, Principal Bench in Appeal No. 87 of 2018 between Vedanta Limited Vs. State of Tamilnadu and others, and applications filed therein
5. Order dated September 18, 2018 passed by the NGT, Principal Bench in MA Nos. 1340 and 1342 of 2018 in Appeal No. 87 of 2018 between Vedanta Limited Vs. State of Tamilnadu
6. Order dated December 15, 2018 passed by the NGT, Principal Bench in Appeal No. 87 of 2018 between Vedanta Limited Vs. State of Tamilnadu and others, and applications filed therein
7. Order dated December 21, 2018 passed by the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench in W.P. (MD) No. 25495 of 2018 between Fatima Vs. Vedanta Ltd. and Ors.
8. Order dated January 8, 2019 passed by the Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 23 of 2019 between The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. Vs. Vedanta Limited, with SLP (C) Nos. 129 – 131 /2019
9. Order dated January 21, 2019 passed by the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench in W.P. (MD) No. 25495 of 2018 between Fatima Vs. Vedanta Ltd. and Ors.
10. Order dated February 18, 2019 passed by the Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal Nos. 4763-4764 of 2013, 8773-8774 of 2013, 9542-9543 of 2013, 5782 of 2014, 1552-1554 of 2019, 23 of 2019 and 1582 of 2019
11. Two orders, both dated March 1, 2019 passed by the Madras High Court in W.P. Nos. 5756, 5764, 5771 to 5774, 5776, 5792, 5793 and 5801 of 2019 and in applications (W.M.P.s) filed therein, respectively.
12. Order dated April 23, 2019 passed by the Madras High Court in WMP. No. 6630/2019 in WP. No. 5792/2019
13. Order dated September 3, 2018 passed by the Madras High Court, Madurai Bench in W.P. (MD) No. 18790 of 2018 between G. Devasahayam Vs. Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors.75

Analysis of cases filed, judgments delivered by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court  this past one year on matters related to civil and political rights vialtions

1. W.P.(MD) No.11391 of 2018: K. Kathiresan s/o Karuppiah & W.P.(MD) No.11394 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11396 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11397 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11398 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11399 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11401 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11402 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11502 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.11661 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.12297 of 2018, W.P.(MD) No.13231 of 2018
2. W.P.(MD) No.13417 of 2018, A.W.D.Tilak s/o Late V. Antonysamy Pillai, Advocate, Thoothukudi
3. Crl.O.P (MD) 13548 of 2018, Raja @ Thermal Raja, Prof. Fatima Babu
4. Crl.O.P(MD). No:15172 of 2018, E. Athisaya Kumar S/O Elayaperumal, Door No. 155 S.M. Puram, 5^th street, Thoothukudi
5. W. P.  (MD) No.1702 of 2019, Mr. S. Mohan s/o Sankarasubbiah, No 2/35, Tjiruvenkatapuram village, Elaiynaickenpatti Post, Srivaikundam Taluk, Thoothukudi District 628 851
6. Contempt  Petition (MD) N o.1662 of 2018 in W. P.(MD) No 132 31 of 2018, K.S. Arjunan and others
7. K.S. Arjunan, CPM  District Secretary, Thoothukudi
8. WP(MD) No.1019 of 2019, E. Athisaya Kumar S/O Elayaperumal, Door No. 155 S.M. Puram, 5^th street, Thoothukudi
9. CRL MP (MD) Nos. 4725 and 4726 of 2018