HC notice to TN for not withdrawing cases against anti-nuke activists

Chennai: Madras High Court on Monday ordered an issue of notice to Tamil Nadu government asking why steps were not taken to withdraw cases filed against anti-nuclear activists protesting against Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. First Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal and Justice M Sathyanarayanan, ordered notice to the state government and sought reply within three weeks. [caption id=“attachment_882511” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  PTI[/caption] The notice was issued on a petition which sought a direction to the state government to withdraw all criminal cases filed against anti nuclear activists, who have been protesting against the Indo-Russian project in Tirunelveli District. The petition referred to the Supreme Court’s direction to the state government to withdraw all criminal cases against the protestors. PTI