02-23-2005, 03:05 AM
<b>Columnist Gurumurthy moves HC</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Admitting the petition, Justice K P Sivasubramanian issued notice to
the Tamil Nadu government and SIT and posted the petition for hearing
on February 25.
Earlier, Gurumurthy's counsel, senior advocate T R Rajagopalan, sought
to extract an assurance from the state Public Prosecutor K Doraisamy
that his client would not be arrested till February 28, which was not
conceded.
Gurumurthy also sought a court direction, restraining the SIT from
proceeding with the 'malafide and motivated' complaint till disposal
of his petition<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
the Tamil Nadu government and SIT and posted the petition for hearing
on February 25.
Earlier, Gurumurthy's counsel, senior advocate T R Rajagopalan, sought
to extract an assurance from the state Public Prosecutor K Doraisamy
that his client would not be arrested till February 28, which was not
conceded.
Gurumurthy also sought a court direction, restraining the SIT from
proceeding with the 'malafide and motivated' complaint till disposal
of his petition<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->