IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 19..08..2013

C O R A M

The Honourable Mr. R.K. AGRAWAL, Acting Chief Justice

and

The Honourable Mr. Justice M. SATHYANARAYANAN

Writ Petition No.22806 of 2013

V. Arun

..Petitioner

versus

1.The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India,

Rep. by its Secretary General,

New Delhi.

2. The Hon’ble High Court of Madras,

Rep. by its Registrar General,

Chennai.

3. The National Legal Services Authority,

Rep. by its Member Secretary,

No.12/11, Jam Nagar House,

New Delhi-110 011.

4. The Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority,

Rep. by its Member Secretary,

North Fort Road,

High Court Campus,

Chennai-600104. .. Respondents

Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India for issuance of a writ of mandamus forbearing the respondents

from in any manner allowing, inviting or permitting any of the

accused persons tried before the lower court or the Hon’ble High

Court to attend functions of inauguration of the new building for

Alternative Disputes Resolution Centre and laying foundation stone

for a new Administrative Block for the High Court at the High Court

Campus on 20.8.2013.

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Mr. V. Arun, Petitioner-in-Person

Mr. A.L. Somayaji, Advocate General, Amicus Curiae

O R D E R

The Hon’ble the Acting Chief Justice

When one enters the magnificent precincts of this

illustrious Chartered High Court, he notices the statue of a man

standing with two wheels on either side with a calf and a small

child beneath each wheel, and a cow. He becomes anxious to know the

significance as to why and for what purpose this statue is located

near the entrance of the High Court. The statue is that of the

ancient Chozha King, Manu Needhi Chozhan, also known as Elara, who

ruled South India around 250 B.C. Legend is that, Manu Needhi

Chozhan, who believed in even justice towards friends and foes, had

hung a giant Bell in front of his palace and announced that anyone

seeking justice could ring the bell and voice will be heard. One

day, it so happened that a young calf had got crushed under the

wheels of his chariot, in which his only son, young Prince

Veedhividangan, was going around the city. The mother of the calf,

which helplessly watched its little one die, walked to the palace

gates and rang the huge bell, demanding justice from the king. The

king came out and saw the cow, he learnt from his courtiers about the

death of the young calf under the wheels of his son’s chariot.

Unrelenting from his promise for justice, he ordered his own son to

be killed for his recklessness. The prince was killed the same way

the calf had died, being crushed under the wheels of his chariot.

The king went through the same pain the cow had as he witnessed his

son die and thereby, being just at all costs. The Judges of this

Court, since its very inception, have always maintained this great

tradition of the Chozha King and are rendering even justice to all

concerned, whosoever he or she may be, irrespective of the fact

whether they are rich or poor, and whether they occupy a high or a

low status in the society.

2. The framers of our Constitution under Article 219 read

with Schedule-III of the Constitution of India, made it compulsory

for a Judge before entering Office, to take an oath that he will

perform the duties without fear or favour, affection or ill-will,

which a Judge, after entering Office, dutifully follows. No one has

ever raised any finger on the dispensation of justice by this

Chartered High Court. However, a member of the Bar which is an

integral part of dispensation of justice, has now raised a doubt as

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