'Beyond Purview Of Art 226': Madras High Court Disposes Plea To Posthumously Confer Bharat Ratna On Former CM Karunanidhi

The Madras High Court on Thursday disposed of a plea seeking to confer Bharat Ratna posthumously on the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Late M Karunanidhi. Chief Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice C Kumarappan of the Madurai bench observed that the court could not consider the request as it could not issue a direction to the executive to confer an award to a person. “Such...