As a former civil servant I feel bad and saddened to learn that the High court has to intervene and appoint a retired judge to supervise the activities of the sand contractors which should normally be done by a Deputy collector or the Deputy Supt. Of police. A CPI senior leader Mr R. Nallakannu had to move the Madurai Branch of High Court to stay the lifting of sand from the river with machines recklessly spoiling the environment of the habitations on the river banks. When the Judge totally banned the use of machines for the purpose , the state government moved the Double Bench of Madras High Court. The latter adjudicated the matter with the appointment of a committee headed by a retired judge of the High Court to supervise the sand quarries.
The implication is that the state executive has lost its legitimate and expected role to judicial authority at a cost to the state exchequer already overburdened with the deficit.If such a trend continues the people would lose faith totally on the government and its officials even for the routine works. It is a sad reflection on the efficiency and the integrity of state authorities.
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