When a special mention was made by Advocate General A L Somayaji in this connection, the First Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Kumar Agrawal and Justice M Sathyanarayanan, said "the matter requires consideration."
As an interim measure, further proceedings pending before the Press Council of India (The Enquiry Comittee) which passed the order on May 15 as also operation of the order "shall remain stayed until further orders," the bench said in its brief order.
He also alleged false complaints were booked against him and wanted the PCI to take action against the concerned as otherwise it would affect his functioning as a news reporter.
The PCI took cognizance of the complaint issued notice to authorities which included the Home Secretary and Madurai District Collector who submitted their response.
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The PCI also observed that if Tamil Nadu government found itself unable to run the administration in accordance with the Constitution, it had no right to continue in office and should quit.
The Council had issued a notice for the personal appearance of the Home Secretary and the Madurai Collector, which was challenged by the Chief Secretary and other officials before the Court through a writ plea.
He then directed the Registry to place the matter before the Acting Chief Justice for passing appropriate orders.
Immediately, the matter was made a special mention by the Advocate General before the First Bench in the afternoon, which took up the matter and stayed the order of the Press Council.