The Madras High court has said only government officials would decide on location of offices, especially police stations, and the court could not interfere in the executive jurisdiction.
A division bench of the court's Madurai bench, comprising justices S Manikumar and C T Selvam, dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to government to locate the Pateeswaram Police Station at Ariyapadai Veedu, instead of Sholan Maligai village where government has decided to establish it.
"Officials have decided to set up the police station at Sholan Maligai," the bench said, adding, the court could not stay their decision.
Superintendent of Police and Revenue officials inspected the area and had decided to set up the police station there.
The bench said only the officials would know about the needs of the people, situation, circumstances and problems of a particular area. They assessed them and decided to set up the police station at Sholan Maligai.
The court could not interfere in executive jurisdiction, it said and dismissed the PIL filed by one Loganathan.
