Techofes-2013 organisers warned

Justice S Vaidyanathan, before whom the petition filed by the girl’s mother Lakshmi Suresh, came up for hearing, on being told that the CEC office-bearers, including the then president, Students Association and Arts Society (SAAS), event –in-charge and event organizer of Mr & MsTechofes, were yet to file their counter despite a direction being issued in 2015, warned them of the above consequences if they failed to file the counter by March 19. 

The plea was moved five years ago by the mother of Akshaya seeking to award her with the prizes as assured for winning Ms Techofes along with a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the violation of her fundamental rights by digging her dignity, decency and decorum and harming her mentally. 

Based on the plea, Justice TS Sivagnanam passed an interim order on February 3, 2015, directing the organisers to file a counter on the issue after stating, “The issue raised in this writ petition cannot be decided at the juncture more particularly whether the claim for payment of compensation is maintainable unless and until all the respondents have filed their counter-affidavits.”