The Tamil Nadu government was on Wednesday restrained by the Delhi high court from taking any “coercive action” till Thursday against expelled AIADMK Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa, her husband and their son facing a case of harassment of domestic servants.
This was stated by the court while hearing the anticipatory bail pleas of Sasikala Pushpa, her husband Lingeswara Thilakan and son Pradeep Raja. Justice Mukta Gupta also issued notices to the Tamil Nadu government and Delhi Police on their pleas and posted the matter for hearing on Thursday after the advocate representing the state, said he would address arguments on the issue of jurisdiction of this court to entertain the petitions.
“Till Thursday no coercive action will be taken,” the court said. The state government counsel told the court that an FIR was lodged against them at Pudukkottai district under various sections of IPC and under Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act.