Madras HC suspends judicial magistrate

MADURAI: Madras High Court has issued suspension orders to Melur judicial magistrate KV Mahendra Boopathy after he failed to follow the high courts' orders on granite mining cases in Madurai district. Boopathy pushed himself into further controversies after favouring action against former Madurai district collector Ansul Mishra who had continued the crackdown on granite mining mafia. Madurai district principal judge A M Basheer Ahmed came to Melur judicial magistrate court and informed Boopathy about his suspension. Boopathy was suspended a day after a team of two judges, including the principal district judge, held an inquiry with him.