Madras High Court legal rulings in Tamil Nadu

The Madras High Court has issued several rulings involving political figures and government administrative procedures in Tamil Nadu.

In one instance, the court quashed a case against former Chief Minister and AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami and other party leaders. The case stemmed from an October 2022 unauthorized hunger strike at Valluvar Kottam in Chennai, which police alleged caused traffic disruptions.

In a separate matter, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court ruled that pending criminal cases, specifically those involving corruption, do not preclude the initiation of departmental disciplinary proceedings against government employees. The court noted that some officials facing graft charges have remained in service for years without disciplinary action and urged the state government to amend service rules to allow for simultaneous criminal and disciplinary proceedings.

Additionally, former minister EV Velu and his son Kumaran have petitioned the court to quash an FIR filed by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) regarding the alleged illegal excavation of lake-bed material to facilitate a political conference in late 2025.