Overview

• The Madurai bench found the earlier ₹7.5 lakh relief inadequate and granted an additional ₹25 lakh interim payment to Ajith Kumar’s family.
• Justices S. M. Subramaniam and A. D. Maria Clete instructed the district court to fast-track key witness protection applications under the state scheme.
• Under High Court orders, the CBI has registered a murder FIR, arrested five Sivaganga police officers, suspended a DSP and placed the district SP on compulsory wait.
• The court has set an August 20 deadline for the CBI to submit its final investigation report under its direct supervision.
• The case underscores strengthened legal safeguards under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and growing judicial accountability for custodial violence.