Overview

• Justice N. Sathish Kumar directed the Tamil Nadu government to draft statewide, non-discriminatory rules for permissions to political events and to submit them by September 24.
• The court suggested collecting a fixed security deposit from organisers that could be used to compensate for damage to public property.
• The hearing arose from TVK’s writ alleging police imposed onerous, selectively applied conditions when permitting its campaigns.
• The Additional Public Prosecutor said permissions were granted with conditions and produced photographs of damage at Vijay’s September 13 Tiruchi event.
• TVK sought fair approvals for rallies planned from September 20 to December 20, and the case was adjourned to September 24 for further hearing.