Overview

• Justice N. Sathish Kumar tasked Additional Public Prosecutor E. Raj Thilak with submitting statewide, non-discriminatory guidelines by September 24 for granting permissions to political events.
• Photographs of broken barricades and other damage from the September 13 Tiruchi roadshow were placed on record, and the court asked whether compensation had been recovered from organisers.
• TVK contends police set 23 onerous conditions for its Tiruchi campaign, including a restriction discouraging attendance by pregnant women, elderly people and persons with disabilities.
• The court warned that party leaders must ensure lawful conduct and crowd control, with Vijay urged to set safety standards for vulnerable attendees.
• TVK issued a 10-point code of conduct for rallies and proceeded with events in Nagapattinam and Tiruvarur as the petition is scheduled to be heard again next week.