“Why So Much Hurry?”Madras High Court Asks Actor Vijay’s Party To Submit Fresh Representation For Protest, Asks Police To Decide

The Madras Excessive Court docket disposed of a petition filed by actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) social gathering to carry a protest over the custodial demise of 1 Ajith Kumar in Sivaganga District. The courtroom requested the social gathering to submit a contemporary illustration to the state police looking for permission for the protest. The social gathering had initially deliberate to conduct the protest on July sixth (Sunday).

Justice P Velmurugan mentioned that the social gathering ought to give ample time to the State to contemplate its illustration. The courtroom made the remark, noting that the illustration for permission was made by the social gathering on July 1, and the social gathering had approached the courtroom on July 4th. The courtroom orally remarked that the police have quite a lot of different work and couldn’t be anticipated to deal solely with the social gathering’s illustration.

“Why are you in a lot hurry? The police have quite a lot of different work. They cannot be anticipated to solely cope with your work. It is best to no less than give them 15 days to resolve on the illustration,” the decide orally remarked.

The decide then requested the social gathering to submit a contemporary illustration with a brand new date for conducting the protest and requested the police to resolve on the brand new illustration.

Within the morning, when the social gathering’s counsel sought an pressing listening to of the petition, the courtroom had rejected the request and mentioned that it could be heard on Monday, after being numbered. The decide had additionally instructed that the social gathering postpone its protest, which was scheduled to be held on Sunday. The decide had additionally orally remarked that the social gathering ought to increase consciousness about different social points and crimes.

Within the afternoon, the social gathering’s counsel once more talked about the case earlier than the decide, after the petition was numbered. To this, the courtroom once more requested why the social gathering was in a rush to organise the protest with out giving time to the authorities to resolve on the illustration.

Vijay’s social gathering had approached the courtroom after getting no response from the State police on an utility made on July 1, 2025, looking for permission to conduct the protest. The social gathering had thus sought course from the police to grant permission to conduct the general public demonstration on sixth July from 10 AM to 1 PM at Sivananda Salai, Chennai, or on any date fastened by the courtroom.

The TVK social gathering had determined to carry a peaceable public demonstration condemning the latest custodial killing of Ajith Kumar in Sivagangai. A written illustration was submitted to the Commissioner of Police, Better Chennai, which was acknowledged and forwarded to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Triplicane Vary. Nevertheless, no response was acquired on the illustration.

It was submitted that upon inquiry, the social gathering was knowledgeable that the proposed venue was unavailable. Following this, one other illustration was submitted by the social gathering’s Deputy Normal Secretary, CTR. Nirmal Kumar, however no written permission or communication was acquired until date.

The social gathering had thus argued that the authorities’ failure to contemplate the illustration was arbitray, unreasonable and violative of the rules of pure justice. It was additionally argued that the non-consideration of the illustration amounted to dereliction of statutory responsibility. The social gathering argued that the state was obliged to facilitate peaceable democratic expression and couldn’t impose a blanket silence. Therefore, arguing that the basic proper below Article 19(1)(b) [right to assemble peacefully] was being violated, the social gathering had approached the courtroom for obligatory orders.

The courtroom has now disposed of the plea, directing the social gathering to submit a contemporary illustration.

Case Title: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) v. The Commissioner of Police and One other

Quotation: 2025 LiveLaw (Mad) 228

Case No: WP Crl 253 of 2025