Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Madras High Court halts abusive book on Justice GR Swaminathan
The Madras High Court has stopped a book from being released because it has mean and disrespectful things about a judge named Justice GR Swaminathan.
The court said the book is very rude and could hurt people's trust in the court.
They told the police to make sure the book doesn't come out.
The court will talk about it again on January 28.
A person named P Naveenprasad told the court about the book, and the court agreed that it was very bad.
The book was supposed to be released at the Chennai Book Fair by a publisher called Keezhaikaatru Publishers.
The Madras High Court ordered the police to stop the release of a book deemed highly derogatory and abusive towards Justice GR Swaminathan.
The court initiated criminal contempt proceedings against the publisher, Keezhaikaatru Publishers.
The book was proposed to be released at the Chennai Book Fair on January 8.
The court directed the police to take action to prevent the publication and circulation of the book.
The next hearing on the matter is scheduled for January 28.
- Who
- Madras High Court, Justice GR Swaminathan, Keezhaikaatru Publishers, P Naveenprasad
- What
- Halting the release and circulation of a book deemed abusive towards Justice GR Swaminathan
- When
- January 28 (next hearing), January 8 (proposed book release)
- Where
- Madras High Court, Chennai Book Fair
- Why
- The book was considered highly derogatory and abusive, potentially scandalising the court and eroding public trust in the judicial system
- Court
- Madras High Court
- Bench
- Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice Arul Murugan
- Publisher
- Keezhaikaatru Publishers
- Book Fair
- Chennai Book Fair
- Next Hearing
- January 28
- Petitioner
- P Naveenprasad
- Counsel for Petitioner
- Advocate B Jagannath
- Representing State
- Additional Solicitor General Ar L Sundaresan and Additional Government Pleader E Vijay Anand