Politics · India · 7 hrs ago
TVK MLA asks Madras High Court to quash FIR over unauthorised banners
ECR P. Saravanan, a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam MLA representing Sholinganallur, has asked the Madras High Court to cancel a police case against him.
The FIR was registered in November 2025 over banners allegedly put up without permission near a marriage hall on K.K. Road in Chennai.
Police said Saravanan and another TVK office-bearer erected the banners without approval from the Greater Chennai Corporation.
The case was filed under a Tamil Nadu law that can bring up to one year in prison, a fine of up to ₹5,000, or both.
On October 12, 2026, a judge allowed Saravanan to proceed without submitting the original FIR and told the court registry to formally register his petition.
This was a procedural step, not a decision on whether the FIR should be cancelled.
The High Court will consider his request next.
TVK MLA ECR P. Saravanan has asked the Madras High Court to quash an FIR over unauthorised banners.
The Neelankarai police registered the FIR suo motu on November 30, 2025.
The FIR alleges that Saravanan and another TVK office-bearer erected hoardings without permission from the Greater Chennai Corporation.
On October 12, 2026, the High Court allowed Saravanan’s application to dispense with producing the original FIR and directed the Registry to number his main petition.
The case was registered under a Tamil Nadu law that allows imprisonment of up to one year, a fine of up to ₹5,000, or both.
- Who
- TVK MLA ECR P. Saravanan, also known as P. Saravana Murthy.
- What
- He has asked the Madras High Court to quash an FIR concerning unauthorised banners.
- When
- The FIR was registered on November 30, 2025. The High Court acted on the application on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Madras High Court; the hoardings were found near a private marriage hall on K.K. Road in Chennai.
- Why
- The police alleged that Saravanan and another TVK office-bearer erected hoardings without Greater Chennai Corporation permission.
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Neelankarai police registered an FIR suo motu over unauthorised hoardings.
The High Court allowed Saravanan’s application to dispense with producing the original FIR and directed the Registry to number his main petition.
- Petitioner
- ECR P. Saravanan, TVK MLA for Sholinganallur
- FIR registered
- November 30, 2025
- Police station
- Neelankarai police, Chennai
- Alleged location
- Near a private marriage hall on K.K. Road
- Law cited
- Section 3 of the Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, 1959
- Maximum penalty
- Up to one year in prison, a fine of up to ₹5,000, or both
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