TVK MLA ECR Saravanan moves Madras High Court to quash FIR in unauthorised banners case
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam MLA ECR Saravanan has petitioned the Madras High Court to quash an FIR filed against him for erecting unauthorized banners in Chennai. The case, initiated suo motu by local police in 2025, alleges violations of the Tamil Nadu Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing legal scrutiny regarding political conduct and the enforcement of public space regulations in India.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Member of the Legislative Assembly ECR P. Saravanan, alias P. Saravana Murthy, representing the Sholinganallur constituency , has approached the Madras High Court with a plea to quash a First Information Report (FIR) registered against him in 2025 for erecting unauthorised banners.
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan, holding the portfolio to hear all cases related to MPs and MLAs, on Monday (October 12, 2026) allowed an application filed by the MLA to dispense with the production of an original copy of the FIR and directed the High Court Registry to number the main FIR quash petition.
The Neelankarai police in Chennai registered the FIR suo motu on November 30, 2025. The FIR read that a Sub-Inspector of Police G. Prabhakaran had spotted the unauthorised hoardings in a public space near a private marriage hall on K.K. Road during his regular patrol duty in the locality.
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