Vilathikulam MLA Markandayan moves Madras High Court seeking to set aside judicial remand order
DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan has petitioned the Madras High Court to set aside his judicial remand following his arrest for allegedly threatening Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay. The MLA argues that the arrest violated Supreme Court guidelines regarding mandatory inquiry notices for offenses with sentences under seven years.
Why it matters
The case highlights legal tensions between political speech, police procedure, and the application of judicial remand in India.
The Madras High Court (July 23, 2026) agreed to take up for urgent hearing on Thursday (July 23, 2026) a petition filed by Vilathikulam DMK MLA G.V. Markandayan, who had been arrested for having reportedly stated that his party legislators would “break the bones” of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay in the Legislative Assembly.
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan granted a lunch motion, following an oral mention made by the counsel for the arrested MLA for early hearing of his plea to quash a remand order passed by a judicial magistrate in Thoothukudi on July 20, 2026 , and consequently release the legislator on bail.
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