The Chennai High Court has adjourned the hearing on the petition filed seeking an order to prevent the arrest of Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin.
During the DMK protest, the Thanjavur police registered a case under nine sections against Tamil Nadu Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin, for allegedly making defamatory remarks about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and women.
As police arrived this morning at Udhayanidhi’s residence in Neelankarai, Chennai, an urgent petition was filed in the Chennai High Court seeking an order to prevent the arrest of Udhayanidhi Stalin.
Judge G.K. Ilanthiraiyan instructed the government counsel that the case would be taken up for hearing after 12 noon and that, until then, Udhayanidhi Stalin should not be arrested.
However, the police, who arrested Udhayanidhi Stalin at his residence in Neelankarai, Chennai, took him to Thanjavur for questioning.
Meanwhile, as the case seeking a stay on Udhayanidhi’s arrest came up for hearing in the Madras High Court, Judge Ilanthiraiyan adjourned the hearing to 2:15 p.m. since the documents related to the arrest were not submitted.
