Is Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Marie Wilson the King of England to avoid court appearance, asks Madras High Court judge
Justice V. Lakshminarayanan raises the query during the hearing of a petition filed by the Minister to quash an assault case pending against him
Madras High Court judge V. Lakshminarayanan questioned on Friday (August 28, 2026) if Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson was the equivalent of the King of England for not appearing before a Puducherry Judicial Magistrate in an assault case against him. The inquiry arose during a hearing of a petition submitted by Wilson to dismiss the charge sheet filed by the Lawspet police against him in Puducherry for an assault case based on a complaint lodged by his sister-in-law, Careline Claude.
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