Is Tamil Nadu Finance Minister Marie Wilson the King of England to avoid court appearance, asks Madras High Court
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 Justice V. Lakshminarayanan questioned on Friday (August 28, 2026) if Tamil Nadu Finance Minister N. Marie Wilson acted like the King of England by refusing to appear before a Puducherry Judicial Magistrate in an ongoing assault case. The inquiry emerged during a hearing of a petition filed by the Minister to dismiss the charge sheet filed by the Lawspet police in Puducherry in connection with an assault case registered on the basis of a complaint filed by his sister-in-law, Careline Claude.
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