A No. 2137 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 4 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 13-05-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR A No. 2137 of 2026 and CS.SR.No.81927 of 2026 J.Sekar S/o.Late Jaganathan, No.5, Fifth Cross Street, Gopalapuram, Chennai 600 086. ..Applicant(s) Vs 1. B.Ramamoorthy and 5 others S/o.M.Balakrishnan, No.6B, 8th East Cross Road, Gandhi Nagar, Katpadi, District Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 006. 2. Mr.J.Jayaprakash S/o.J.Jayachandran, No.5/4, First Street, Dr.Gopalakrishnan Nagar, Katpadi, District Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 006. 3. M/s.Daily Thanthi Tamil Daily Newspaper, No.86, E.V.K.Sampath Road, Vepery, Chennai 600 007 Tamil Nadu. 4. M/s.Dinamalar Tamil Daily Newspaper, No.28-A, Whites Road, Chennai 600 014 Tamil Nadu. 5. M/s.Sun Distribution Services Pvt Ltd Murasoli Maran Towers https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A No. 2137 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 4 No.73, MRC Nagar Main Road, MRC Nagar, Chennai 600 028 Tamil Nadu. 6. M/s.Kasturi and Sons Limited Kasturi Buidings, No.859 and 860, Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002 Tamil Nadu. ..Respondent(s) Prayer: Grant leave to sue to the Applicant/Plaintiff for the purpose of instituting the present suit as against the Respondent 1 and 2/Defendant 1 and 2 before this Honble Court. For Applicant(s): M/S.Vaibhav Rangarajan Venkatesh ORDER The present application has been filed seeking leave to sue. 2. The plaintiff submits that though the first and second defendants are residing at Vellore, defendants 3 to 6 are residing within the jurisdiction of this Court. 3. M/s.Vaibhav Rangarajan Venkatesh, learned counsel, pointed out that various scandalous allegations have been made against the plaintiff, which were published in several newspapers and are being circulated within the jurisdiction of this Court. To substantiate the same, it has been stated that newspapers such https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A No. 2137 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 4 as Daily Thanthi, The Hindu, and Dinamalar are circulated and read within the jurisdiction of this Court. 4. In view of the above, leave is granted. 5. The registry is directed to number the suit and list the matter on 14.05.2026, if it is otherwise in order. 13-05-2026 MPA https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis A No. 2137 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 4 N.SENTHILKUMAR, J. MPA A No. 2137 of 2026 and CS.SR.No.81927 of 2026 13-05-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis