High Court dismisses Karti Chidambaram’s writ for speedy disposal of plea to de-freeze salary account

The Madras High Court on Thursday (April 16, 2026) dismissed a writ petition filed by Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Karti P. Chidambaram, 54, representing Sivaganga constituency, and refused to direct the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Chennai Bench, to expeditiously dispose of a plea made by him to order the defreezing of his salary account.

Justices S.M. Subramaniam and K. Surender said any such direction would amount to exerting “unnecessary pressure” on the tribunal to dispose of cases out of turn and not let the judicial forum decide them in a “systematic manner.” The High Court must exercise restraint when it comes to directing trial courts/tribunals to dispose of cases expeditiously, they said.