Justice B Pugalendhi, while disposing of a petition seeking to quash an FIR, said prior to the exercise, the total number of final reports e-filed was 4,27,204 as on August 6, 2025, and it had risen to 4,62,680 as on October 7, 2025 which reflected active follow

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MADURAI: Satisfied with the outcome of the exercise it had suggested to streamline e-filing of final reports, the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has said that the solutions and best practices evolved during the exercise should be implemented in letter and spirit in all courts in Tamil Nadu.

Justice B Pugalendhi, while disposing of a petition seeking to quash an FIR, said prior to the exercise, the total number of final reports e-filed was 4,27,204 as on August 6, 2025, and it had risen to 4,62,680 as on October 7, 2025 which reflected active follow-up and rectification of procedural lapses. This was achievable through sustained monitoring and inter-departmental cooperation. The district-wise progress during this drive has shown measurable improvement, he said.

When the quash petition was taken up for hearing earlier, the judge found that the final report filed through e-filing had not yet been taken on file. The Judicial Magistrate of Vilathikulam, while explaining the delay, stated that the investigating officer (IO) was asked to resubmit the final report physically after rectifying the defects, which was taken on August 1, 2025. The judge noted that the judicial magistrate court did not follow the procedures properly,