Cyril Selvam


Cyril Thamarai Selvam is a judge in Madras High Court.

Devananda

Judge Selvam grants Douglas Devananda the privilege of facing the trial for murder charge through video conferencing from Colombo. Devananda is a proclaimed offender in India and is wanted on charges of murder, attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and kidnapping.

Whistle blower Savukku's site www.savukku.net

In an interim order on the petition filed by news reader Mahalaxmi, Justice Selvam blocked the entire website www.savukku.net. This order on 28 Feb 2014 directly contradicts an earlier order by Madras High Court on 15 Apr 2012 against banning entire website instead of specific URLs.
Earlier in Feb, savukku.net had exposed the tapes of conversations between DMK MP Kanimozhi and former Additional Director General of Police Jaffer Sait, and Jaffer Sait and Kalaignar TV's former director Sharad Kumar and DMK President M Karunanidhi's Secretary K.Shanmuganathan and Jaffer Sait.
Judge C T Selvam is considered to be close to Karunanidhi's family.