Venu Srinivasan family members file cross-caveats

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Mother and daughter reiterate amicable settlement

By Sindhu Hariharan

Updated - October 27, 2026 at 09:48 PM.

In a new development to the dispute in the Venu Srinivasan family, the family members have filed caveats against one another, in a bid to ensure that all of them get an opportunity to be heard if the dispute takes a legal turn.

As per businessline’s review of caveat filings in Chennai, Venu Srinivasan and VS Trust (Represented by Trustee Venu Srinivasan) filed two caveats on Lakshmi Venu, on October 12, one each in different civil courts. Similarly, Sudarshan Venu also filed caveats on Lakshmi in the same said courts. Mallika Srinivasan is named as an additional respondent (extra party caveatee) in both caveats.

Subsequently, Lakshmi Venu also filed caveats against Venu Srinivasan on the same date, and also listed Sudarshan, TVS Holdings, and TVS Motor as extra parties. Similarly there are also caveats filed by Mallika against Venu, Sudarshan and VS Trust.

Legal experts noted that under the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), caveats are a pre-emptive measure by the filer, wherein if they assume that a specific party could take a legal step against them, they tell the Court that it can’t pass an order without hearing them.

Venu Srinivasan did not respond to businessline’s queries on the matter.

In a statement, Mallika Srinivasan and her daughter Lakshmi Venu reiterated their original position to resolve the family’s dispute over the division of business interests amicably through dialogue.

Sources in the know add that the duo continue to push for discussion and internal settlement on the dispute and there is no indication of any suit filed.

The developments relate to a dispute in the family wherein Lakshmi Venu is pushing for a formal settlement of business interests. The proposal, however, has reportedly hit an impasse, with Venu Srinivasan and his son Sudarshan Venu maintaining that a family settlement was already reached through a 2024 MoU.

Published on October 27, 2026

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