Madras High Court today stayed till further orders the non-bailable arrest warrants issued against eight Tamil actors by a magistrate’s court in Udhagamandalam in a defamation case.

Justice S Vimala issued the interim direction on a petition by the actors, including Satyaraj, Surya and Sarathkumar, seeking suspension of the NBWs.

The relief for the actors came even as Magistrate Senthilkumar Rajavel today rejected their application for recall of the NBWs issued by him on May 15 and directed them to appear before him on June 17.