Tuesday, Nov 21, 2023
English News
  • Hyderabad
  • Telangana
  • AP News
  • India
  • World
  • Entertainment
  • Science and Tech
  • Sport
  • Business
  • Rewind
  • ...
    • NRI
    • View Point
    • cartoon
    • Columns
    • Education Today
    • Reviews
    • Property
    • Videos
    • Lifestyle
E-Paper
  • NRI
  • View Point
  • cartoon
  • Columns
  • Reviews
  • Education Today
  • Property
  • Videos
  • Lifestyle
Home | India | Madras Hc Refuses Stay On Fir Against Aiadmks Sp Velumani

Madras HC refuses stay on FIR against AIADMK’s SP Velumani

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay an FIR registered by the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) against former Minister and AIADMK leader, S.P. Velumani. The FIR was filed for alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for construction work. The Tamil Nadu DVAC had conducted raids at the premises of former […]

By IANS
Updated On - 02:44 PM, Mon - 27 June 22
Madras HC refuses stay on FIR against AIADMK’s SP Velumani
whatsapp facebook twitter telegram

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday refused to stay an FIR registered by the Director of Vigilance and Anti Corruption (DVAC) against former Minister and AIADMK leader, S.P. Velumani. The FIR was filed for alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for construction work.

The Tamil Nadu DVAC had conducted raids at the premises of former AIADMK ministers including M.R. Vijayabhaskar, C. Vijayabhaskar, S.P. Velumani, K.C. Veeramani, Thagamani after the DMK government assumed office and the opposition had alleged that the ruling front was resorting to political vendetta.


A Division bench of the Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N. Mala rejected an appeal by the former minister for an interim stay.

The division bench directed Advocate General R. Shanmugasundaram to file a counter affidavit within three weeks against the petition of the former minister to quash the FIR.

The court also provided time to Advocate N.S. Elango representing DMK leader R.S. Bharathi and Advocate V. Suresh representing Arrappor Iyyakam, the anti-corruption outfit to file their counter-affidavits.

It may be recalled that the Arrappoor Iyyakam, the NGO, and DMK leader R.S. Bharathi had approached the court in 2018 for registering a case of corruption against the minister.

The court had appointed district superintendent of Police, R. Ponni to probe into the irregularities in the contracts awarded to Greater Chennai Corporation and Coimbatore Corporations and find out whether any cognizable offence was committed by the minister.

However, the minister was given a clean chit by the police officer in 2019 when the AIADMK government was in power and the government accepted her report. When the DMK government assumed office in 2021, the case was again raised with the DVAC registering an FIR against S.P. Velumani after an adverse observation from CAG.

The counsel for the former minister had contended that the FIR was registered with a mala fide intention. The counsel wondered as to how the DVAC could do so when preliminary inquiry did not find any material relating to cognisable offence.

  • Follow Us :
  • Tags
  • AIADMK
  • Madras HC
  • Madras High Court
  • SP Velumani

Related News

  • CM Stalin talking more about me due to fear of defeat in elections, says AIADMK general secretary Palaniswami

    CM Stalin talking more about me due to fear of defeat in elections, says AIADMK general secretary Palaniswami

  • Madras High Court denies permission for 4 am show of Vijay-starrer ‘Leo’

    Madras High Court denies permission for 4 am show of Vijay-starrer ‘Leo’

  • Sanatana Dharma row: Petition against me becasue of ideological differences, Udhayanidhi tells HC

    Sanatana Dharma row: Petition against me becasue of ideological differences, Udhayanidhi tells HC

  • Madras HC refrains from passing order on plea seeking 4 a.m. screening of Vijay-starrer ‘Leo’

    Madras HC refrains from passing order on plea seeking 4 a.m. screening of Vijay-starrer ‘Leo’

  • Madras HC reserves orders on bail plea of TN Minister Senthil Balaji

    Madras HC reserves orders on bail plea of TN Minister Senthil Balaji

  • Madras HC junks plea seeking expert panel to track rogue tusker ‘Arikomban’

    Madras HC junks plea seeking expert panel to track rogue tusker ‘Arikomban’

Latest News

  • ZEE5 sets Dec 8 premiere for Pankaj Tripathi-starrer ‘Kadak Singh’, film to be screened at IFFI

    4 mins ago
  • WhatsApp’s new feature lets users link email address with their accounts

    17 mins ago
  • Poor food choices contribute to poor mental health, risk of diabetes: Study

    19 mins ago
  • 17 hospitalised after consuming ‘biryani’ in Karnataka village

    37 mins ago
  • How social media is reviving unwritten languages in Bhutan

    41 mins ago
  • Are Covid vaccines the reason behind unexplained sudden deaths in India; know what ICMR says

    1 hour ago
  • Watch: PM Modi interacts with team India after World Cup loss

    2 hours ago
  • Mother killed while trying to save son from mob in UP

    2 hours ago

company

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

business

  • Subscribe

telangana today

  • Telangana
  • Hyderabad
  • Latest News
  • Entertainment
  • World
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Science & Tech
  • Sport

follow us

© Copyrights 2022 TELANGANA PUBLICATIONS PVT. LTD. All rights reserved. Powered by Veegam