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Madras High Court reserves order on TASMAC case, conflicting reports on stay
Madras High Court reserves order on TASMAC case, conflicting reports on stay
The Madras High Court on Friday reserved its orders on a writ petition by T. Ramesh, a fitness centre owner from Karur and co-accused in the TASMAC tender irregularities case, seeking to…
The Story in Brief
The Madras High Court on Friday reserved its orders on a writ petition by T. Ramesh, a fitness centre owner from Karur and co-accused in the TASMAC tender irregularities case, seeking to quash the DVAC's FIR. Ramesh was arrested on July 30, the day after he got bail in the TVK MLAs bribery case. The DVAC has alleged irregularities causing losses of at least ₹100 crore to the public exchequer during 2021-25 when former minister V. Senthilbalaji held the excise portfolio.
However, a separate report from LiveLaw states the court has granted an interim stay of investigation in favour of Ramesh pending disposal of his petition, while The Hindu reports that the bench of Chief Justice SA Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan deferred its verdict after hearing arguments. The Supreme Court had earlier protected Senthilbalaji from arrest but allowed the DVAC to proceed with the probe.
The Indian Opinion
The case shows the familiar tug-of-war between a state pushing corruption charges and an accused claiming due-process violations. The challenge to Section 17 of the Prevention of Corruption Act stretches the argument that every arrest needs a prior notice, but it does force a look at whether the BNSS's safeguards apply to corruption probes too. The outcome will turn on the High Court's final verdict and whether the ED's material that triggered the DVAC's FIR can hold up under independent scrutiny.
Sources (2): thehindu.com, livelaw.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
