S Megala, wife of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, filed a habeas corpus plea before the Madras High Court on Wednesday against the minister's arrest in a money laundering case against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). .The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices M Sundar and R Sakthivel by Senior Advocate NR Elango, who said that the arrest came without any notice or summons..The bench asked the petitioner to get the case numbered and mention it at 1.30 pm again..The minister was arrested after undergoing questioning that commenced on Tuesday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. The charges are from the time of his tenure as the transport minister during the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government from 2011 to 2015..The action came following the Supreme Court's ruling on May 16. The top court had overturned a decision by the Madras High Court, which had instructed the State police to carry out a new investigation into the cash-for-jobs scam case. Additionally, the apex court had granted permission to the ED to continue its probe.
S Megala, wife of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, filed a habeas corpus plea before the Madras High Court on Wednesday against the minister's arrest in a money laundering case against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). .The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices M Sundar and R Sakthivel by Senior Advocate NR Elango, who said that the arrest came without any notice or summons..The bench asked the petitioner to get the case numbered and mention it at 1.30 pm again..The minister was arrested after undergoing questioning that commenced on Tuesday by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. The charges are from the time of his tenure as the transport minister during the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government from 2011 to 2015..The action came following the Supreme Court's ruling on May 16. The top court had overturned a decision by the Madras High Court, which had instructed the State police to carry out a new investigation into the cash-for-jobs scam case. Additionally, the apex court had granted permission to the ED to continue its probe.