The Supreme Court on January 12 granted exemption to former Tamil Nadu Minister K. Ponmudy and his wife P. Visalakshi from surrendering in a disproportionate assets case.
Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, in a chamber sitting, granted the interim relief to the couple, whose special leave petition against their conviction and three-year sentence in the case by the Madras High Court in December is pending admission in the apex court. The couple were represented by senior advocates Mukul Rohatgi and Siddharth Luthra.
The High Court had reversed the trial court’s decision to acquit them in April 2016. The High Court had, however, granted 30 days’ time for the couple to surrender before the Special Court for Prevention of Corruption Act cases in Villupuram so that they could approach the Supreme Court, in the meantime, challenging their conviction and sentence.
