The Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) to file within six weeks its final report in a case of alleged irregularities in the award of Chennai and Coimbatore Corporation civil contracts during the tenure of former Municipal Administration Minister S.P. Velumani of the AIADMK.
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh issued the direction while refusing to the quash the FIR with respect to Constronics Infra Limited, Aalam Gold and Diamond Private Limited, Constromall Goods, Aalayam Foundations Private Limited, Vaiduryaa Hotels Private Limited and Ratnaa Lakshmi Hotels Private Limited, which were the suspects in the case.
The judge passed the orders after perusing the draft final report submitted in a sealed cover on July 28. He found that the investigation had been completed and the investigating agency was only awaiting sanction orders against some of the accused, from the competent authority, under Section 19(1)(b) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
