1. Senthilbalaji arrest | Minister feigns illness, ED tells SC; PIL at Madras HC for his removal from Cabinet
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has moved the Supreme Court against the transfer of Minister V. Senthilbalaji and accused him of “feigning illness immediately upon arrest”. The central agency said it wanted Mr. Balaji back in its custody as soon as he was discharged from hospital. Further, the ED contended that the time he spends in the private hospital should not be deemed as “effective custody”. The apex court listed the case for hearing on June 21.
Meanwhile, a public interest litigation petition (PIL) has been filed in the Madras High Court questioning the propriety of allowing V. Senthilbalaji to continue in the Cabinet as a Minister without portfolio despite him being in judicial custody.
