1. Minister Senthilbalaji arrest | Third judge of Madras rules in favour ED
In a major setback for the arrested Minister V. Senthilbalaji, Justice C.V. Karthikeyan, the third judge of the Madras High Court, held that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is authorised to subject an accused person in a money laundering case to custodial interrogation.
The judge who heard the case following a split verdict by a Division Bench on July 4, ruled that the habeas corpus petition (challenging the legality of his arrest), filed by the Minister’s wife Megala, is not maintainable.
