1. Madras HC takes up suo motu revision against acquittal of Ponmudy
In a rare move, the Madras High Court took up a suo motu revision against the recent acquittal of Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy, his wife and friend by a trial court from a disproportionate assets case registered in 2002.
Justice N. Anand Venkatesh took up the revision after observing that events leading to the acquittal order passed by the Vellore principal district court on June 28 revealed “a shocking and calculated attempt to manipulate and subvert the criminal justice system.”