The Madras High Court has modified an interim order passed in favour of Fisheries Minister Anitha R. Radhakrishnan on June 29 and made it clear that the inquiry against him in a money laundering case booked by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) could continue and he should cooperate with the probe.
Justices S. Vaidyanathan and A.D. Jagadish Chandira modified the order after special public prosecutor for the ED N. Ramesh referred to the recent judgment passed by the Supreme Court upholding the powers of the ED to summon, arrest and conduct raids under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002.
The judges took note that an interim stay of the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) granted by a different Bench on June 29 had expired on July 18. Thereafter, the ED had given verbal assurances to the court that no coercive action would be taken and the Minister had agreed to participate in the inquiry.
