The Madras HC on Tuesday closed the habeas corpus petition filed by arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji s wife, as the matter is pending before the Supreme Court. A division bench comprising justices J Nisha Banu and D Bharatha Chakravarthy closed the petition after hearing the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who appeared for the Enforcement Directorate, and senior counsel N R Elango, who represented Balaji. The HCP was listed before the division bench to decide from which date the ED can take custody of Senthil Balaji.
A division bench comprising justices J Nisha Banu and D Bharatha Chakravarthy closed the petition after hearing the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate and senior counsel NR Elango, who represented Balaji.
A division bench comprising justices J Nisha Banu and D Bharatha Chakravarthy closed the petition after hearing the submissions of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Enforcement Directorate and senior counsel NR Elango, who represented Balaji
The matter was referred to the bench of Justice Karthikeyan following the split in the verdict of the division bench of Justice J Nisha Banu and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy.
In another setback to arrested Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji, the Madras High Court on Friday ruled that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has the right to arrest him.Upholding the ED's right to arrest, it said that if the agency can .