In a setback to Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected his (Senthil Balaji’s) plea against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking his custody for interrogation for alleged money laundering in the cash for job scam and entrusted his custody to the anti-money laundering agency till August 12.
The bench posted the matter for hearing on Wednesday – August 2 – as Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for ED wanted to argue his case in one go and sought accommodation for tomorrow (Wednesday).
DMK government said the governor had no such power to dismiss the ministe, and they will take legal action against him. The governor‘s earlier orders seem to have put the state into a constitutional Crisis.
It triggers Constitutional crisis
He added that the Constitution stipulates that the Governor can merely recommend the dismissal of a sitting minister to the chief minister and not act unilaterally.
The wife of arrested Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji has submitted an affidavit in the Madras High Court accusing state Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Annamalai of "nursing a grudge" against her husband.
Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji who is in judicial custody following the arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an alleged cash for jobs scam matter, has been stripped of his cabinet portfolio, an official said on Friday.
The case agaisnt Balaji pertains to a job recruitment scam when he was Transport Minister in the Jayalalithaa government between 2011 and 2015.
In 2022, the daily peak demand was 17, 563 MW and the maximum daily consumption was 388.078 million units on April 29,2022.
