CHENNAI: Twelve years after a trial courtroom had allowed the closure of a corruption case in opposition to former Tamil Nadu chief minister and expelled AIADMK functionary O Panneerselvam, Madras excessive courtroom reversed the order on Tuesday, thereby reviving the case.
Justice N Anand Venkatesh, who had initiated suo motu revision proceedings in opposition to the closure, handed an order on Tuesday and directed the switch of all of the case paperwork to a particular courtroom in Madurai.
The case was registered in opposition to Panneerselvam in 2006, with the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption (DVAC) in Madurai alleging that the previous CM had amassed belongings in his identify and that of his kin. It was estimated to be 374 occasions disproportionate to his identified sources of revenue throughout his four-month chief ministership and later as income minister from 2001 to 2006.
In 2012, throughout the subsequent tenure of the AIADMK, the probe company gave a clear chit to Panneerselvam and filed a closure report. The Sivaganga particular courtroom accepted the ultimate report and discharged Panneerselvam from the case. In Aug 2023, nevertheless, Justice Anand Venkatesh initiated a suo motu revision petition in opposition to the discharge of Panneerselvam from the case.
