Setback for TN minister Ponmudy: Madras HC issues notice against his acquittal in DA case
Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy.
The principal session court in Vellore district recently acquitted Minister Ponmudy and his wife Visalakshi in a disproportionate wealth accumulation case.
Chennai: In a significant decision, Justice N Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court has taken up suo motu revision of a trial court of Vellore on June 28, 2023 order acquitting state Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy from a disproportionate assets (DA) case booked by DVAC in 2006.
The Judge on Thursday passed a 17-page order listing out the reasons for having taken suo motu revision against Minister K Ponmudy and ordered notices to the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) and to the Minister. The Registry was directed to place the matter before the Chief Justice.
“It is one of the most damaging and glaring cases cases I have ever seen,” the Judge said while passing orders on reasoning for revision.
The principal sessions court in Vellore district recently acquitted Minister Ponmudy and his wife Visalakshi in a disproportionate wealth accumulation case after the prosecution failed to prove that he had amassed wealth to the tune of Rs 1.36 crore when he served as the minister for mine & minerals in the DMK government between 2006-2011.