A division bench of Madras High Court has stayed the ED proceedings against the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation till 25 March in an alleged money laundering case.
ED alleged in affidavit before SC that Balaji’s legal team dragged on examination of witness, a state govt forensic expert, for three months in ‘deliberate attempt to delay trial’.
Complainants told SC they are yet to receive copy of trial court order from 1 Oct, which directed TN police to club all ‘cash-for-jobs’ cases against Senthil Balaji into one chargesheet.
ED case stems from Chennai Central Crime Branch's FIRs against Senthil Balaji for allegedly taking bribes to give jobs when he was transport minister in J. Jayalalithaa's AIADMK govt.
Opposing his bail plea in Supreme Court, Enforcement Directorate says V Senthil Balaji has failed to substantively explain the source of cash deposits in his bank accounts.
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi had objected to Balaji being minister, following the re-allocation of the latter's portfolios, saying he was facing criminal proceedings.
Ravi order to dismiss Senthil Balaji, now in abeyance, called 'unconstitutional'. SC previously held governor must act on advice of council of ministers barring ‘exceptional circumstances’.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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