The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Madras High Court order of October 2018 transferring the probe into a complaint of corruption and nepotism against then Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to the Central Bureau of Investigation from the State’s Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC).
A Bench led by Chief Justice of India remanded the case back to the High Court for fresh consideration and said Mr. Palaniswami, who was represented by senior advocate Aryama Sundaram and advocates Balaji Srinivasan and S.R. Rajagopal, may be impleaded.
The High Court had transferred the case to the CBI on October 12, 2018, on the basis of a petition filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party leader R.S. Bharathi, represented by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, for an ‘impartial’ investigation into accusations against Mr. Palaniswami by a competent police officer or team.
